On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 48 .597 --
Tigers 67 52 .563 4.0
Yankees 62 54 .534 7.5
Red Sox 63 55 .534 7.5
White Sox 60 55 .522 9.0
Senators 51 65 .440 18.5
Browns 49 71 .408 22.5
Athletics 46 69 .400 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 43 .623 --
Dodgers 65 50 .565 6.5
Cardinals 59 53 .527 11.0
Giants 58 54 .518 12.0
Pirates 58 56 .509 13.0
Cubs 60 58 .508 13.0
Bees 45 69 .395 26.0
Phillies 38 71 .349 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 George Case 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 4
2 Spud Davis 3
2 Frankie Gustine 3
2 Chet Ross 3
2 Max West 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Dom Dallessandro 1
2 Ernie Koy 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Chase 0.73
2 Bill Dietrich 0.40
3 Larry French 0.30
3 Kirby Higbe 0.30
5 Al Smith 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 11
2 Bill Dietrich 6
3 Luke Hamlin 4
3 Claude Passeau 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .353
2 Luke Appling .349
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Joe DiMaggio .342
5 Barney McCosky .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Hank Greenberg 24
5 Joe Gordon 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 106
2 Joe DiMaggio 103
3 Johnny Mize 98
4 Jimmie Foxx 96
5 Frank McCormick 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Gee Walker 17
3 Joe Gordon 16
4 Pee Wee Reese 15
5 Lonny Frey 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.34
2 Bob Feller 2.48
3 Vern Olsen 2.50
4 Claude Passeau 2.59
5 Bobo Newsom 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Bucky Walters 17
3 Paul Derringer 16
3 Claude Passeau 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 206
2 Bobo Newsom 114
3 Whit Wyatt 110
4 Kirby Higbe 105
5 Tommy Bridges 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 8
2 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 6
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince DiMaggio .487
2 Ted Williams .452
3 Joe Marty .412
4 Luke Appling .407
5 Joe Gordon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Roy Weatherly 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Johnny Rizzo 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 25
2 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Johnny Mize 16
2 Ted Williams 16
5 Chet Ross 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Bama Rowell 4
4 Lonny Frey 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.43
2 Dick Errickson 0.60
3 Mort Cooper 0.94
4 Nick Strincevich 1.23
5 Vern Olsen 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 29
2 Whitey Moore 22
3 Kirby Higbe 18
3 Dutch Leonard 18
5 Eddie Smith 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Debs Garms .393
3 Joe DiMaggio .377
4 Joe Gordon .377
5 Luke Appling .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 10
3 Joe Gordon 10
5 Dolph Camilli 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Johnny Mize 35
3 Frank McCormick 31
4 Joe Cronin 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Bama Rowell 7
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Augie Galan 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 1.35
2 Rip Sewell 1.59
3 Whit Wyatt 1.78
4 Clyde Shoun 1.90
5 Bill Beckmann 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Bill Beckmann 5
2 Ken Chase 5
2 Claude Passeau 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 41
2 Bob Feller 36
3 Kirby Higbe 29
3 Whitey Moore 29
5 Bobo Newsom 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Clint Brown 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 George Caster 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .347
2 Joe DiMaggio .343
3 Rip Radcliff .337
4 Luke Appling .335
5 Hank Greenberg .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Hank Greenberg 35
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 141
2 Hank Greenberg 129
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Frank McCormick 123
4 Ted Williams 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.48
2 Bob Feller 2.57
3 Marius Russo 2.64
4 Bobo Newsom 2.64
5 Claude Passeau 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bucky Walters 24
4 Al Milnar 21
4 Bobo Newsom 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 266
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Johnny Rigney 140
4 Kirby Higbe 131
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Jumbo Brown 9
5 Clyde Shoun 7