On This Day

Thursday, April 25, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 5 2 .714 0.5
Red Sox 4 2 .667 1.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.5
Athletics 3 4 .429 2.5
Senators 2 4 .333 3.0
Browns 2 5 .286 3.5
White Sox 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 0 1.000 --
Reds 3 1 .750 1.5
Giants 3 2 .600 2.0
Pirates 3 2 .600 2.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 2 4 .333 3.5
Phillies 1 3 .250 3.5
Bees 0 4 .000 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Waner 4
2 Jake Early 3
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Rollie Hemsley 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
3 Gee Walker 3
3 Burgess Whitehead 3
3 Babe Young 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Wally Moses 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lohrman 1.29
2 Bobo Newsom 1.00
3 Eddie Smith 0.89
4 Bob Feller 0.80
5 Hugh Casey 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lohrman 9
2 Bob Feller 8
2 Eddie Smith 8
4 Bobo Newsom 6
5 Joe Krakauskas 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .455
2 Elbie Fletcher .450
3 Barney McCosky .440
4 Cecil Travis .429
5 3 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Charlie Gilbert 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 8
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Elbie Fletcher 7
3 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Al Brancato 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 22 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chubby Dean 0.00
1 Johnny Allen 0.00
1 Jim Bagby 0.00
1 Harry Gumbert 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Chubby Dean 2
1 Bob Feller 2
5 38 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 17
2 Tommy Bridges 13
2 Eddie Smith 13
4 Kirby Higbe 9
4 Bill Lohrman 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dick Lanahan 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Johnny Mize .344
4 Bob Johnson .341
5 Paul Waner .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 29
4 Joe Gordon 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Frank McCormick 123
3 Joe DiMaggio 122
4 Bob Johnson 118
5 Joe Gordon 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 24
3 Mike Kreevich 22
4 Barney McCosky 20
5 4 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.17
2 Gene Thompson 2.46
3 Ted Lyons 2.52
4 Lefty Grove 2.55
5 Bob Bowman 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Curt Davis 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 244
2 Bobo Newsom 190
3 Claude Passeau 133
4 Tommy Bridges 132
4 Bucky Walters 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 18
3 Bob Bowman 8
3 Joe Heving 8
3 Clyde Shoun 8