On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 6 .750 --
Indians 16 9 .640 2.5
Tigers 13 11 .542 5.0
Senators 12 14 .462 7.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 7.5
Browns 10 13 .435 7.5
Yankees 9 15 .375 9.0
White Sox 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 6 .750 --
Dodgers 16 7 .696 1.5
Cubs 15 12 .556 4.5
Giants 13 11 .542 5.0
Phillies 10 12 .455 7.0
Cardinals 10 16 .385 9.0
Bees 7 15 .318 10.0
Pirates 6 16 .273 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Augie Galan 4
4 Rick Ferrell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 George Case 1
1 Joe Gallagher 1
1 Al Glossop 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
1 Mike Tresh 4
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 Joe Gallagher 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gallagher 1
1 Chet Laabs 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.20
2 Bucky Walters 1.00
3 Tex Carleton 0.55
4 Dutch Leonard 0.42
5 Mort Cooper 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 8
2 Bucky Walters 7
3 Tex Carleton 6
3 Bob Feller 6
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Clyde Shoun 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .408
2 Lou Finney .400
3 Rip Radcliff .381
4 Ernie Lombardi .378
5 Harry Danning .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Hal Trosky 8
4 Joe Kuhel 7
5 Bob Johnson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Johnny Mize 25
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Ernie Lombardi 23
4 Hal Trosky 23

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 0.67
2 Bob Harris 1.50
3 Bucky Walters 2.03
4 Larry French 2.14
5 Mace Brown 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Gene Thompson 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Tex Carleton 27
2 Eddie Smith 27
4 Dutch Leonard 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Jumbo Brown 3
2 Ed Heusser 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
5 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .500
2 Ernie Lombardi .477
3 Frankie Hayes .457
4 Rip Radcliff .442
5 Johnny Mize .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Stu Martin 4
2 Don Padgett 4
2 Hal Trosky 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 18
1 Johnny Mize 18
3 Ernie Lombardi 14
3 Hal Trosky 14
3 Gee Walker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
4 Harry Danning 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.00
2 Jack Russell 0.61
3 Vito Tamulis 1.26
4 Claude Passeau 1.57
5 2 tied 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Dutch Leonard 18
3 Tex Carleton 17
4 Gene Thompson 16
4 Bucky Walters 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Herb Hash 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .377
2 Johnny Mize .354
3 Jimmie Foxx .345
4 Ted Williams .340
5 Bob Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Hank Greenberg 30
3 Hal Trosky 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 126
3 Bob Johnson 123
4 Jimmie Foxx 121
4 Frank McCormick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Mike Kreevich 23
3 Pete Fox 22
3 Gee Walker 22
5 Ben Chapman 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.10
2 Gene Thompson 2.50
3 Bob Bowman 2.75
4 Bob Feller 2.76
5 Milt Shoffner 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 182
3 Claude Passeau 138
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 Johnny Rigney 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9