On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 6 .750 --
Indians 14 8 .636 3.0
Tigers 12 11 .522 5.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 6.5
Senators 10 13 .435 7.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 8.0
Browns 9 13 .409 8.0
Yankees 7 14 .333 9.5

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 13 11 .542 4.5
Phillies 8 11 .421 7.0
Cardinals 8 15 .348 9.0
Pirates 6 14 .300 9.5
Bees 6 14 .300 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Rip Radcliff 3
4 Bobby Doerr 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Rip Russell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Jim Gleeson 2
2 Al Lopez 2
4 Emil Bildilli 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Berardino 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.33
2 Joe Sullivan 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Herb Hash 2
2 Joe Sullivan 2
4 Emil Bildilli 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Hash 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .400
2 Rip Radcliff .391
2 Taffy Wright .391
4 Frankie Hayes .386
5 Ernie Lombardi .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Johnny Mize 21
4 Hank Leiber 20
4 Babe Young 20

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 Larry French 1.43
3 Bob Harris 1.50
4 Tex Carleton 1.54
5 Bucky Walters 1.70

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 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .485
2 Lou Finney .472
3 Ernie Lombardi .465
4 Rip Radcliff .438
5 Harry Danning .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Stu Martin 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 17
2 Johnny Mize 15
3 Gee Walker 14
4 Babe Young 13
5 2 tied 12

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 Johnny Allen 1.38
2 Bobo Newsom 1.42
3 Vito Tamulis 1.46
4 Tex Carleton 1.59
5 2 tied 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 3
1 Gene Thompson 3
3 Johnny Babich 2
3 Emerson Dickman 2
3 16 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 Herb Hash 2
1 Ed Heusser 2
1 Jack Wilson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Johnny Mize .353
3 Jimmie Foxx .345
4 Ted Williams .339
5 Bob Johnson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Johnny Mize 31
2 Hal Trosky 31
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 Mike Kreevich 23
3 Pete Fox 22
3 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 Bob Bowman 2.75
5 Larry French 2.76

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 135
4 Paul Derringer 133
5 Johnny Rigney 129

Saves

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