On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	44	.611	--
Tigers	66	47	.584	3.0
Red Sox	60	52	.536	8.5
White Sox	57	52	.523	10.0
Yankees	56	53	.514	11.0
Senators	49	62	.441	19.0
Browns	46	69	.400	24.0
Athletics	42	66	.389	24.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

Indians 8, Browns 3

White Sox 13, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	69	38	.645	--
Dodgers	63	45	.583	6.5
Giants	55	49	.529	12.5
Pirates	54	52	.509	14.5
Cardinals	52	53	.495	16.0
Cubs	55	57	.491	16.5
Bees	43	64	.402	26.0
Phillies	35	68	.340	32.0

Games

Bees 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 9, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 9, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lonny Frey	6
2	Barney McCosky	4
2	Mike McCormick	4
2	Joe Orengo	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Debs Garms	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Tom Carey	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vito Tamulis	0.86
2	Vern Olsen	0.56
3	Whitey Moore	0.38
4	Tommy Bridges	0.33
5	Hal Schumacher	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Johnny Hutchings	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Whitey Moore	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vito Tamulis	6
2	Whitey Moore	5
2	Vern Olsen	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.355
2	Barney McCosky	.347
3	Luke Appling	.345
4	Lou Finney	.345
5	Joe DiMaggio	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Hank Greenberg	24
5	3 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	104
2	Joe DiMaggio	94
3	Frank McCormick	92
4	Jimmie Foxx	91
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Gee Walker	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	5 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.37
3	Bucky Walters	2.64
4	Bobo Newsom	2.66
5	Vern Olsen	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bucky Walters	16
4	Al Milnar	15
4	Bobo Newsom	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	200
2	Bobo Newsom	112
3	Whit Wyatt	107
4	Tommy Bridges	103
5	Kirby Higbe	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Clint Brown	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.423
2	Debs Garms	.411
3	Ernie Koy	.404
4	Joe DiMaggio	.389
5	Joe Gordon	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Eddie Miller	5
2	Babe Young	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Lou Boudreau	20
2	Frank McCormick	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	17
4	Eddie Miller	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bama Rowell	4
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	George Case	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	0.72
2	Joe Sullivan	0.94
3	Joe Heving	0.98
4	Ken Chase	1.08
5	Marius Russo	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Manny Salvo	4
3	Sid Hudson	3
3	Johnny Lanning	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Moore	19
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Ken Chase	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.394
2	Wally Judnich	.383
3	Frank McCormick	.379
4	Johnny Cooney	.376
4	Rudy York	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	Joe DiMaggio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Maurice Van Robays	35
4	Joe Cronin	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Barney McCosky	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	Augie Galan	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.91
2	Dick Lanahan	1.96
3	Whit Wyatt	2.12
4	Vito Tamulis	2.26
5	Ken Chase	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	Lon Warneke	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Whit Wyatt	38
3	Hal Schumacher	33
4	Tommy Bridges	31
4	Kirby Higbe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.344
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Hank Greenberg	.335
4	Rip Radcliff	.335
5	Luke Appling	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Hank Greenberg	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	36
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	143
2	Hank Greenberg	134
3	Johnny Mize	127
4	Frank McCormick	124
5	Ted Williams	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Joe Gordon	20
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.45
2	Bob Feller	2.47
3	Bucky Walters	2.50
4	Paul Derringer	2.60
5	Marius Russo	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	21
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Johnny Rigney	145
4	Kirby Higbe	136
5	Paul Derringer	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	11
2	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	9
5	Joe Heving	7