On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 49 .592 --
Tigers 68 53 .562 3.5
Yankees 63 54 .538 6.5
Red Sox 64 56 .533 7.0
White Sox 62 55 .530 7.5
Senators 51 67 .432 19.0
Browns 50 71 .413 21.5
Athletics 46 70 .397 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 43 .626 --
Dodgers 66 50 .569 6.5
Cardinals 60 53 .531 11.0
Giants 59 54 .522 12.0
Pirates 58 57 .504 14.0
Cubs 60 59 .504 14.0
Bees 45 70 .391 27.0
Phillies 38 72 .345 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy York 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 2
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 Dom Dallessandro 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 7
2 Pinky Higgins 5
3 Dom Dallessandro 3
3 Elbie Fletcher 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Finney 2
2 Johnny Berardino 1
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Thompson 1.00
2 Lon Warneke 0.83
3 Bob Feller 0.82
4 Walt Masterson 0.67
5 Atley Donald 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
1 Gene Thompson 9
3 Atley Donald 7
4 Bill Fleming 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .353
2 Luke Appling .346
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Joe DiMaggio .341
5 Barney McCosky .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Hank Greenberg 24
4 Rudy York 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 107
2 Joe DiMaggio 103
3 Johnny Mize 98
4 Jimmie Foxx 97
4 Frank McCormick 97

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 Vern Olsen 2.50
3 Bob Feller 2.51
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 215
2 Bobo Newsom 114
3 Whit Wyatt 110
4 Tommy Bridges 107
5 Kirby Higbe 105

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 Ted Williams .408
2 Debs Garms .406
3 Luke Appling .397
3 Joe DiMaggio .397
5 Vince DiMaggio .390

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 24
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 Ernie Koy 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Bama Rowell 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.43
2 Mort Cooper 0.94
3 Nick Strincevich 1.23
4 Vern Olsen 1.33
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
3 Mort Cooper 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 29
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Whitey Moore 22
4 Atley Donald 19
5 Kirby Higbe 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .402
2 Joe DiMaggio .377
3 Joe Gordon .375
4 Ted Williams .370
5 Rudy York .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Rudy York 10
4 Joe DiMaggio 9
4 Joe Gordon 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Johnny Mize 35
3 Rudy York 34
4 Frank McCormick 32
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Ernie Koy 6
2 Bama Rowell 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
4 4 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 Steve Sundra 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Lon Warneke 6
3 Bill Beckmann 5
3 Ken Chase 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Ken Chase 41
3 Tommy Bridges 30
4 Kirby Higbe 29
4 Whitey Moore 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Clint Brown 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 George Caster 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .347
2 Joe DiMaggio .340
3 Rip Radcliff .337
4 Luke Appling .333
5 Barney McCosky .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Hank Greenberg 35
5 Rudy York 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 141
2 Hank Greenberg 130
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Frank McCormick 125
5 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 2.58
3 Gene Thompson 2.62
4 Marius Russo 2.64
5 Bobo Newsom 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bucky Walters 24
4 Bobo Newsom 21
5 Al Milnar 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 275
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Johnny Rigney 134
4 Kirby Higbe 131
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Jumbo Brown 9
5 Clyde Shoun 7