On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	62	.592	--
Indians	87	65	.572	3.0
Yankees	86	66	.566	4.0
White Sox	82	71	.536	8.5
Red Sox	78	72	.520	11.0
Browns	66	86	.434	24.0
Senators	63	88	.417	26.5
Athletics	54	96	.360	35.0

Games

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Red Sox 24, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	98	53	.649	--
Dodgers	87	64	.576	11.0
Cardinals	82	69	.543	16.0
Pirates	78	74	.513	20.5
Cubs	75	77	.493	23.5
Giants	70	80	.467	27.5
Bees	65	85	.433	32.5
Phillies	49	102	.325	49.0

Games

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Phillies 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 11, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Bennie Warren	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Crash Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	1.25
2	Marius Russo	1.00
3	Floyd Giebell	0.75
4	Bill Dietrich	0.40
5	Paul Derringer	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Floyd Giebell	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Floyd Giebell	6
1	Marius Russo	6
3	Ken Raffensberger	5
3	Lon Warneke	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.350
2	Rip Radcliff	.345
3	Luke Appling	.345
4	Hank Greenberg	.340
5	Ted Williams	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Rudy York	33
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	150
2	Johnny Mize	136
3	Rudy York	135
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	2.53
4	Rip Sewell	2.80
5	Jim Turner	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	261
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	Enos Slaughter	.466
2	Rudy York	.441
3	Larry Rosenthal	.409
4	Hank Greenberg	.404
5	Joe DiMaggio	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Rudy York	7
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Stan Hack	5
3	George Selkirk	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	30
2	Hank Greenberg	25
3	Johnny Mize	18
3	Enos Slaughter	18
5	George Selkirk	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	5
2	George Case	4
2	Stan Hack	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
2	Max Lanier	0.48
3	Jim Tobin	0.56
4	Earl Johnson	0.69
5	Danny MacFayden	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Johnny Vander Meer	23
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Bob Carpenter	16
4	Bucky Walters	16

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	.415
2	Joe DiMaggio	.381
3	Taffy Wright	.375
4	Enos Slaughter	.369
5	Joe Medwick	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Rudy York	39
3	Johnny Mize	35
3	Maurice Van Robays	35
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	1.38
2	Tiny Bonham	1.41
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Rip Sewell	1.84
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	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Hal Schumacher	33
4	Kirby Higbe	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Al Benton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Max Lanier	2