On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 7 .731 --
Indians 17 10 .630 2.5
Tigers 14 12 .538 5.0
Athletics 12 14 .462 7.0
Senators 12 16 .429 8.0
Browns 10 14 .417 8.0
White Sox 11 16 .407 8.5
Yankees 10 16 .385 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 7 .720 --
Dodgers 17 8 .680 1.0
Giants 14 11 .560 4.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 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 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Barney McCosky 4
4 Doc Cramer 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 George Selkirk 4
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Larry Rosenthal 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marius Russo 0.67
2 Claude Passeau 0.62
3 Dizzy Trout 0.29
4 Al Milnar 0.25
5 Whit Wyatt 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Tot Pressnell 1
1 Marius Russo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 5
2 Marius Russo 4
3 Al Milnar 3
4 Denny Galehouse 2
4 Dizzy Trout 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .407
2 Lou Finney .394
3 Rip Radcliff .382
4 Harry Danning .381
5 Ernie Lombardi .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Joe Kuhel 8
3 Hal Trosky 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Gee Walker 28
3 Harry Danning 25
3 Johnny Mize 25
5 Jeff Heath 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Gee Walker 7
3 Lonny Frey 6
4 Joe Kuhel 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.67
2 Larry French 2.03
2 Bucky Walters 2.03
4 Mace Brown 2.18
5 Tex Carleton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Gene Thompson 5
5 9 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 .478
2 Frankie Hayes .455
3 Johnny Mize .442
4 Harry Danning .431
5 2 tied .425

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 Jimmie Foxx 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 George Case 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.00
2 Vito Tamulis 1.76
3 Johnny Allen 1.77
4 Bob Feller 2.08
5 Monte Pearson 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Chubby Dean 2
3 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Tex Carleton 17
3 Dutch Leonard 14
3 Cliff Melton 14
3 Bucky Walters 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Herb Hash 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .374
2 Johnny Mize .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Bob Johnson .340
5 Ted Williams .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Hank Greenberg 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Jimmie Foxx 129
3 Joe DiMaggio 127
4 Bob Johnson 124
5 Frank McCormick 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Mike Kreevich 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Pete Fox 21
5 Ben Chapman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.13
2 Milt Shoffner 2.53
3 Bob Feller 2.72
4 Gene Thompson 2.75
5 Larry French 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
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 142
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