Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 12, 1940

On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	16	6	.727	--
Indians	14	7	.667	1.5
Tigers	12	10	.545	4.0
Athletics	10	12	.455	6.0
White Sox	9	12	.429	6.5
Browns	9	12	.429	6.5
Senators	9	13	.409	7.0
Yankees	7	14	.333	8.5

Games

Browns 5, Indians 2

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Athletics 4, Senators 2

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	15	4	.789	--
Dodgers	13	4	.765	1.0
Giants	10	8	.556	4.5
Cubs	11	11	.500	5.5
Cardinals	8	13	.381	8.0
Phillies	6	10	.375	7.5
Bees	6	11	.353	8.0
Pirates	5	13	.278	9.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

Giants 3, Bees 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 5

Reds 7, Cardinals 1

Reds 13, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	5
2	Harry Craft	4
2	Joe Medwick	4
4	Elden Auker	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Harry Craft	3
3	Arky Vaughan	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
1	Red Ruffing	1.00
3	Hal Schumacher	0.73
4	Jim Turner	0.38
4	Lon Warneke	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	8
1	Hal Schumacher	8
3	Jim Turner	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	Tot Pressnell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.414
2	Taffy Wright	.391
3	Joe Medwick	.383
4	Rip Radcliff	.379
5	Lou Finney	.376

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	Hank Leiber	19
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	18
4	Ernie Lombardi	18

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	Jack Russell	0.95
2	Bucky Walters	1.20
3	Jack Knott	1.33
4	Tex Carleton	1.38
5	Bob Harris	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	5
2	Johnny Babich	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	Larry French	4
2	Gene Thompson	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Red Ruffing	25
3	Tommy Bridges	24
4	Eddie Smith	23
5	Bill Posedel	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Ed Heusser	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.477
2	Ted Williams	.446
3	Ernie Lombardi	.442
4	Frankie Hayes	.432
5	Lou Finney	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
3	Joe Kuhel	4
3	Stu Martin	4
3	Jim Tabor	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	17
1	Ernie Lombardi	17
3	Harry Danning	16
3	Gee Walker	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Gee Walker	6
3	Lonny Frey	4
4	Charlie Keller	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Wilson	0.00
2	Tex Carleton	0.53
3	Bob Harris	1.50
4	Herb Hash	1.65
4	Hal Schumacher	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Hash	3
1	Gene Thompson	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
4	Johnny Babich	2
4	16 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Red Ruffing	19
3	Paul Derringer	14
3	Gene Thompson	14
5	4 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Ed Heusser	2
2	Jack Wilson	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.376
2	Johnny Mize	.352
3	Bob Johnson	.343
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Ted Williams	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Hal Trosky	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	2 others tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	124
3	Bob Johnson	122
4	Frank McCormick	121
5	Jimmie Foxx	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.95
2	Gene Thompson	2.51
3	Lefty Grove	2.69
4	Paul Derringer	2.74
5	Bob Feller	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	29
2	Paul Derringer	25
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	Paul Derringer	136
3	Claude Passeau	136
5	Tommy Bridges	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Clint Brown	15
3	Al Benton	9
3	Clyde Shoun	9
5	3 tied	8