On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 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 58 .532 7.0
White Sox 64 57 .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 62 56 .525 12.5
Cardinals 62 56 .525 12.5
Pirates 61 58 .513 14.0
Cubs 62 62 .500 15.5
Bees 48 72 .400 27.5
Phillies 39 77 .336 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maurice Van Robays 4
2 Ray Berres 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Pinky May 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Gene Moore 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Maurice Van Robays 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Maurice Van Robays 4
2 Dick Errickson 3
3 Ray Berres 2
3 Bill Dietrich 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 Mike Tresh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Fleming 0.80
2 Cliff Melton 0.44
3 Kirby Higbe 0.43
3 Lon Warneke 0.43
5 Joe Bowman 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Fleming 4
1 Cliff Melton 4
3 Joe Bowman 3
3 Kirby Higbe 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .353
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Luke Appling .343
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 Kirby Higbe 108
5 Tommy Bridges 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 8
2 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 7
5 7 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .426
2 Johnny Rizzo .421
3 Mel Ott .418
4 Terry Moore .409
5 Johnny Mize .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Johnny Rizzo 19
3 Johnny Mize 17
3 Ted Williams 17
5 Bobby Doerr 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Bama Rowell 5
3 Vince DiMaggio 4
3 Ernie Koy 4
3 Terry Moore 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 Jim Bagby 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Lon Warneke 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 25
2 Bob Feller 19
2 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Whitey Moore 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince DiMaggio .400
2 Debs Garms .383
3 Ted Williams .374
4 Terry Moore .365
5 Jimmie Foxx .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Johnny Rizzo 9
3 Rudy York 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Frank McCormick 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marius Russo 1.50
2 Rip Sewell 1.59
3 Clyde Shoun 1.84
4 Dick Errickson 1.94
5 Steve Sundra 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
1 Lon Warneke 6
4 Rip Sewell 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Ken Chase 38
3 Whitey Moore 32
4 Kirby Higbe 29
4 Dutch Leonard 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Barney McCosky .338
3 Rip Radcliff .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .335
5 Luke Appling .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 35
5 Rudy York 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 131
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Frank McCormick 126
5 Ted Williams 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.54
2 Gene Thompson 2.56
3 Vito Tamulis 2.59
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 Kirby Higbe 132
4 Johnny Rigney 131
5 Paul Derringer 126

Saves

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