On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 56 .573 --
Tigers 76 57 .571 0.0
Yankees 74 58 .561 1.5
Red Sox 72 61 .541 4.0
White Sox 70 62 .530 5.5
Senators 56 76 .424 19.5
Browns 55 79 .410 21.5
Athletics 48 77 .384 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 46 .646 --
Dodgers 76 54 .585 8.0
Cardinals 66 60 .524 16.0
Pirates 65 61 .516 17.0
Giants 65 63 .508 18.0
Cubs 63 70 .474 22.5
Bees 56 75 .427 28.5
Phillies 41 87 .320 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 5
1 Bennie Warren 5
3 Pinky May 4
4 Ray Berres 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gantenbein 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Bill Nicholson 4
1 Max West 4
1 Babe Young 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Fred Chapman 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Gumbert 1.00
2 Ike Pearson 0.56
3 Johnny Babich 0.44
4 Joe Sullivan 0.40
5 Bill Posedel 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Gumbert 6
1 Gene Thompson 6
3 Ike Pearson 5
3 Bill Posedel 5
3 Charlie Root 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .345
2 Joe DiMaggio .343
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Luke Appling .340
5 Taffy Wright .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Hank Greenberg 29
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 116
2 Frank McCormick 113
3 Joe DiMaggio 111
4 Jimmie Foxx 110
5 Johnny Mize 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Joe Gordon 18
2 Gee Walker 18
4 Stan Hack 17
4 Terry Moore 17

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 9
3 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Litwhiler .426
1 Taffy Wright .426
3 Dick Siebert .425
4 Debs Garms .392
5 Skeeter Webb .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
4 Terry Moore 4
4 Johnny Rizzo 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 18
2 Babe Young 16
3 Joe Medwick 15
4 Jimmie Foxx 14
5 Bob Johnson 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.63
2 Syl Johnson 0.64
3 Tiny Bonham 0.67
4 Harry Eisenstat 0.71
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Tommy Bridges 19
3 Johnny Rigney 19
3 Gene Thompson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Clint Brown 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince DiMaggio .411
2 Debs Garms .391
3 Hal Trosky .383
4 Joe DiMaggio .380
5 Terry Moore .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Johnny Rizzo 9
3 Hank Greenberg 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Frank McCormick 29
4 Johnny Mize 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 7
1 Terry Moore 7
3 George Case 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 Gene Thompson 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Syl Johnson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .342
2 Taffy Wright .336
3 Joe DiMaggio .329
4 Hank Greenberg .328
5 Luke Appling .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 138
2 Hank Greenberg 134
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Joe DiMaggio 118
5 Rudy York 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Gee Walker 22
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
4 Mike Kreevich 19

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 3 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 11
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Jumbo Brown 7
4 Clyde Shoun 7