On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	76	56	.576	--
Tigers	77	57	.575	0.0
Yankees	75	58	.564	1.5
Red Sox	72	62	.537	5.0
White Sox	70	63	.526	6.5
Senators	57	77	.425	20.0
Browns	55	80	.407	22.5
Athletics	49	78	.386	24.5

Games

Yankees 9, Red Sox 4

Indians 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 5, Browns 4

Senators 7, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	84	47	.641	--
Dodgers	78	54	.591	6.5
Pirates	67	61	.523	15.5
Cardinals	66	62	.516	16.5
Giants	65	65	.500	18.5
Cubs	64	70	.478	21.5
Bees	56	77	.421	29.0
Phillies	43	87	.331	40.5

Games

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Dodgers 7, Giants 2

Dodgers 4, Giants 2

Phillies 2, Bees 1

Phillies 3, Bees 1

Pirates 16, Cardinals 14

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Debs Garms	6
2	Joe Medwick	5
2	Pete Reiser	5
2	Arky Vaughan	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	3
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Debs Garms	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Ernie Koy	4
2	Maurice Van Robays	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	0.75
2	Curt Davis	0.57
3	Si Johnson	0.43
4	Carl Hubbell	0.40
5	Jim Turner	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Krakauskas	7
2	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Bill Lohrman	5
4	Curt Davis	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Joe Krakauskas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.345
2	Joe DiMaggio	.344
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Luke Appling	.340
5	Taffy Wright	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Hank Greenberg	29
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	118
2	Johnny Mize	115
3	Frank McCormick	113
4	Joe DiMaggio	112
5	Jimmie Foxx	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Gee Walker	19
3	Joe Gordon	18
4	Stan Hack	17
4	Terry Moore	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.47
2	Bob Feller	2.51
3	Bucky Walters	2.56
4	Claude Passeau	2.59
5	Bobo Newsom	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Paul Derringer	18
2	Bobo Newsom	18
2	Bucky Walters	18
5	Claude Passeau	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	233
2	Bobo Newsom	134
3	Tommy Bridges	124
3	Kirby Higbe	124
5	Whit Wyatt	119

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	Dick Siebert	.429
2	Danny Litwhiler	.426
3	Debs Garms	.426
4	Jimmy Wasdell	.415
5	Taffy Wright	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Frank McCormick	16
2	Babe Young	16
4	Joe Medwick	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Stan Hack	4
2	Terry Moore	4
4	Jimmy Brown	3
4	2 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	Atley Donald	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	20
2	Kirby Higbe	19
3	Bob Feller	18
4	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Johnny Rigney	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Clyde Shoun	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.415
2	Vince DiMaggio	.404
3	Joe DiMaggio	.381
4	Hal Trosky	.379
5	Terry Moore	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
1	Johnny Mize	9
1	Johnny Rizzo	9
4	Hank Greenberg	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Johnny Mize	33
3	Jimmie Foxx	31
4	Frank McCormick	29
5	Babe Young	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Terry Moore	7
3	George Case	5
3	Stan Hack	5
3	Bama Rowell	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.20
2	Tiny Bonham	1.71
3	Luke Hamlin	1.79
4	Dick Errickson	1.92
5	2 tied	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Sid Hudson	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	45
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Kirby Higbe	37
4	Bobo Newsom	31
5	2 tied	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	.343
2	Taffy Wright	.333
3	Joe DiMaggio	.331
4	Hank Greenberg	.328
5	Rip Radcliff	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Rudy York	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	137
2	Hank Greenberg	136
3	Johnny Mize	132
4	Joe DiMaggio	119
5	Rudy York	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Gee Walker	23
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Gordon	19
4	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.53
2	Bob Feller	2.58
3	Vito Tamulis	2.59
4	Bobo Newsom	2.59
5	Claude Passeau	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bobo Newsom	23
4	Bucky Walters	22
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Bobo Newsom	164
3	Kirby Higbe	144
4	Tommy Bridges	138
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