On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 5 .762 --
Dodgers 15 5 .750 0.5
Giants 12 9 .571 4.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 5.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 7.0
Cardinals 8 15 .348 9.0
Bees 6 13 .316 9.0
Pirates 6 14 .300 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Orengo 3
1 Al Todd 3
3 Bobby Bragan 2
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Joe Orengo 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Hershberger 3
2 Morrie Arnovich 2
2 Jo-Jo Moore 2
2 Babe Young 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Bob Loane 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 1.67
2 Nick Strincevich 0.88
3 Gene Thompson 0.62
4 Mace Brown 0.43
5 Carl Hubbell 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Strincevich 7
2 Larry French 5
2 Gene Thompson 5
4 Kirby Higbe 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .391
2 Frankie Hayes .386
3 Rip Radcliff .379
4 Lou Finney .378
5 Ernie Lombardi .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 21
4 Babe Young 20
5 4 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 0.84
2 Jack Knott 1.33
3 Larry French 1.43
4 Bob Harris 1.50
5 Tex Carleton 1.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Gene Thompson 26
3 Red Ruffing 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 2 tied 23

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 .472
2 Ernie Lombardi .457
3 Lou Finney .442
4 Harry Danning .431
5 Frankie Gustine .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Stu Martin 4
2 Hal Trosky 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 17
2 Johnny Mize 15
3 Ernie Lombardi 14
3 Gee Walker 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Gee Walker 4
3 Lonny Frey 3
4 Harry Danning 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Harris 1.47
2 Tex Carleton 1.59
3 Hal Schumacher 1.65
4 Jack Knott 1.76
4 Vito Tamulis 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 3
1 Gene Thompson 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Johnny Babich 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Gene Thompson 16
3 Paul Derringer 13
3 Larry French 13
3 Red Ruffing 13

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 .344
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Bob Johnson .339

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 120
4 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 2.50
3 Paul Derringer 2.70
4 Larry French 2.76
5 Milt Shoffner 2.78

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