On This Day

Wednesday, May 1, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 4 .667 --
Indians 8 4 .667 0.0
Tigers 7 5 .583 1.0
Senators 6 6 .500 2.0
Browns 5 6 .455 2.5
Yankees 5 6 .455 2.5
Athletics 5 8 .385 3.5
White Sox 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 1 .900 --
Reds 7 3 .700 2.0
Giants 4 4 .500 4.0
Cubs 7 7 .500 4.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 5.0
Cardinals 4 6 .400 5.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 5.0
Bees 1 7 .125 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Tabor 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Pete Coscarart 2
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
1 Birdie Tebbetts 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Joe Kuhel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nels Potter 0.62
2 Hugh Casey 0.43
3 Johnny Allen 0.33
4 Monte Pearson 0.29
5 Bobo Newsom 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 5
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Hugh Casey 3
4 Joe Krakauskas 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Young .419
2 Taffy Wright .419
3 Barney McCosky .413
4 Jimmie Foxx .410
5 Hank Leiber .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
4 Pete Coscarart 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Bill Nicholson 13
3 Bobby Doerr 11
3 Jeff Heath 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Hash 0.79
2 Jack Russell 0.84
3 Bucky Walters 1.00
4 Larry French 1.03
5 Eddie Smith 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 3
2 Johnny Babich 2
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Tommy Bridges 14
2 Mickey Harris 14
4 Kirby Higbe 13
4 Eddie Smith 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Max Butcher 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .378
2 Jimmie Foxx .363
3 Johnny Mize .346
4 Bob Johnson .339
5 Joe Medwick .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
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 145
2 Frank McCormick 124
3 Jimmie Foxx 123
4 Joe DiMaggio 122
5 Bob Johnson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Pete Fox 23
2 Mike Kreevich 23
4 Barney McCosky 20
5 Lee Handley 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.11
2 Lefty Grove 2.66
3 Gene Thompson 2.73
4 Carl Hubbell 2.75
5 Ted Lyons 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Curt Davis 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 186
3 Claude Passeau 136
4 Mort Cooper 134
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 16
3 Bob Bowman 8
3 Joe Heving 8
3 Clyde Shoun 8