On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	89	62	.589	--
Indians	87	64	.576	2.0
Yankees	84	65	.564	4.0
White Sox	81	71	.533	8.5
Red Sox	77	71	.520	10.5
Browns	66	85	.437	23.0
Senators	62	87	.416	26.0
Athletics	53	94	.361	34.0

Games

Indians 4, Browns 2

Tigers 10, White Sox 9

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	97	51	.655	--
Dodgers	87	62	.584	10.5
Cardinals	80	68	.541	17.0
Pirates	76	74	.507	22.0
Cubs	75	75	.500	23.0
Giants	68	79	.463	28.5
Bees	63	85	.426	34.0
Phillies	48	100	.324	49.0

Games

Reds 5, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Barney McCosky	5
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	Lonny Frey	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Larry Rosenthal	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Rosenthal	4
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Rudy York	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	2
1	Enos Slaughter	2
3	Pete Fox	1
3	Lonny Frey	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	1.14
2	Johnny Rigney	0.78
3	Mace Brown	0.55
4	Bucky Walters	0.50
5	Rip Sewell	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	2
2	Ira Hutchinson	1
2	Bill Lee	1
2	Al Milnar	1
2	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	8
1	Bobo Newsom	8
3	Johnny Rigney	7
4	Mace Brown	6
5	Bucky Walters	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.351
2	Luke Appling	.344
3	Rip Radcliff	.343
4	Hank Greenberg	.340
5	Ted Williams	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Rudy York	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	150
2	Rudy York	133
3	Johnny Mize	132
4	Joe DiMaggio	129
5	Frank McCormick	126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.47
2	Claude Passeau	2.51
3	Bob Feller	2.54
4	Jim Turner	2.82
5	Rip Sewell	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	257
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Kirby Higbe	136
4	Tommy Bridges	133
5	Johnny Rigney	131

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	Rudy York	.453
2	Larry Rosenthal	.439
3	Enos Slaughter	.429
4	Wally Judnich	.417
5	Hank Greenberg	.411

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	Rudy York	31
2	Hank Greenberg	28
3	Enos Slaughter	19
4	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Stan Hack	4
2	Barney McCosky	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
2	Earl Johnson	0.67
3	Danny MacFayden	0.73
4	Elden Auker	0.75
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Ira Hutchinson	3
2	Bill McGee	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Bucky Walters	21
3	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Johnny Rigney	19
5	Johnny Vander Meer	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Max Lanier	2
4	Emil Bildilli	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.417
2	Joe DiMaggio	.383
3	Joe Medwick	.368
4	Taffy Wright	.365
5	Stan Hack	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	17
2	Bob Johnson	9
3	Rudy York	8
4	Joe Medwick	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Rudy York	37
3	Maurice Van Robays	33
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	8
2	Lonny Frey	7
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Jimmy Brown	5
5	12 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	1.38
2	Tiny Bonham	1.71
3	Bucky Walters	1.85
4	Rip Sewell	1.93
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Beggs	5
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Johnny Rigney	36
4	Hal Schumacher	33
5	Bucky Walters	32

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