On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	80	58	.580	--
Indians	79	58	.577	0.5
Yankees	76	61	.555	3.5
White Sox	76	64	.543	5.0
Red Sox	73	65	.529	7.0
Senators	59	79	.428	21.0
Browns	57	82	.410	23.5
Athletics	50	83	.376	27.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 8, Athletics 4

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 8, Yankees 0

Browns 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	88	47	.652	--
Dodgers	81	57	.587	8.5
Pirates	70	64	.522	17.5
Cardinals	69	64	.519	18.0
Giants	66	69	.489	22.0
Cubs	67	71	.486	22.5
Bees	58	80	.420	31.5
Phillies	44	91	.326	44.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 2

Reds 5, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Cardinals 9, Bees 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Rosenthal	5
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Moose Solters	4
2	Rudy York	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Marty	2
2	Hank Greenberg	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Rosenthal	4
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Rudy York	3
4	Johnny Berardino	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	1.50
2	Jim Bagby	1.00
3	Al Milnar	0.80
4	Thornton Lee	0.62
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Jack Hallett	1
1	Ed Head	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Jack Hallett	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.344
2	Joe DiMaggio	.343
3	Luke Appling	.341
4	Ted Williams	.337
5	Barney McCosky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	Bob Johnson	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	127
2	Johnny Mize	121
3	Joe DiMaggio	116
4	Frank McCormick	115
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	Kirby Higbe	130
4	Tommy Bridges	126
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	Tommy Henrich	.481
2	Debs Garms	.443
3	Sibby Sisti	.422
4	Danny Litwhiler	.421
5	Joe Orengo	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Bob Johnson	17
2	Joe Medwick	17
2	Maurice Van Robays	17
2	Arky Vaughan	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.67
2	Joe Beggs	0.69
3	Vern Olsen	1.00
4	Al Javery	1.13
5	Harry Eisenstat	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Joe Beggs	4
3	Tiny Bonham	3
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	22
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Johnny Rigney	19
3	Hal Schumacher	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Max Butcher	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.410
2	Danny Litwhiler	.409
3	Mike McCormick	.360
4	Terry Moore	.356
5	Johnny Rucker	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Johnny Rizzo	9
3	Bobby Doerr	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Johnny Mize	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Frank McCormick	27
3	Maurice Van Robays	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Terry Moore	7
2	Bama Rowell	7
4	George Case	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.55
2	Claude Passeau	1.80
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Atley Donald	1.89
5	Tiny Bonham	1.90

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	Kirby Higbe	39
3	Bobo Newsom	39
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	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.338
2	Hank Greenberg	.337
3	Taffy Wright	.336
4	Joe DiMaggio	.335
5	Rip Radcliff	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	142
2	Frank McCormick	138
3	Johnny Mize	135
4	Joe DiMaggio	122
5	Rudy York	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Gee Walker	24
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Gordon	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.51
2	Bob Feller	2.57
3	Vern Olsen	2.63
4	Claude Passeau	2.66
5	Bobo Newsom	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Bucky Walters	22
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	166
3	Kirby Higbe	150
4	Johnny Rigney	140
5	Tommy Bridges	135

Saves

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