On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 5 .722 --
Indians 11 6 .647 1.5
Tigers 11 7 .611 2.0
Athletics 8 10 .444 5.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 5.5
Browns 7 10 .412 5.5
Senators 7 11 .389 6.0
Yankees 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 2 .846 --
Reds 11 4 .733 1.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 4.5
Giants 6 8 .429 5.5
Bees 6 8 .429 5.5
Cardinals 7 10 .412 6.0
Phillies 5 8 .385 6.0
Pirates 4 10 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny McCoy 4
1 Babe Young 4
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stu Martin 2
1 Hal Trosky 2
3 Joe Gallagher 1
3 Joe Gordon 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 4
1 Babe Young 4
3 Joe Gallagher 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Danning 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Jimmy Brown 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 0.50
2 Paul Derringer 0.40
3 Jim Bagby 0.25
4 Cliff Melton 0.23
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Bill Posedel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Eddie Smith 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Roy Bruner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Leiber .400
2 Taffy Wright .394
3 George McQuinn .388
4 Chet Ross .382
5 Lou Finney .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
4 Johnny Mize 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Joe Kuhel 15
2 Hank Leiber 15
2 Ernie Lombardi 15
5 8 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 Bucky Walters 1.25
4 Tex Carleton 1.50
4 Luke Hamlin 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
3 Johnny Babich 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Eddie Smith 23
3 Bill Posedel 20
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Ed Heusser 2
2 Jack Wilson 2
5 24 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .379
2 Jimmie Foxx .353
3 Johnny Mize .351
4 Bob Johnson .339
5 Hal Trosky .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Hal Trosky 31
4 Johnny Mize 30
4 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Joe DiMaggio 123
3 Jimmie Foxx 121
3 Frank McCormick 121
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.04
2 Gene Thompson 2.53
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Larry French 2.79
5 Carl Hubbell 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 181
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Paul Derringer 132
5 Tommy Bridges 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 16
3 Al Benton 9
3 Clyde Shoun 9
5 3 tied 8