On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 6 .739 --
Indians 14 8 .636 2.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 5.0
Athletics 11 12 .478 6.0
Senators 10 13 .435 7.0
Browns 9 12 .429 7.0
White Sox 9 13 .409 7.5
Yankees 7 14 .333 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 4 .789 --
Reds 15 5 .750 0.5
Giants 11 9 .550 4.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 5.5
Phillies 7 11 .389 7.5
Cardinals 8 14 .364 8.5
Bees 6 12 .333 8.5
Pirates 6 13 .316 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 Mike McCormick 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 4
1 Eric McNair 4
3 Wally Moses 3
3 Hugh Mulcahy 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.71
2 Bob Feller 0.58
3 Tex Carleton 0.50
4 Dutch Leonard 0.36
5 Ernie White 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 7
1 Bob Feller 7
3 Cliff Melton 5
3 Johnny Rigney 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Beckmann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .391
2 Frankie Hayes .386
3 Rip Radcliff .379
4 Lou Finney .378
5 2 tied .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Joe Kuhel 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Johnny Mize 20
4 Elbie Fletcher 19
4 3 others tied 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 Jack Knott 1.33
3 Bob Harris 1.50
4 Tex Carleton 1.54
5 Bucky Walters 1.70

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 45
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 Frankie Hayes .475
2 Harry Danning .447
3 Frankie Gustine .436
4 Ernie Lombardi .429
5 Lou Finney .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Hal Trosky 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Ken Keltner 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 18
2 Harry Danning 16
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 14
3 Ernie Lombardi 14
3 Johnny Mize 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Gee Walker 5
3 Lonny Frey 3
4 Harry Danning 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Carleton 1.04
2 Bob Harris 1.47
3 Hal Schumacher 1.65
4 Jack Knott 1.76
4 Vito Tamulis 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
3 Johnny Babich 2
3 Emerson Dickman 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Red Ruffing 19
3 Tex Carleton 15
4 Paul Derringer 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Johnny Mize .353
3 Jimmie Foxx .343
4 Bob Johnson .340
5 Ted Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Johnny Mize 32
2 Hal Trosky 32
4 Hank Greenberg 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 141
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Bob Johnson 122
4 Jimmie Foxx 121
5 Frank McCormick 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Pete Fox 23
2 Mike Kreevich 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Ben Chapman 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.01
2 Gene Thompson 2.52
3 Paul Derringer 2.70
4 Milt Shoffner 2.78
5 Lefty Grove 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 22
4 Dutch Leonard 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 182
3 Claude Passeau 136
4 Paul Derringer 133
5 Johnny Rigney 130

Saves

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