On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 8 .704 --
Indians 19 10 .655 1.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 5.0
White Sox 14 16 .467 6.5
Senators 13 17 .433 7.5
Athletics 12 16 .429 7.5
Browns 11 16 .407 8.0
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 16 11 .593 2.5
Cubs 17 13 .567 3.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 6.0
Cardinals 10 17 .370 8.5
Bees 8 16 .333 9.0
Pirates 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Radcliff 3
1 Burgess Whitehead 3
3 Harry Danning 2
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Al Glossop 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Billy Jurges 2
2 Larry Rosenthal 2
4 Bob Feller 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 1.50
2 Tommy Bridges 1.40
3 Bob Feller 1.00
4 Elden Auker 0.55
5 Harry Gumbert 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Tommy Bridges 7
3 Elden Auker 6
3 Johnny Rigney 6
5 Harry Gumbert 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .412
2 Rip Radcliff .407
3 Lou Finney .394
4 Harry Danning .394
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 Bob Feller 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Larry French 5
3 Harry Gumbert 5
3 Gene Thompson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Eddie Smith 35
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 2 tied 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 .500
2 Ray Mack .472
3 Chuck Klein .444
4 Ernie Lombardi .441
5 Lou Finney .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 16
2 Gee Walker 14
3 Bob Johnson 13
3 Eric McNair 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Joe Gordon 3
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 7 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 4
2 Bobo Newsom 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Hugh Mulcahy 20
3 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Tommy Bridges 15
5 Ken Chase 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 .348
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Bob Johnson .339

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 122
5 Frank McCormick 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Mike Kreevich 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Pete Fox 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.13
2 Milt Shoffner 2.51
3 Bob Feller 2.67
4 Gene Thompson 2.76
5 Larry French 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Bob Feller 24
3 Paul Derringer 23
4 Dutch Leonard 21
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 248
2 Bobo Newsom 185
3 Johnny Rigney 135
4 Claude Passeau 134
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

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