On This Day

Saturday, May 4, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 4 .714 --
Indians 9 4 .692 0.5
Tigers 8 6 .571 2.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 3.5
Senators 6 8 .429 4.0
Athletics 6 8 .429 4.0
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
White Sox 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 1 .900 --
Reds 8 3 .727 1.5
Cubs 8 7 .533 3.5
Giants 5 5 .500 4.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 5.0
Cardinals 5 8 .385 5.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 5.5
Bees 2 8 .200 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Hayes 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 Moose Solters 4
4 George McQuinn 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kuhel 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Hank Leiber 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Benny McCoy 3
1 Moose Solters 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Buddy Rosar 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.67
2 Bill McGee 0.50
3 Denny Galehouse 0.45
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.40
5 Joe Sullivan 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Galehouse 5
2 Johnny Babich 4
2 Paul Derringer 4
2 Joe Sullivan 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .407
2 Hank Leiber .407
3 Jimmie Foxx .400
4 George McQuinn .396
4 Taffy Wright .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kuhel 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Wally Judnich 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Joe Kuhel 15
3 Bill Nicholson 13
4 Bobby Doerr 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Lonny Frey 4
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.75
2 Bucky Walters 1.00
3 Larry French 1.27
4 Chubby Dean 1.29
5 Tex Carleton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Tommy Bridges 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Bill Posedel 19
2 Eddie Smith 19
4 Kirby Higbe 16
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Max Butcher 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .378
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Johnny Mize .343
4 Bob Johnson .343
5 Hal Trosky .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Hank Greenberg 30
2 Ted Williams 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 29
4 Joe Gordon 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Frank McCormick 123
3 Joe DiMaggio 122
3 Jimmie Foxx 122
5 Bob Johnson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Pete Fox 23
2 Mike Kreevich 23
4 Lee Handley 19
4 Barney McCosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.07
2 Gene Thompson 2.61
3 Lefty Grove 2.66
4 Paul Derringer 2.77
5 Carl Hubbell 2.78

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 231
2 Bobo Newsom 183
3 Claude Passeau 136
4 Mort Cooper 133
5 Paul Derringer 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 15
3 Bob Bowman 8
3 Joe Heving 8
3 Clyde Shoun 8