On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 50 .590 --
Tigers 69 53 .566 3.0
Yankees 65 55 .542 6.0
Red Sox 66 57 .537 6.5
White Sox 63 57 .525 8.0
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
Cardinals 62 55 .530 12.0
Giants 61 56 .521 13.0
Pirates 59 58 .504 15.0
Cubs 62 61 .504 15.0
Bees 47 72 .395 28.0
Phillies 39 75 .342 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Moore 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Moose Solters 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Bowman 0.86
2 Claude Passeau 0.71
3 Bill Lohrman 0.40
4 Johnny Rigney 0.38
5 Jim Tobin 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Bowman 6
2 Claude Passeau 5
2 Johnny Rigney 5
2 Jim Tobin 5
5 Bill Lohrman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .353
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Luke Appling .344
4 Joe DiMaggio .342
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 2.52
4 Bobo Newsom 2.61
5 Bucky Walters 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Bucky Walters 18
3 Claude Passeau 17
4 Paul Derringer 16
4 Bobo Newsom 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 7 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Rizzo .436
2 Ted Williams .421
3 Mel Ott .409
4 Jimmie Foxx .407
5 Johnny Mize .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Johnny Rizzo 8
3 Bobby Doerr 5
3 Johnny Mize 5
3 Roy Weatherly 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 0.50
2 Johnny Hutchings 0.71
3 Joe Sullivan 0.75
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.00
5 Clyde Shoun 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Clyde Shoun 3
3 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .394
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Johnny Mize .370
4 Jimmie Foxx .363
5 Dixie Walker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 36
1 Johnny Mize 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Frank McCormick 31
5 Joe Cronin 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 1.84
2 Rip Sewell 1.89
3 Steve Sundra 1.98
4 Claude Passeau 2.10
5 Ken Chase 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
1 Lon Warneke 6
4 Bill Beckmann 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Ken Chase 38
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Whitey Moore 32
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 George Caster 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Joe DiMaggio .338
3 Barney McCosky .338
4 Rip Radcliff .338
5 Luke Appling .331

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 136
2 Hank Greenberg 131
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Frank McCormick 126
5 Ted Williams 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
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 Vito Tamulis 2.59
3 Gene Thompson 2.62
4 Bob Feller 2.63
5 Claude Passeau 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Paul Derringer 24
2 Bucky Walters 24
4 Bobo Newsom 21
5 Claude Passeau 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 270
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Johnny Rigney 139
4 Kirby Higbe 129
5 Paul Derringer 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 Clyde Shoun 7