On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	72	50	.590	--
Tigers	71	53	.573	2.0
Yankees	67	55	.549	5.0
Red Sox	67	58	.536	6.5
White Sox	64	58	.525	8.0
Senators	52	70	.426	20.0
Browns	51	75	.405	23.0
Athletics	46	71	.393	23.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 10, Browns 3

Yankees 6, Browns 5

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Tigers 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	76	44	.633	--
Dodgers	67	52	.563	8.5
Cardinals	63	56	.529	12.5
Giants	62	57	.521	13.5
Pirates	62	58	.517	14.0
Cubs	62	63	.496	16.5
Bees	49	72	.405	27.5
Phillies	39	78	.333	35.5

Games

Bees 3, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Dodgers 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Johnny Berardino	4
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Wally Judnich	1
2	Ernie Lombardi	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Wally Judnich	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Marty Marion	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Buddy Myer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill McGee	0.75
2	Marius Russo	0.45
3	Ken Chase	0.43
4	Jack Wilson	0.42
5	Bobo Newsom	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bill McGee	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	6
2	Jake Mooty	5
2	Marius Russo	5
2	Jack Wilson	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Danny MacFayden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.350
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Joe DiMaggio	.343
4	Luke Appling	.342
5	Barney McCosky	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Hank Greenberg	26
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	111
2	Joe DiMaggio	106
3	Jimmie Foxx	105
4	Frank McCormick	102
5	Johnny Mize	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Joe Gordon	17
2	Gee Walker	17
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.30
2	Bob Feller	2.48
3	Claude Passeau	2.52
4	Bobo Newsom	2.53
5	Bucky Walters	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bucky Walters	18
3	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Claude Passeau	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	216
2	Bobo Newsom	124
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	.407
2	Mel Ott	.400
3	Jimmie Foxx	.396
4	Hal Trosky	.395
5	Debs Garms	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Bobby Doerr	5
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
4	Vince DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	20
2	Bobby Doerr	17
3	Ted Williams	16
4	Johnny Mize	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Ernie Koy	4
1	Terry Moore	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	0.40
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
3	Johnny Hutchings	0.71
4	Joe Sullivan	0.75
5	Eddie Smith	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	5
2	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Bobo Newsom	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	24
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Bob Feller	19
3	Jack Wilson	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	.406
2	Vince DiMaggio	.373
3	Ted Williams	.368
4	Jimmie Foxx	.367
5	Bob Elliott	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Dolph Camilli	9
3	Johnny Rizzo	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	35
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Frank McCormick	32
3	Johnny Mize	32
5	Joe Cronin	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	1.59
2	Marius Russo	1.80
3	Clyde Shoun	1.84
4	Dick Errickson	1.94
5	Claude Passeau	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Lon Warneke	6
3	Claude Passeau	5
3	Marius Russo	5
3	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	44
2	Bob Feller	42
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Rip Radcliff	.335
3	Barney McCosky	.333
4	Hank Greenberg	.333
5	Joe DiMaggio	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	134
2	Joe DiMaggio	128
2	Frank McCormick	128
4	Johnny Mize	127
5	Ted Williams	116

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	2.49
2	Bucky Walters	2.54
3	Gene Thompson	2.56
4	Vito Tamulis	2.58
5	Bob Feller	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	25
3	Bucky Walters	24
4	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Claude Passeau	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Kirby Higbe	132
4	Johnny Rigney	131
5	Paul Derringer	129

Saves

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