On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 4 .667 --
Indians 8 4 .667 0.0
Tigers 8 5 .615 0.5
Senators 6 7 .462 2.5
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 5 4 .556 3.5
Cubs 7 7 .500 4.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 5.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 5.0
Cardinals 4 7 .364 5.5
Bees 1 7 .125 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Danning 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Mickey Witek 3
4 Jo-Jo Moore 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Mickey Witek 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Moore 3
2 Mel Ott 2
2 Rudy York 2
4 George Case 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 George Case 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Hudson 0.27
2 Hy Vandenberg 0.20
3 Hal Newhouser 0.17
4 Curt Davis 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 4
2 Cliff Melton 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Hal Newhouser 2
3 Clyde Shoun 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .419
2 Jimmie Foxx .410
3 Hank Leiber .400
3 Babe Young .400
5 Doc Cramer .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
4 Pete Coscarart 3
4 5 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 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 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 15 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 .338
5 Joe Medwick .333

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 Jimmie Foxx 123
3 Joe DiMaggio 122
3 Frank McCormick 122
5 Bob Johnson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
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 Gene Thompson 2.61
3 Lefty Grove 2.66
4 Carl Hubbell 2.75
5 Paul Derringer 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 186
3 Claude Passeau 136
4 Mort Cooper 134
5 Bucky Walters 128

Saves

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