Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 1, 1940

On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	75	50	.600	--
Tigers	72	54	.571	3.5
Yankees	70	55	.560	5.0
Red Sox	69	58	.543	7.0
White Sox	64	61	.512	11.0
Senators	52	73	.416	23.0
Browns	52	76	.406	24.5
Athletics	46	73	.387	26.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 4

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Yankees 3, Senators 0

Browns 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	79	45	.637	--
Dodgers	71	52	.577	7.5
Cardinals	63	57	.525	14.0
Pirates	63	58	.521	14.5
Giants	62	60	.508	16.0
Cubs	62	66	.484	19.0
Bees	52	72	.419	27.0
Phillies	39	81	.325	38.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Dodgers 7, Giants 3

Bees 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 10, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 5

Bees 10, Phillies 0

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dixie Walker	5
2	Johnny Cooney	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Debs Garms	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Ross	4
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Frankie Gustine	3
2	Gus Mancuso	3
2	Johnny Mize	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Bob Collins	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	0.67
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.67
1	Whit Wyatt	0.67
4	Hal Schumacher	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Lyons	7
1	Hal Schumacher	7
3	Whit Wyatt	6
4	Boom-Boom Beck	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
2	Bob Feller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.349
2	Joe DiMaggio	.346
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Luke Appling	.339
5	Taffy Wright	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	38
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	108
3	Jimmie Foxx	107
4	Frank McCormick	105
5	Johnny Mize	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Joe Gordon	17
2	Gee Walker	17
4	Lonny Frey	15
4	Pee Wee Reese	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.46
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	227
2	Bobo Newsom	124
3	Whit Wyatt	119
4	Tommy Bridges	118
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	8 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.409
2	Johnny Rizzo	.407
3	Joe DiMaggio	.404
4	Debs Garms	.403
5	Dixie Walker	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Bobby Doerr	16
2	Johnny Rizzo	16
2	Chet Ross	16
5	Mel Ott	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Ernie Koy	4
1	Terry Moore	4
4	George Case	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	0.40
2	Eddie Smith	0.68
3	Tiny Bonham	1.00
3	Tommy Bridges	1.00
5	Bobo Newsom	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Ken Heintzelman	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Claude Passeau	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Ken Chase	24
3	Gene Thompson	20
4	Jack Wilson	19
5	Whitey Moore	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Clyde Shoun	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.407
2	Joe DiMaggio	.396
3	Ted Williams	.372
4	Vince DiMaggio	.370
5	Dixie Walker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Johnny Rizzo	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Johnny Mize	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Frank McCormick	33
4	Chet Ross	31
5	Joe Cronin	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	Manny Salvo	5
2	Lon Warneke	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Ken Chase	40
3	Whitey Moore	35
4	Whit Wyatt	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Al Benton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Rip Radcliff	.336
3	Taffy Wright	.336
4	Joe DiMaggio	.334
5	Hank Greenberg	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
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	131
3	Johnny Mize	130
4	Joe DiMaggio	123
5	Joe Cronin	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Gee Walker	23
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Joe Gordon	19
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	2.50
2	Bob Feller	2.53
3	Bucky Walters	2.58
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	278
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