On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 5 .737 --
Indians 12 6 .667 1.5
Tigers 11 8 .579 3.0
Browns 8 10 .444 5.5
Senators 8 11 .421 6.0
Athletics 8 11 .421 6.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 6.5
Yankees 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 2 .857 --
Reds 12 4 .750 1.0
Cubs 9 10 .474 5.5
Giants 7 8 .467 5.5
Cardinals 8 10 .444 6.0
Bees 6 9 .400 6.5
Phillies 5 9 .357 7.0
Pirates 4 11 .267 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 George Case 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Harry Danning 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Don Heffner 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.17
2 Bucky Walters 0.83
3 Tex Carleton 0.67
4 Monte Pearson 0.36
5 Denny Galehouse 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Herman Besse 6
2 Ernie White 6
4 Monte Pearson 5
4 Bucky Walters 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .400
2 Hank Leiber .392
3 Harry Danning .390
4 Frankie Hayes .382
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Rip Radcliff 16
2 Hal Trosky 16
4 Joe Kuhel 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Gee Walker 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Lonny Frey 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Hash 0.96
2 Bucky Walters 1.20
3 Tex Carleton 1.38
4 Bob Harris 1.50
4 Luke Hamlin 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 5
2 Bob Feller 4
2 Larry French 4
4 Johnny Babich 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Eddie Smith 23
3 Bill Posedel 20
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 2 tied 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 Johnny Mize .352
3 Jimmie Foxx .350
4 Bob Johnson .339
5 Hal Trosky .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Hal Trosky 31
4 Johnny Mize 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 141
2 Joe DiMaggio 123
3 Jimmie Foxx 121
3 Frank McCormick 121
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
2 Mike Kreevich 24
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Gee Walker 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.01
2 Gene Thompson 2.53
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Bob Feller 2.77
5 Bump Hadley 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 24
2 Bob Feller 24
4 Dutch Leonard 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 244
2 Bobo Newsom 181
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Paul Derringer 132
5 Tommy Bridges 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Clint Brown 16
3 Al Benton 9
3 Clyde Shoun 9
5 3 tied 8