On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 7 .720 --
Indians 17 9 .654 1.5
Tigers 14 11 .560 4.0
Athletics 12 14 .462 6.5
Senators 12 15 .444 7.0
Browns 10 14 .417 7.5
White Sox 10 16 .385 8.5
Yankees 9 16 .360 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 7 .720 --
Dodgers 16 8 .667 1.5
Cubs 16 12 .571 3.5
Giants 14 11 .560 4.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 6.0
Cardinals 10 17 .370 9.0
Bees 8 15 .348 9.0
Pirates 6 17 .261 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Lou Finney 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Frankie Hayes 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
4 Harry Danning 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 7
2 Harry Danning 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Bama Rowell 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.86
2 Bill Lee 0.44
3 Mace Brown 0.38
4 Lefty Grove 0.36
5 Tommy Bridges 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Lefty Hoerst 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 6
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Bill Lee 4
4 Mace Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Larry French 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .410
2 Frankie Hayes .407
3 Rip Radcliff .382
4 Harry Danning .381
5 Ernie Lombardi .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Hal Trosky 8
4 Jeff Heath 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Harry Danning 25
3 Johnny Mize 25
5 Jeff Heath 24

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 Larry French 2.03
3 Bucky Walters 2.03
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 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Tex Carleton 27
2 Eddie Smith 27
4 Tommy Bridges 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Jumbo Brown 3
2 Ed Heusser 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
5 7 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .500
2 Rip Radcliff .455
3 Ernie Lombardi .442
4 Frankie Hayes .432
5 Al Lopez .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Pinky Higgins 5
4 Harry Danning 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 23
2 Johnny Mize 17
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Bob Johnson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.00
2 Claude Passeau 1.57
3 Jack Knott 1.76
3 Vito Tamulis 1.76
5 Johnny Allen 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Gene Thompson 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Tex Carleton 17
3 Gene Thompson 16
4 Larry French 14
4 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Clint Brown 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 .376
2 Johnny Mize .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .345
4 Ted Williams .338
5 Bob Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Hal Trosky 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 126
3 Jimmie Foxx 125
3 Bob Johnson 125
5 Frank McCormick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Mike Kreevich 23
3 Pete Fox 22
3 Gee Walker 22
5 Ben Chapman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.10
2 Milt Shoffner 2.53
3 Bob Feller 2.72
4 Gene Thompson 2.75
5 Bob Bowman 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 21
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 239
2 Bobo Newsom 182
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 Johnny Rigney 129

Saves

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