On This Day

Monday, May 13, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 4 .789 --
Dodgers 14 4 .778 0.5
Giants 11 8 .579 4.0
Cubs 11 11 .500 5.5
Cardinals 8 13 .381 8.0
Phillies 6 11 .353 8.0
Bees 6 12 .333 8.5
Pirates 5 13 .278 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Werber 5
2 Leo Durocher 4
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 3
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Joe Orengo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 4
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Billy Jurges 3
2 Babe Young 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.30
2 Hugh Casey 0.25
3 Ike Pearson 0.21
4 Hy Vandenberg 0.20
5 Mort Cooper 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Vito Tamulis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clyde Shoun 5
2 Ike Pearson 3
2 Milt Shoffner 3
2 Vito Tamulis 3
2 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .397
2 Taffy Wright .391
3 Rip Radcliff .379
4 Lou Finney .376
5 Joe Medwick .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Hal Trosky 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
5 Bob Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Johnny Mize 20
2 Gee Walker 20
4 Hank Leiber 19
4 Ernie Lombardi 19

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 0.89
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 .488
2 Frankie Hayes .462
3 Ted Williams .460
4 Lou Finney .446
5 Johnny Mize .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Hal Trosky 5
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Stu Martin 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 16
1 Johnny Mize 16
3 Gee Walker 15
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Gee Walker 5
3 Lonny Frey 3
3 Charlie Keller 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Carleton 0.53
2 Jack Russell 0.73
3 Bob Harris 1.47
4 Hal Schumacher 1.65
5 Bucky Walters 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 3
2 Johnny Babich 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Red Ruffing 19
3 Paul Derringer 14
4 Sid Hudson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 2
2 Ed Heusser 2
2 Jack Wilson 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Johnny Mize .356
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
2 Johnny Mize 32
4 Hal Trosky 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Bob Johnson 122
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
4 Frank McCormick 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
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 236
2 Bobo Newsom 182
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