On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 5 .706 --
Tigers 11 6 .647 1.0
Indians 10 6 .625 1.5
Browns 7 9 .438 4.5
Senators 7 10 .412 5.0
Athletics 7 10 .412 5.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 5.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 2 .846 --
Reds 11 3 .786 0.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 4.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 5.5
Giants 5 8 .385 6.0
Bees 5 8 .385 6.0
Cardinals 6 10 .375 6.5
Pirates 4 9 .308 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Harry Danning 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Danning 2
1 Eddie Lake 2
1 Johnny Mize 2
4 Elden Auker 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Lake 5
2 Harry Danning 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Frankie Gustine 1
2 Stan Hack 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.57
2 Sid Hudson 0.50
3 Hal Newhouser 0.43
4 Mike Naymick 0.40
4 Lon Warneke 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 7
2 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Claude Passeau 4
3 Lon Warneke 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Leiber .400
2 Taffy Wright .394
3 George McQuinn .385
3 Enos Slaughter .385
5 Chet Ross .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Johnny Mize 5
3 Hal Trosky 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Joe Kuhel 15
2 Hank Leiber 15
4 Bill Nicholson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Mike Kreevich 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 1.17
2 Larry French 1.19
3 Herb Hash 1.20
4 Bucky Walters 1.25
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
3 Johnny Babich 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Gene Thompson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Bill Posedel 19
2 Eddie Smith 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Johnny Mize .349
4 Bob Johnson .340
5 Hal Trosky .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Hank Greenberg 31
3 Johnny Mize 30
3 Ted Williams 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Joe DiMaggio 122
2 Frank McCormick 122
4 Jimmie Foxx 121
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Mike Kreevich 25
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Barney McCosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.04
2 Gene Thompson 2.53
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Carl Hubbell 2.78
5 Paul Derringer 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Curt Davis 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 181
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Tommy Bridges 129
5 Paul Derringer 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 15
3 Al Benton 9
4 Pete Appleton 8
4 3 others tied 8