Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 28, 1940

On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	63	.588	--
Indians	88	65	.575	2.0
Yankees	87	67	.565	3.5
White Sox	83	71	.539	7.5
Red Sox	80	72	.526	9.5
Browns	66	87	.431	24.0
Senators	64	89	.418	26.0
Athletics	54	98	.355	35.5

Games

Red Sox 16, Athletics 4

White Sox 5, Browns 1

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Yankees 7, Senators 1

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Red Sox 8, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	99	53	.651	--
Dodgers	87	65	.572	12.0
Cardinals	83	69	.546	16.0
Pirates	78	75	.510	21.5
Cubs	75	78	.490	24.5
Giants	71	80	.470	27.5
Bees	65	86	.430	33.5
Phillies	50	102	.329	49.0

Games

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Giants 11, Bees 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Buddy Rosar	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Billy Myers	1
1	Lew Riggs	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
3	Frank Demaree	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Elmer Valo	2
3	Bill Baker	1
3	Lou Boudreau	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Wilson	2.00
2	Larry French	1.00
3	Mel Harder	0.62
4	Johnny Gorsica	0.50
5	Ike Pearson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Wilson	8
2	Mel Harder	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
4	Atley Donald	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Lynn	1
1	Whitey Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.352
2	Luke Appling	.347
3	Rip Radcliff	.345
4	Hank Greenberg	.340
5	Ted Williams	.340

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	131
5	Frank McCormick	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
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	Bobo Newsom	2.86

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	164
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	.459
2	Joe DiMaggio	.421
3	Hank Greenberg	.404
4	Luke Appling	.404
5	Rudy York	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
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	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Enos Slaughter	19
4	George Selkirk	18
5	Maurice Van Robays	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Lonny Frey	5
3	Stan Hack	4
3	Enos Slaughter	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
2	Jim Tobin	0.56
3	Earl Johnson	0.69
4	Elden Auker	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Johnny Vander Meer	21
4	Jack Wilson	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Red Lynn	2
4	Emil Bildilli	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.415
2	Joe DiMaggio	.386
3	Taffy Wright	.385
4	Enos Slaughter	.380
5	Johnny Cooney	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	17
2	Bob Johnson	10
3	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
4	Maurice Van Robays	33
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
1	Stan Hack	8
3	George Case	6
4	Dick Bartell	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	1.34
2	Tiny Bonham	1.41
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Kirby Higbe	1.86
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	45
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Ken Chase	34
3	Hal Schumacher	34
5	Johnny Rigney	31

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