Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 14, 1940

On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	80	59	.576	--
Indians	79	59	.572	0.5
Yankees	77	61	.558	2.5
White Sox	77	64	.546	4.0
Red Sox	74	65	.532	6.0
Senators	59	80	.424	21.0
Browns	58	82	.414	22.5
Athletics	50	84	.373	27.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Indians 1

Yankees 16, Tigers 7

Browns 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	89	47	.654	--
Dodgers	83	57	.593	8.0
Cardinals	70	64	.522	18.0
Pirates	70	66	.515	19.0
Giants	66	70	.485	23.0
Cubs	67	72	.482	23.5
Bees	58	81	.417	32.5
Phillies	45	91	.331	44.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 0

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Bees 5

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
4	Jimmy Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Stan Hack	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Bill Dickey	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	Johnny Lucadello	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Lee Grissom	0.71
3	Johnny Lanning	0.67
4	Bob Harris	0.56
5	Al Javery	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	6
1	Al Javery	6
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Bob Harris	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Emil Bildilli	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Max Lanier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.348
2	Rip Radcliff	.343
3	Luke Appling	.342
4	Barney McCosky	.338
5	Ted Williams	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	130
2	Johnny Mize	121
3	Joe DiMaggio	119
4	Frank McCormick	115
5	Jimmie Foxx	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Lonny Frey	18
3	Joe Gordon	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.48
2	Bob Feller	2.53
3	Claude Passeau	2.64
4	Vern Olsen	2.75
5	Vito Tamulis	2.81

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	146
3	Kirby Higbe	130
4	Tommy Bridges	126
5	Whit Wyatt	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Jumbo Brown	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.481
2	Debs Garms	.431
3	Sibby Sisti	.429
4	Danny Litwhiler	.425
5	Joe Medwick	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Joe Medwick	19
4	Bob Johnson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.67
2	Vern Olsen	1.00
3	Harry Eisenstat	1.17
4	Bucky Walters	1.27
5	Eddie Smith	1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	22
1	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Hal Schumacher	21
4	Tommy Bridges	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Max Lanier	2
4	Emil Bildilli	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Litwhiler	.413
2	Debs Garms	.406
3	Joe DiMaggio	.370
4	Hal Trosky	.369
5	Stan Hack	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Bobby Doerr	8
3	Dolph Camilli	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Bobby Doerr	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
2	Hank Greenberg	28
5	Frank McCormick	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Terry Moore	7
3	George Case	6
3	Lonny Frey	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.22
2	Syl Johnson	1.42
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.63
4	Rip Sewell	1.73
5	Claude Passeau	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Hugh Casey	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Lon Warneke	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	43
1	Bobo Newsom	43
3	Bob Feller	40
4	Kirby Higbe	39
5	Hal Schumacher	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.342
2	Hank Greenberg	.340
3	Taffy Wright	.337
4	Ted Williams	.336
5	Rip Radcliff	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Rudy York	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	145
2	Frank McCormick	135
2	Johnny Mize	135
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	Rudy York	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Gee Walker	24
3	Lonny Frey	19
3	Joe Gordon	19
3	Stan Hack	19

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	Vito Tamulis	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	23
3	Bucky Walters	22
4	Bobo Newsom	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Kirby Higbe	150
4	Johnny Rigney	140
5	Tommy Bridges	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	17
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Jumbo Brown	7
4	Clyde Shoun	7