On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	87	61	.588	--
Indians	85	63	.574	2.0
Yankees	81	65	.555	5.0
White Sox	80	69	.537	7.5
Red Sox	75	70	.517	10.5
Browns	65	83	.439	22.0
Senators	60	85	.414	25.5
Athletics	53	90	.371	31.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Browns 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	95	48	.664	--
Dodgers	83	62	.572	13.0
Cardinals	77	66	.538	18.0
Pirates	74	71	.510	22.0
Cubs	72	73	.497	24.0
Giants	67	76	.469	28.0
Bees	61	83	.424	34.5
Phillies	47	97	.326	48.5

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 3, Bees 1

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Pirates 1

Pirates 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Debs Garms	5
1	Mike McCormick	5
3	Morrie Arnovich	4
3	Hank Leiber	4
3	Maurice Van Robays	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Johnny Rizzo	1
1	George Selkirk	1
1	Stan Spence	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Morrie Arnovich	5
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3
4	Frank Demaree	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Ernie Koy	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Mike McCormick	1
1	Rip Russell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Olsen	0.82
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.71
3	Bucky Walters	0.57
4	Harry Gumbert	0.50
5	Vern Kennedy	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Olsen	9
2	Al Milnar	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
4	Vern Kennedy	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Lynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.352
2	Rip Radcliff	.345
3	Luke Appling	.341
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Ted Williams	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Rudy York	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	147
2	Johnny Mize	131
3	Rudy York	130
4	Joe DiMaggio	127
5	Frank McCormick	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	20
2	Gee Walker	20
4	Stan Hack	19
5	Joe Gordon	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.42
2	Bob Feller	2.47
3	Claude Passeau	2.59
4	Bobo Newsom	2.90
5	Jim Turner	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Bucky Walters	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
4	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	251
2	Bobo Newsom	153
3	Kirby Higbe	136
4	Tommy Bridges	132
5	Johnny Rigney	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	17
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	Jumbo Brown	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.457
2	Rudy York	.439
3	Hank Greenberg	.431
4	Debs Garms	.413
5	Enos Slaughter	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Rudy York	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Stan Hack	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Rudy York	29
3	Johnny Mize	24
4	Maurice Van Robays	21
5	Joe DiMaggio	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	5
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.00
2	Elden Auker	0.67
3	Lefty Smoll	0.71
4	Rene Monteagudo	0.75
5	Bucky Walters	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Kirby Higbe	18
4	Lee Grissom	16
4	Bucky Walters	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Max Lanier	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.412
2	Hank Greenberg	.389
3	Debs Garms	.380
4	Rudy York	.373
5	Joe Medwick	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Rudy York	10
3	Bob Johnson	9
3	Mel Ott	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
1	Rudy York	42
3	Johnny Mize	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Lonny Frey	7
1	Stan Hack	7
4	Jimmy Brown	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	1.13
2	Atley Donald	1.27
3	Bucky Walters	1.54
4	Tiny Bonham	1.59
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Ken Chase	38
4	Kirby Higbe	34
5	Johnny Rigney	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Al Benton	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	.350
2	Rip Radcliff	.342
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Barney McCosky	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Rudy York	36
4	Jimmie Foxx	35
5	Joe DiMaggio	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	154
2	Johnny Mize	139
3	Rudy York	137
4	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Frank McCormick	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	21
2	Stan Hack	21
2	Gee Walker	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.49
2	Bucky Walters	2.51
3	Claude Passeau	2.68
4	Bobo Newsom	2.89
5	Vern Olsen	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
5	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
2	Bobo Newsom	166
3	Kirby Higbe	144
4	Tommy Bridges	137
5	Johnny Rigney	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	19
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7