On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	89	62	.589	--
Indians	87	64	.576	2.0
Yankees	86	65	.570	3.0
White Sox	81	71	.533	8.5
Red Sox	77	72	.517	11.0
Browns	66	85	.437	23.0
Senators	63	87	.420	25.5
Athletics	53	96	.356	35.0

Games

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	98	52	.653	--
Dodgers	87	64	.576	11.5
Cardinals	81	69	.540	17.0
Pirates	77	74	.510	21.5
Cubs	75	76	.497	23.5
Giants	70	79	.470	27.5
Bees	65	85	.433	33.0
Phillies	48	102	.320	50.0

Games

Bees 5, Dodgers 4

Pirates 7, Cubs 6

Giants 3, Phillies 1

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Bees 5, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hudson	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Don Manno	1
1	Don Ross	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Manno	4
2	Spud Davis	3
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Carden Gillenwater	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	George Case	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Bonham	1.00
2	Steve Rachunok	0.69
3	Bob Carpenter	0.60
4	Wes Flowers	0.56
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Barnicle	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Rachunok	9
2	Tiny Bonham	6
2	Bob Carpenter	6
4	Wes Flowers	5
4	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	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	Barney McCosky	.338

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	Johnny Mize	133
2	Rudy York	133
4	Joe DiMaggio	129
5	Frank McCormick	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
3	Gee Walker	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.47
2	Claude Passeau	2.50
3	Bob Feller	2.54
4	Jim Turner	2.82
5	Rip Sewell	2.82

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	137
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	.458
2	Enos Slaughter	.455
3	Larry Rosenthal	.439
4	Hank Greenberg	.404
5	Joe DiMaggio	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Rudy York	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Stan Hack	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	30
2	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Enos Slaughter	19
4	George Selkirk	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	5
2	George Case	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Stan Hack	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
2	Earl Johnson	0.69
3	Danny MacFayden	0.73
4	Elden Auker	1.00
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	23
2	Bob Carpenter	20
2	Bob Feller	20
4	Bobo Newsom	19
5	Larry French	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
3	Emil Bildilli	1
3	Clint Brown	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.417
2	Joe DiMaggio	.382
3	Stan Hack	.382
4	Joe Medwick	.368
5	Taffy Wright	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Rudy York	37
3	Maurice Van Robays	35
4	Johnny Mize	32
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
1	Stan Hack	8
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Jimmy Brown	5
5	13 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	1.38
2	Tiny Bonham	1.41
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Rip Sewell	1.89
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Beggs	5
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Johnny Rigney	36
4	Hal Schumacher	33
5	Kirby Higbe	32

Saves

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