On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1940

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1940 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 2, 1940

Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 64 .584 --
Indians 89 65 .578 1.0
Yankees 88 67 .568 2.5
White Sox 83 72 .535 7.5
Red Sox 82 72 .532 8.0
Browns 67 87 .435 23.0
Senators 64 90 .416 26.0
Athletics 54 100 .351 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 100 53 .654 --
Dodgers 88 65 .575 12.0
Cardinals 84 69 .549 16.0
Pirates 78 76 .506 22.5
Cubs 75 79 .487 25.5
Giants 72 80 .474 27.5
Bees 65 87 .428 34.5
Phillies 50 103 .327 50.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Buster Maynard 4
2 Red Rolfe 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Rucker 2
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Dick West 1
2 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Rucker 7
2 Ted Williams 5
3 Billy Myers 4
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 2
1 Bobby Doerr 2
1 Roy Weatherly 2
4 Beau Bell 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Grissom 1.38
2 Bill Lohrman 1.25
3 Woody Rich 1.17
4 Johnny Rigney 1.11
5 Al Piechota 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Bill Fleming 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 11
2 Johnny Rigney 10
3 Woody Rich 7
4 Dutch Leonard 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .352
2 Luke Appling .348
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Rip Radcliff .342
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 150
2 Johnny Mize 137
3 Rudy York 135
4 Joe DiMaggio 132
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 2.48
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 Bucky Walters 22
3 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Paul Derringer 20
4 Claude Passeau 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 261
2 Bobo Newsom 164
3 Johnny Rigney 141
4 Kirby Higbe 137
5 Tommy Bridges 133

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 .475
2 Luke Appling .404
3 Ted Williams .403
4 Hank Greenberg .395
5 Joe DiMaggio .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Rudy York 6
3 George Selkirk 5
4 Bob Johnson 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 25
2 Hank Greenberg 20
3 George Selkirk 17
3 Enos Slaughter 17
3 Ted Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Lonny Frey 4
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
1 Roy Weatherly 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Jim Tobin 0.56
3 Johnny Lanning 0.75
4 Elden Auker 1.00
4 Floyd Giebell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Johnny Vander Meer 23
3 Johnny Rigney 22
4 Jack Wilson 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Red Lynn 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .390
2 Enos Slaughter .389
3 Joe DiMaggio .385
4 Joe Medwick .371
5 Barney McCosky .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Bob Johnson 11
3 Rudy York 9
4 Joe Gordon 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
1 Rudy York 39
3 Johnny Mize 36
4 Maurice Van Robays 33
5 Bob Johnson 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 1.34
2 Elden Auker 1.35
3 Tiny Bonham 1.45
4 Kirby Higbe 1.86
5 Bucky Walters 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
3 Joe Beggs 5
3 Hugh Casey 5
3 Bob Feller 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Johnny Rigney 41
3 Bobo Newsom 40
4 Lee Grissom 34
5 Hal Schumacher 33

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