On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	50	.587	--
Tigers	69	53	.566	2.5
Yankees	64	55	.538	6.0
Red Sox	65	57	.533	6.5
White Sox	63	56	.529	7.0
Senators	52	67	.437	18.0
Browns	51	72	.415	21.0
Athletics	46	71	.393	23.0

Games

Browns 7, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 17, Browns 3

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	74	43	.632	--
Dodgers	67	51	.568	7.5
Cardinals	61	54	.530	12.0
Giants	60	55	.522	13.0
Pirates	59	58	.504	15.0
Cubs	61	60	.504	15.0
Bees	46	71	.393	28.0
Phillies	38	74	.339	33.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Giants 12, Cubs 8

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 8, Pirates 1

Bees 4, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 8, Bees 5

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	5
1	Johnny Rizzo	5
1	Johnny Rucker	5
4	Johnny Cooney	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Vince DiMaggio	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Dom Dallessandro	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Babe Young	5
5	George McQuinn	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Wilson	0.88
2	Tiny Bonham	0.80
3	Bobo Newsom	0.67
4	Ted Lyons	0.60
5	Bill Lee	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Johnny Hutchings	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Jack Wilson	7
3	Sid Hudson	5
4	Tiny Bonham	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.354
2	Luke Appling	.347
3	Ted Williams	.346
4	Joe DiMaggio	.343
5	Barney McCosky	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	Hank Greenberg	24
4	Rudy York	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	108
2	Joe DiMaggio	103
3	Jimmie Foxx	102
4	Johnny Mize	101
5	Frank McCormick	100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.32
2	Vern Olsen	2.50
3	Bob Feller	2.51
4	Claude Passeau	2.59
5	Bobo Newsom	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bucky Walters	17
3	Paul Derringer	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Claude Passeau	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	215
2	Bobo Newsom	122
3	Whit Wyatt	113
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	.434
2	Hal Trosky	.414
3	Jimmie Foxx	.407
4	Johnny Mize	.404
5	Luke Appling	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Johnny Rizzo	7
3	Roy Weatherly	6
4	Bobby Doerr	5
4	Johnny Mize	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Johnny Mize	19
3	Ted Williams	19
5	Johnny Rizzo	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Bama Rowell	5
3	Ernie Koy	4
3	Terry Moore	4
3	Mel Ott	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Hutchings	0.71
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.90
3	Mort Cooper	0.94
4	Clyde Shoun	1.20
5	Nick Strincevich	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	25
1	Bob Feller	25
3	Atley Donald	19
3	Bobo Newsom	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	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.400
2	Debs Garms	.389
3	Johnny Mize	.371
4	Joe DiMaggio	.370
5	Rudy York	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Johnny Mize	12
3	Rudy York	10
4	Dolph Camilli	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Frank McCormick	35
4	Rudy York	34
5	Jimmie Foxx	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Bama Rowell	7
3	Ernie Koy	6
3	Terry Moore	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	1.35
2	Rip Sewell	1.89
3	Steve Sundra	1.98
4	Ken Chase	2.00
5	Clyde Shoun	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	Bill Beckmann	5
3	Ken Chase	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Ken Chase	41
3	Bobo Newsom	36
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	George Caster	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Joe DiMaggio	.339
3	Rip Radcliff	.338
4	Barney McCosky	.337
5	Luke Appling	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
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	138
2	Hank Greenberg	131
3	Johnny Mize	129
4	Frank McCormick	128
5	Ted Williams	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Joe Gordon	20
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	167
3	Johnny Rigney	134
4	Kirby Higbe	131
5	Paul Derringer	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Jumbo Brown	9
5	Clyde Shoun	7