On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 8 .704 --
Indians 18 10 .643 1.5
Tigers 15 13 .536 4.5
White Sox 13 16 .448 7.0
Senators 13 17 .433 7.5
Athletics 12 16 .429 7.5
Browns 11 15 .423 7.5
Yankees 11 17 .393 8.5

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 17 13 .567 3.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 6.0
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 Luke Appling 3
1 Johnny Babich 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Wally Judnich 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 Alan Strange 1
2 Johnny Welaj 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.78
2 Hugh Mulcahy 0.67
3 Johnny Babich 0.36
4 Red Ruffing 0.30
5 Slick Coffman 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Vern Olsen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Mulcahy 10
2 Bobo Newsom 7
3 Johnny Babich 5
4 Slick Coffman 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vance Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .412
2 Lou Finney .394
3 Rip Radcliff .391
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 29
3 Harry Danning 27
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
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 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Eddie Smith 35
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Ken Chase 29
4 Red Ruffing 29

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 .475
2 Frankie Hayes .471
3 Ray Mack .457
4 Chuck Klein .436
5 Johnny Mize .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 19
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 15
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Gee Walker 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Gee Walker 3
4 Frank Demaree 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.00
2 Marv Breuer 1.00
3 Johnny Allen 1.10
4 Charlie Root 1.50
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
1 Hugh Mulcahy 20
3 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Tex Carleton 17
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .372
2 Johnny Mize .354
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Ted Williams .343
5 Bob Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Hal Trosky 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Jimmie Foxx 130
3 Joe DiMaggio 129
4 Bob Johnson 123
5 Frank McCormick 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
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 185
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