Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 12, 1940

On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	58	.577	--
Indians	78	58	.574	0.5
Yankees	76	60	.559	2.5
White Sox	74	64	.536	5.5
Red Sox	73	64	.533	6.0
Senators	59	78	.431	20.0
Browns	56	82	.406	23.5
Athletics	50	81	.382	26.0

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Indians 8, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Senators 7, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	87	47	.649	--
Dodgers	80	57	.584	8.5
Pirates	70	63	.526	16.5
Cardinals	68	64	.515	18.0
Giants	66	68	.493	21.0
Cubs	67	70	.489	21.5
Bees	58	79	.423	30.5
Phillies	43	91	.321	44.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 0

Dodgers 7, Pirates 4

Reds 9, Giants 4

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Bees 17, Cardinals 7

Bees 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Cooney	6
1	Buddy Hassett	6
1	Eddie Miller	6
4	Gene Moore	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bama Rowell	6
2	Ray Berres	3
2	Johnny Cooney	3
2	Gus Mancuso	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Bama Rowell	1
1	Roy Weatherly	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	1.17
2	Mel Harder	0.83
3	Luke Hamlin	0.75
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.46
5	Atley Donald	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	2
2	Red Anderson	1
2	Bill Dietrich	1
2	Larry French	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	7
2	Luke Hamlin	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
4	Atley Donald	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.346
2	Rip Radcliff	.345
3	Luke Appling	.343
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Taffy Wright	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Hank Greenberg	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	Bob Johnson	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Johnny Mize	118
3	Joe DiMaggio	116
4	Frank McCormick	114
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	.475
2	Tommy Henrich	.457
3	Danny Litwhiler	.434
4	Hank Greenberg	.426
5	Sibby Sisti	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Bob Johnson	7
3	Joe Medwick	5
4	Danny Litwhiler	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	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	Vern Olsen	1.00
3	Al Javery	1.13
4	Harry Eisenstat	1.17
5	Bucky Walters	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Joe Beggs	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Ken Chase	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Max Butcher	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Litwhiler	.417
2	Debs Garms	.407
3	Joe DiMaggio	.375
4	Stan Hack	.370
5	Hal Trosky	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Jimmie Foxx	31
4	Maurice Van Robays	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.55
2	Claude Passeau	1.80
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Tiny Bonham	1.90
5	Lefty Grove	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Hugh Casey	5
2	Ken Chase	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	46
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Kirby Higbe	33
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	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.339
2	Ted Williams	.338
3	Taffy Wright	.336
4	Hank Greenberg	.334
5	Luke Appling	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	140
2	Frank McCormick	137
3	Johnny Mize	132
4	Joe DiMaggio	122
5	Rudy York	117

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	2.51
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	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Bucky Walters	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	272
2	Bobo Newsom	166
3	Kirby Higbe	144
4	Johnny Rigney	140
5	Tommy Bridges	133

Saves

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