On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 50 .597 --
Tigers 72 53 .576 2.5
Yankees 68 55 .553 5.5
Red Sox 69 58 .543 6.5
White Sox 64 60 .516 10.0
Senators 52 71 .423 21.5
Browns 51 76 .402 24.5
Athletics 46 73 .387 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 45 .631 --
Dodgers 69 52 .570 7.5
Cardinals 63 56 .529 12.5
Giants 62 58 .517 14.0
Pirates 62 58 .517 14.0
Cubs 62 64 .492 17.0
Bees 50 72 .410 27.0
Phillies 39 79 .331 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Skeeter Webb 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Lou Finney 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Skeeter Webb 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Ray Mack 1
1 Buddy Rosar 1
1 Johnny Rucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.38
2 Nick Strincevich 0.43
3 Bucky Walters 0.36
4 George Caster 0.25
4 Vito Tamulis 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 11
2 Bucky Walters 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 George Caster 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .349
2 Joe DiMaggio .344
3 Ted Williams .341
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 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 112
2 Joe DiMaggio 107
2 Jimmie Foxx 107
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 Bob Feller 2.47
2 Vito Tamulis 2.50
3 Claude Passeau 2.51
4 Bobo Newsom 2.53
5 Bucky Walters 2.67

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 Tommy Bridges 118
4 Whit Wyatt 113
5 Kirby Higbe 108

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 .441
2 Johnny Rizzo .420
3 Joe DiMaggio .400
4 Debs Garms .397
4 Stan Hack .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Rizzo 6
2 Bobby Doerr 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
1 Johnny Rizzo 16
4 Johnny Mize 14
4 2 others 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 Eddie Smith 0.68
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.00
5 Claude Passeau 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
1 Claude Passeau 4
3 Carl Hubbell 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Ken Chase 24
3 Gene Thompson 20
4 Jack Wilson 19
5 Dutch Leonard 16

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 Debs Garms .390
2 Joe DiMaggio .388
3 Vince DiMaggio .373
4 Ernie Koy .370
5 Ted Williams .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Dolph Camilli 10
3 Johnny Rizzo 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Frank McCormick 31
4 Joe Cronin 27
4 Chet Ross 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sullivan 1.02
2 Rip Sewell 1.51
3 Marius Russo 1.80
4 Ken Chase 1.83
4 Dick Errickson 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Claude Passeau 5
2 Marius Russo 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Ken Chase 40
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 .350
2 Taffy Wright .336
3 Joe DiMaggio .335
4 Rip Radcliff .335
5 Barney McCosky .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 135
2 Frank McCormick 129
3 Joe DiMaggio 128
4 Johnny Mize 127
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobo Newsom 2.50
2 Bucky Walters 2.58
3 Bob Feller 2.62
4 Claude Passeau 2.63
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 Tommy Bridges 132
4 Kirby Higbe 131
4 Johnny Rigney 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Jumbo Brown 9
5 Clyde Shoun 7