On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 8 .704 --
Indians 18 10 .643 1.5
Tigers 14 13 .519 5.0
Senators 13 16 .448 7.0
Athletics 12 15 .444 7.0
White Sox 12 16 .429 7.5
Yankees 11 16 .407 8.0
Browns 10 15 .400 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 8 .692 --
Dodgers 18 8 .692 0.0
Giants 15 11 .577 3.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 3.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.5
Cardinals 10 17 .370 8.5
Bees 8 15 .348 8.5
Pirates 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 5
2 Mike Kreevich 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 George Case 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Cookie Lavagetto 1
2 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Klinger 0.71
2 Ken Chase 0.58
3 Marv Breuer 0.57
3 Carl Hubbell 0.57
5 Eddie Smith 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Breuer 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Smith 8
2 Ken Chase 7
3 Mel Harder 5
3 Bob Klinger 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Dobson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .407
2 Lou Finney .394
3 Rip Radcliff .393
4 Harry Danning .390
5 Doc Cramer .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Hal Trosky 9
4 Joe Kuhel 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Gee Walker 28
3 Harry Danning 27
4 Johnny Mize 25
4 Hal Trosky 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.01
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 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Eddie Smith 35
3 Ken Chase 29
4 Tex Carleton 27
5 4 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 Rip Radcliff .488
2 Frankie Hayes .484
3 Lou Finney .435
4 Ray Mack .425
5 2 tied .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Pinky Higgins 5
4 Jeff Heath 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Hal Trosky 15
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Gee Walker 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.00
2 Johnny Allen 1.10
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.53
4 Vito Tamulis 1.76
5 Bob Feller 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Tex Carleton 17
3 Ken Chase 16
3 Eddie Smith 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Ed Heusser 2
2 Claude Passeau 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .373
2 Johnny Mize .356
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Ted Williams .340
5 Bob Johnson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Hal Trosky 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Jimmie Foxx 130
3 Joe DiMaggio 127
4 Bob Johnson 122
5 Frank McCormick 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
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 2.76
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 133
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