Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, May 11, 1940

On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	16	5	.762	--
Indians	14	6	.700	1.5
Tigers	12	9	.571	4.0
Senators	9	12	.429	7.0
Athletics	9	12	.429	7.0
White Sox	8	12	.400	7.5
Browns	8	12	.400	7.5
Yankees	6	14	.300	9.5

Games

Indians 1, Browns 0

White Sox 1, Tigers 0

Red Sox 9, Yankees 8

Senators 9, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	13	4	.765	--
Dodgers	12	4	.750	0.5
Giants	9	8	.529	4.0
Cubs	10	11	.476	5.0
Cardinals	8	11	.421	6.0
Phillies	6	9	.400	6.0
Bees	6	10	.375	6.5
Pirates	5	12	.294	8.0

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Giants 10, Bees 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 5

Reds 12, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	3
1	Harry Craft	3
1	Harry Danning	3
1	Lou Finney	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Lou Finney	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	Johnny Mize	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Finney	4
1	Mel Ott	4
1	Billy Werber	4
4	Harry Danning	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Lonny Frey	2
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Mike McCormick	2
5	3 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.50
2	Jack Knott	1.20
3	Marius Russo	0.55
4	Nels Potter	0.50
4	Gene Thompson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Jack Knott	6
1	Marius Russo	6
4	Joe Bowman	5
4	Gene Thompson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.424
2	Taffy Wright	.386
3	Lou Finney	.383
4	Hank Leiber	.375
5	Rip Radcliff	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	27
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	17
3	Hank Leiber	17
5	7 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Lonny Frey	6
2	Gee Walker	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.20
2	Jack Knott	1.33
3	Tex Carleton	1.38
4	Bob Harris	1.50
5	Larry French	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	5
2	Bob Feller	4
2	Larry French	4
2	Gene Thompson	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Tommy Bridges	24
3	Eddie Smith	23
4	Gene Thompson	21
5	Bill Posedel	20

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	.376
2	Johnny Mize	.355
3	Jimmie Foxx	.345
4	Bob Johnson	.343
5	Ted Williams	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Johnny Mize	31
3	Hal Trosky	31
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	123
3	Bob Johnson	122
4	Jimmie Foxx	120
5	Frank McCormick	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Mike Kreevich	24
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Gee Walker	22
5	Ben Chapman	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.95
2	Gene Thompson	2.53
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	136
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	Tommy Bridges	129

Saves

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