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 |