On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 50 .593 --
Tigers 71 53 .573 2.5
Yankees 67 55 .549 5.5
Red Sox 68 58 .540 6.5
White Sox 64 59 .520 9.0
Senators 52 70 .426 20.5
Browns 51 75 .405 23.5
Athletics 46 72 .390 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 45 .628 --
Dodgers 68 52 .567 7.5
Cardinals 63 56 .529 12.0
Giants 62 57 .521 13.0
Pirates 62 58 .517 13.5
Cubs 62 63 .496 16.0
Bees 49 72 .405 27.0
Phillies 39 78 .333 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Billy Myers 3
2 Skeeter Webb 3
2 Taffy Wright 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 3
2 Lou Finney 2
2 Al Rubeling 2
4 Al Brancato 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.77
2 Gene Thompson 0.44
3 Fritz Ostermueller 0.38
4 Luke Hamlin 0.30
5 Thornton Lee 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Gene Thompson 4
3 Luke Hamlin 3
3 Fritz Ostermueller 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .350
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Joe DiMaggio .343
4 Luke Appling .339
5 Taffy Wright .335

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 103
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 2.47
3 Claude Passeau 2.52
4 Bobo Newsom 2.53
5 Bucky Walters 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Bucky Walters 18
3 Paul Derringer 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
3 Claude Passeau 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 226
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 Mel Ott .426
2 Ted Williams .418
3 Johnny Rizzo .396
4 Joe DiMaggio .389
5 Debs Garms .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Johnny Rizzo 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 18
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
3 Frank McCormick 15
3 Johnny Mize 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 0.40
2 Claude Passeau 0.67
3 Johnny Hutchings 0.71
4 Eddie Smith 0.98
5 Johnny Niggeling 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
1 Claude Passeau 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Carl Hubbell 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Ken Chase 24
3 Gene Thompson 21
4 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 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .390
2 Ted Williams .375
3 Vince DiMaggio .373
4 Joe DiMaggio .364
5 Ernie Koy .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Dolph Camilli 10
3 Johnny Mize 9
3 Johnny Rizzo 9
5 Joe DiMaggio 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Frank McCormick 33
4 Joe Cronin 30
5 Johnny Mize 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bama Rowell 7
2 George Case 6
2 Terry Moore 6
4 Vince DiMaggio 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 1.51
2 Marius Russo 1.80
3 Clyde Shoun 1.84
4 Dick Errickson 1.94
5 Bobo Newsom 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Claude Passeau 5
2 Marius Russo 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 44
1 Bob Feller 44
3 Whitey Moore 32
4 Bobo Newsom 28
5 2 tied 26

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 .354
2 Taffy Wright .336
3 Rip Radcliff .335
4 Barney McCosky .334
5 Joe DiMaggio .334

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 Frank McCormick 129
3 Joe DiMaggio 127
3 Johnny Mize 127
5 Rudy York 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 33
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobo Newsom 2.50
2 Bucky Walters 2.54
3 Vito Tamulis 2.58
4 Bob Feller 2.62
5 Gene Thompson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bucky Walters 24
4 Bobo Newsom 22
5 Claude Passeau 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 280
2 Bobo Newsom 160
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