On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 5 .750 --
Indians 13 6 .684 1.5
Tigers 12 8 .600 3.0
Athletics 9 11 .450 6.0
Browns 8 11 .421 6.5
Senators 8 12 .400 7.0
White Sox 7 12 .368 7.5
Yankees 6 13 .316 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 3 .800 --
Reds 12 4 .750 0.5
Giants 8 8 .500 4.5
Cubs 9 11 .450 5.5
Cardinals 8 10 .444 5.5
Bees 6 9 .400 6.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 6.5
Pirates 5 11 .313 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Jo-Jo Moore 3
2 Babe Young 3
5 28 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Gumbert 1.00
2 Bobo Newsom 0.50
3 Spud Chandler 0.45
4 Vern Kennedy 0.44
5 Joe Krakauskas 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Gumbert 6
2 Spud Chandler 5
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Vern Kennedy 4
3 Bobo Newsom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Ed Heusser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .405
2 Harry Danning .403
3 Hank Leiber .382
4 Lou Finney .373
5 Frankie Hayes .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Gee Walker 18
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 16
3 Jeff Heath 16
3 4 others tied 16

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 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Eddie Smith 23
3 Bill Posedel 20
4 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Bobo Newsom 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Ed Heusser 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Harry Eisenstat 2
3 Jack Wilson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .377
2 Johnny Mize .353
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Bob Johnson .344
5 Ted Williams .335

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 Bob Johnson 122
4 Jimmie Foxx 121
4 Frank McCormick 121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.01
2 Gene Thompson 2.45
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Bob Feller 2.76
5 Larry French 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 20
4 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 236
2 Bobo Newsom 185
3 Claude Passeau 135
4 Paul Derringer 132
5 Johnny Rigney 128

Saves

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