On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 55 .577 --
Tigers 75 57 .568 1.0
Yankees 73 58 .557 2.5
Red Sox 72 60 .545 4.0
White Sox 69 62 .527 6.5
Senators 56 75 .427 19.5
Browns 55 78 .414 21.5
Athletics 47 77 .379 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 46 .643 --
Dodgers 76 53 .589 7.0
Cardinals 66 59 .528 15.0
Pirates 64 61 .512 17.0
Giants 64 63 .504 18.0
Cubs 63 69 .477 21.5
Bees 54 75 .419 29.0
Phillies 41 85 .325 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
3 Pete Coscarart 4
3 Joe Marty 4
3 Pete Reiser 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
1 Gee Walker 2
3 Joe Gallagher 1
3 Hank Greenberg 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 7
2 Joe Vosmik 4
3 Joe Gallagher 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Art Mahan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 0.67
2 Hugh Casey 0.60
3 Bobo Newsom 0.45
4 Kirby Higbe 0.42
4 Lefty Smoll 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Casey 6
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
2 Lefty Smoll 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .348
2 Joe DiMaggio .341
3 Luke Appling .340
4 Ted Williams .339
5 Taffy Wright .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Hank Greenberg 28
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 115
2 Frank McCormick 112
3 Jimmie Foxx 110
4 Joe DiMaggio 109
5 Johnny Mize 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Joe Gordon 17
2 Stan Hack 17
2 Gee Walker 17
5 Terry Moore 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.47
2 Bob Feller 2.53
3 Bucky Walters 2.56
4 Claude Passeau 2.59
5 Bobo Newsom 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 230
2 Bobo Newsom 134
3 Tommy Bridges 122
4 Whit Wyatt 119
5 Kirby Higbe 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 8
2 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 7
5 Clyde Shoun 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Litwhiler .412
2 Skeeter Webb .405
3 Jimmy Wasdell .382
4 Dixie Walker .380
5 Jimmy Ripple .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Johnny Rizzo 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 17
2 Joe Medwick 15
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 Babe Young 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
2 Stan Hack 4
2 Terry Moore 4
4 Jimmy Brown 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.67
2 Lefty Grove 0.73
3 Rip Sewell 1.00
4 Eddie Smith 1.03
5 Max Lanier 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 27
2 Bob Feller 24
3 Bobo Newsom 20
4 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Johnny Rigney 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Jumbo Brown 1
4 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince DiMaggio .402
2 Joe DiMaggio .377
2 Debs Garms .377
4 Hal Trosky .374
5 Dixie Walker .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Johnny Rizzo 9
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Frank McCormick 28
4 Johnny Mize 27
5 Chet Ross 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Smith 1.20
2 Johnny Niggeling 1.24
3 Luke Hamlin 1.59
4 Rip Sewell 1.70
5 Tiny Bonham 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Marius Russo 5
1 Lon Warneke 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 47
2 Ken Chase 45
3 Kirby Higbe 31
3 Bobo Newsom 31
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Wilson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .341
2 Taffy Wright .338
3 Rip Radcliff .333
4 Hank Greenberg .330
5 Joe DiMaggio .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Rudy York 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 137
2 Hank Greenberg 135
3 Johnny Mize 124
4 Joe DiMaggio 117
5 Rudy York 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Gee Walker 22
3 Stan Hack 20
3 Mike Kreevich 20
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.51
2 Bob Feller 2.55
3 Vito Tamulis 2.57
4 Bobo Newsom 2.59
5 Claude Passeau 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bobo Newsom 23
3 Bucky Walters 23
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 270
2 Bobo Newsom 164
3 Kirby Higbe 139
4 Tommy Bridges 136
5 Johnny Rigney 134

Saves

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