On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 6 .750 --
Indians 15 8 .652 2.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 5.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 6.5
Senators 10 14 .417 8.0
Browns 9 13 .409 8.0
White Sox 9 14 .391 8.5
Yankees 8 14 .364 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 5 .773 --
Dodgers 16 5 .762 0.5
Cubs 14 11 .560 4.5
Giants 12 10 .545 5.0
Phillies 8 12 .400 8.0
Cardinals 8 16 .333 10.0
Pirates 6 14 .300 10.0
Bees 6 14 .300 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
4 Zeke Bonura 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Ival Goodman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 4
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Hal Trosky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Eddie Joost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 0.67
2 Al Milnar 0.50
2 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Marv Breuer 0.38
4 2 others tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Breuer 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Milnar 5
2 Bill Dietrich 4
2 Eddie Smith 4
4 Marv Breuer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elmer Riddle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .400
2 Rip Radcliff .391
3 Frankie Hayes .386
4 Ernie Lombardi .377
5 Taffy Wright .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Hal Trosky 22
4 Jeff Heath 21
4 Johnny Mize 21

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 0.78
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 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Eddie Smith 27
3 Gene Thompson 26
4 Red Ruffing 25
5 Tommy Bridges 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Ed Heusser 3
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 4 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 Frankie Gustine .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 16
2 Johnny Mize 14
2 Gee Walker 14
4 Hal Trosky 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Gee Walker 4
3 Lonny Frey 3
4 Harry Danning 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.73
2 Johnny Allen 1.38
3 Bobo Newsom 1.42
4 Vito Tamulis 1.46
5 Tex Carleton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Gene Thompson 3
4 Johnny Babich 2
4 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Gene Thompson 16
3 Hal Schumacher 15
4 Eddie Smith 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Herb Hash 2
1 Ed Heusser 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .377
2 Johnny Mize .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .345
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Bob Johnson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Hal Trosky 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Hank Greenberg 30
3 Johnny Mize 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 141
2 Joe DiMaggio 126
3 Bob Johnson 122
3 Frank McCormick 122
5 Jimmie Foxx 121

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 2.04
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 28
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 175
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Paul Derringer 133
5 Johnny Rigney 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Al Benton 9
3 Clyde Shoun 9
5 2 tied 8