On This Day

Sunday, April 28, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.0
Tigers 5 4 .556 2.0
Senators 5 4 .556 2.0
Browns 4 5 .444 3.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 3.5
Yankees 3 5 .375 3.5
White Sox 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 0 1.000 --
Reds 5 2 .714 2.5
Giants 4 4 .500 4.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 4.0
Cubs 6 6 .500 4.0
Cardinals 3 6 .333 5.5
Phillies 2 5 .286 5.5
Bees 1 6 .143 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barney McCosky 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barney McCosky 5
2 Ernie Lombardi 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.71
2 Kirby Higbe 0.67
3 Whit Wyatt 0.42
4 Harry Gumbert 0.40
4 Bob Harris 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Clyde Shoun 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Denny Galehouse 4
3 Johnny Gorsica 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roxie Lawson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .444
2 Barney McCosky .429
3 Babe Young .419
4 Jimmie Foxx .400
5 Don Padgett .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Wally Judnich 3
4 Lou Boudreau 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Bobby Doerr 11
2 Cookie Lavagetto 11
2 Bill Nicholson 11
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
3 George Case 2
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Hugh Casey 0.50
2 Bucky Walters 0.50
4 Luke Hamlin 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 2
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 17
2 Tommy Bridges 13
2 Kirby Higbe 13
2 Eddie Smith 13
5 Bill Posedel 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Johnny Mize .344
4 Bob Johnson .339
5 Hal Trosky .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 141
2 Frank McCormick 124
3 Joe DiMaggio 122
4 Bob Johnson 118
5 Joe Gordon 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 23
2 Mike Kreevich 23
4 Barney McCosky 20
5 4 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.11
2 Lefty Grove 2.55
3 Hugh Casey 2.73
4 Gene Thompson 2.73
5 Carl Hubbell 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Paul Derringer 24
2 Bob Feller 24
4 Curt Davis 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 244
2 Bobo Newsom 185
3 Claude Passeau 137
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