On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 57 .575 --
Indians 76 57 .571 0.5
Yankees 75 58 .564 1.5
Red Sox 72 62 .537 5.0
White Sox 71 63 .530 6.0
Senators 57 77 .425 20.0
Browns 55 80 .407 22.5
Athletics 49 78 .386 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 47 .641 --
Dodgers 78 55 .586 7.0
Pirates 67 61 .523 15.5
Cardinals 66 62 .516 16.5
Giants 66 65 .504 18.0
Cubs 64 70 .478 21.5
Bees 56 77 .421 29.0
Phillies 43 87 .331 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 5
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Mickey Witek 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Johnny Hudson 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Keltner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.50
3 Harry Eisenstat 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 7
2 Thornton Lee 5
3 Tex Carleton 4
4 Harry Eisenstat 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .345
2 Joe DiMaggio .344
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Luke Appling .341
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 Bob Feller 2.51
2 Bucky Walters 2.56
3 Claude Passeau 2.59
4 Bobo Newsom 2.62
5 Vito Tamulis 2.68

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 Debs Garms .478
2 Tommy Henrich .436
3 Danny Litwhiler .426
4 Hank Greenberg .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 15
2 Bob Johnson 14
2 Johnny Mize 14
4 Frank McCormick 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Stan Hack 4
3 Jimmy Brown 3
3 Al Lopez 3
3 Terry Moore 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.63
3 Syl Johnson 0.64
4 Atley Donald 1.00
5 Eddie Smith 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Marius Russo 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 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 Hal Trosky .398
3 Joe DiMaggio .386
4 Vince DiMaggio .385
5 Ted Williams .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Johnny Rizzo 9
4 Hank Greenberg 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
1 Johnny Mize 33
3 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Frank McCormick 28
4 Babe Young 28

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 1.45
2 Tiny Bonham 1.71
3 Luke Hamlin 1.79
4 Dick Errickson 2.06
5 Clyde Shoun 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 Hal Schumacher 35
5 Bobo Newsom 31

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 .346
2 Taffy Wright .333
3 Luke Appling .328
4 Joe DiMaggio .328
5 Hank Greenberg .328

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 131
4 Joe DiMaggio 118
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 Bobo Newsom 2.59
4 Claude Passeau 2.59
5 Vern Olsen 2.63

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