Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 11, 1940

On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	58	.574	--
Indians	77	58	.570	0.5
Yankees	76	59	.563	1.5
Red Sox	73	63	.537	5.0
White Sox	72	64	.529	6.0
Senators	58	78	.426	20.0
Browns	56	81	.409	22.5
Athletics	50	79	.388	24.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Yankees 3, Indians 1

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Browns 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 11, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	86	47	.647	--
Dodgers	78	57	.578	9.0
Pirates	70	61	.534	15.0
Cardinals	68	62	.523	16.5
Giants	66	67	.496	20.0
Cubs	66	70	.485	21.5
Bees	56	79	.415	31.0
Phillies	43	90	.323	43.0

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 5

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 7, Giants 4

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 3

Reds 8, Bees 0

Reds 3, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Jim Gleeson	5
1	Marty Marion	5
4	Jimmy Brown	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	George Case	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Mel Ott	4
4	George Case	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	2
1	Mike McCormick	2
1	Billy Werber	2
4	Jimmy Brown	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elden Auker	1.00
1	Tiny Bonham	1.00
3	Lee Grissom	0.71
3	Bucky Walters	0.71
5	Johnny Rigney	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elden Auker	8
2	Johnny Rigney	7
3	Tiny Bonham	5
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.348
2	Joe DiMaggio	.346
3	Luke Appling	.342
4	Ted Williams	.342
5	Taffy Wright	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Hank Greenberg	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	Bob Johnson	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	124
2	Johnny Mize	118
3	Joe DiMaggio	114
4	Frank McCormick	113
5	Jimmie Foxx	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Joe Gordon	18
4	Lonny Frey	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.48
2	Bob Feller	2.53
3	Claude Passeau	2.64
4	Bobo Newsom	2.68
5	Vern Olsen	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Paul Derringer	19
2	Bucky Walters	19
4	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	237
2	Bobo Newsom	142
3	Tommy Bridges	124
3	Kirby Higbe	124
5	Whit Wyatt	120

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	.459
2	Tommy Henrich	.457
3	Hank Greenberg	.431
4	Danny Litwhiler	.425
5	Taffy Wright	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Bob Johnson	7
3	Joe Medwick	5
4	Danny Litwhiler	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Maurice Van Robays	21
2	Bob Johnson	17
2	Johnny Mize	17
2	Arky Vaughan	17
5	Hank Greenberg	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Stan Hack	4
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	Lonny Frey	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.67
2	Atley Donald	1.00
2	Vern Olsen	1.00
4	Eddie Smith	1.06
5	Al Javery	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ken Chase	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	21
1	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Hal Schumacher	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Litwhiler	.425
2	Debs Garms	.400
3	Stan Hack	.386
4	Joe DiMaggio	.374
5	Ted Williams	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
1	Johnny Mize	9
1	Johnny Rizzo	9
4	Bobby Doerr	8
4	Hank Greenberg	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Maurice Van Robays	30
5	Frank McCormick	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Terry Moore	7
3	Lonny Frey	6
3	Bama Rowell	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.45
2	Luke Hamlin	1.62
3	Claude Passeau	1.80
4	Tiny Bonham	1.90
5	Lefty Grove	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Ken Chase	46
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Kirby Higbe	33
5	Dutch Leonard	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Bob Feller	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.342
2	Joe DiMaggio	.335
3	Taffy Wright	.333
4	Hank Greenberg	.332
5	Rip Radcliff	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	45
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	139
2	Frank McCormick	137
3	Johnny Mize	133
4	Joe DiMaggio	120
5	Rudy York	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Gee Walker	24
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Gordon	19
4	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.46
2	Bob Feller	2.61
3	Vern Olsen	2.63
4	Claude Passeau	2.64
5	Bobo Newsom	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Claude Passeau	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	272
2	Bobo Newsom	166
3	Kirby Higbe	144
4	Johnny Rigney	140
5	Tommy Bridges	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	17
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Jumbo Brown	7
4	Clyde Shoun	7