On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 50 .590 --
Tigers 69 53 .566 3.0
Yankees 64 55 .538 6.5
Red Sox 66 57 .537 6.5
White Sox 63 56 .529 7.5
Senators 52 68 .433 19.0
Browns 51 73 .411 22.0
Athletics 46 71 .393 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 44 .630 --
Dodgers 67 51 .568 7.5
Giants 61 55 .526 12.5
Cardinals 61 55 .526 12.5
Pirates 59 58 .504 15.0
Cubs 61 61 .500 15.5
Bees 47 71 .398 27.5
Phillies 39 75 .342 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Hank Leiber 3
1 Johnny Rizzo 3
1 Ham Schulte 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Glossop 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1
1 Cecil Travis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Art Mahan 3
1 Hal Trosky 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Mel Mazzera 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 1.25
2 Nick Strincevich 1.00
3 Mort Cooper 0.75
4 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Whitey Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Strincevich 8
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Charlie Root 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .353
2 Luke Appling .347
3 Ted Williams .345
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 Jimmie Foxx 104
3 Joe DiMaggio 103
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 Bob Feller 2.48
3 Claude Passeau 2.59
4 Bobo Newsom 2.61
5 Bucky Walters 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Bucky Walters 18
3 Paul Derringer 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16
3 Claude Passeau 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 216
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 Johnny Rizzo .436
2 Ted Williams .421
3 Luke Appling .418
4 Jimmie Foxx .407
5 Johnny Rucker .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
2 Johnny Rizzo 19
2 Ted Williams 19
5 Johnny Mize 18

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 Claude Passeau 0.33
2 Johnny Hutchings 0.71
3 Joe Sullivan 0.75
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.00
5 Clyde Shoun 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Claude Passeau 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Clyde Shoun 3
3 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Ken Chase 25
3 Dutch Leonard 21
4 Bobo Newsom 19
5 Whitey Moore 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Debs Garms .394
3 Joe DiMaggio .374
4 Johnny Mize .371
5 Jimmie Foxx .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Rudy York 33
5 Frank McCormick 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
1 Bama Rowell 7
3 Ernie Koy 6
3 Terry Moore 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 1.89
2 Steve Sundra 1.98
3 Ken Chase 2.00
4 Clyde Shoun 2.07
5 Whit Wyatt 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Ken Chase 41
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Whitey Moore 32
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 George Caster 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Joe DiMaggio .337
3 Barney McCosky .337
4 Rip Radcliff .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 137
2 Hank Greenberg 131
3 Johnny Mize 128
4 Frank McCormick 126
5 Ted Williams 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.54
2 Bob Feller 2.56
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 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 276
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Johnny Rigney 134
4 Paul Derringer 130
5 Kirby Higbe 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 6 tied 6