On This Day

Tuesday, September 24, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 62 .584 --
Indians 86 64 .573 1.5
Yankees 84 65 .564 3.0
White Sox 81 69 .540 6.5
Red Sox 77 71 .520 9.5
Browns 66 84 .440 21.5
Senators 62 87 .416 25.0
Athletics 53 94 .361 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 50 .658 --
Dodgers 87 62 .584 10.5
Cardinals 79 67 .541 17.0
Pirates 76 72 .514 21.0
Cubs 73 75 .493 24.0
Giants 68 79 .463 28.5
Bees 63 85 .426 34.0
Phillies 48 100 .324 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 6
1 Joe Gordon 6
3 Bobby Doerr 5
4 Jim Tabor 4
4 Ted Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Ted Williams 2
3 Babe Dahlgren 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 Hal Wagner 3
3 Ted Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Herman Franks 1
1 Don Ross 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Wilson 0.60
2 Elden Auker 0.50
3 Whit Wyatt 0.38
4 Joe Krakauskas 0.30
5 Dutch Leonard 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Elden Auker 1
2 Joe Heving 1
2 Jack Wilson 1
2 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 6
2 Elden Auker 5
3 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Les McCrabb 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .351
2 Rip Radcliff .346
3 Luke Appling .344
4 Hank Greenberg .340
5 Ted Williams .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Rudy York 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 149
2 Johnny Mize 131
3 Rudy York 130
4 Joe DiMaggio 129
5 Frank McCormick 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Gee Walker 21
3 Lonny Frey 20
4 Stan Hack 19
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.42
2 Claude Passeau 2.51
3 Bob Feller 2.54
4 Jim Turner 2.82
5 Bobo Newsom 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Bucky Walters 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Claude Passeau 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 257
2 Bobo Newsom 153
3 Kirby Higbe 136
4 Tommy Bridges 132
5 Ken Chase 125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Rosenthal .469
2 Hank Greenberg .436
3 Rudy York .435
4 Enos Slaughter .419
5 Joe DiMaggio .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Mel Ott 6
2 Rudy York 6
4 Stan Hack 5
4 George Selkirk 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 31
2 Rudy York 28
3 Maurice Van Robays 20
4 Enos Slaughter 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 5
2 Barney McCosky 4
2 Mike McCormick 4
2 Burgess Whitehead 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Ira Hutchinson 0.54
3 Tommy Bridges 0.55
4 Earl Johnson 0.67
5 Danny MacFayden 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Bill McGee 3
2 Claude Passeau 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
4 Claude Passeau 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Al Benton 2
1 Max Lanier 2
4 Emil Bildilli 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .412
2 Joe DiMaggio .389
3 Joe Medwick .368
4 Taffy Wright .360
5 Debs Garms .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Bob Johnson 9
3 Mel Ott 8
3 Rudy York 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 42
2 Rudy York 34
3 Johnny Mize 33
4 Maurice Van Robays 32
5 Joe Medwick 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Lonny Frey 6
1 Stan Hack 6
4 Jimmy Brown 5
4 Ival Goodman 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 1.38
2 Tommy Bridges 1.39
3 Bucky Walters 1.46
4 Tiny Bonham 1.59
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Joe Beggs 5
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Hugh Casey 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Hal Schumacher 35
4 Ken Chase 31
4 Kirby Higbe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Al Benton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .349
2 Rip Radcliff .343
3 Hank Greenberg .341
4 Luke Appling .337
5 Ted Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Rudy York 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 153
2 Johnny Mize 134
3 Rudy York 133
4 Joe DiMaggio 130
5 Frank McCormick 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Gee Walker 21
3 Lonny Frey 20
3 Stan Hack 20
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.43
2 Claude Passeau 2.47
3 Bob Feller 2.52
4 Jim Turner 2.89
5 Bobo Newsom 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
5 Claude Passeau 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 272
2 Bobo Newsom 159
3 Kirby Higbe 144
4 Tommy Bridges 132
5 Hal Schumacher 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 19
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 2 others tied 7