On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 8 .704 --
Indians 19 10 .655 1.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 4.5
White Sox 14 17 .452 7.0
Senators 14 17 .452 7.0
Athletics 12 17 .414 8.0
Browns 11 16 .407 8.0
Yankees 11 17 .393 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 8 .692 --
Reds 19 9 .679 0.0
Giants 16 11 .593 2.5
Cubs 17 14 .548 3.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 6.0
Cardinals 11 18 .379 8.5
Bees 8 16 .333 9.0
Pirates 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Campbell 5
2 Joe Orengo 4
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Hank Leiber 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.67
2 Dutch Leonard 0.43
3 Bill McGee 0.38
4 Chubby Dean 0.33
4 Lon Warneke 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 6
2 Joe Bowman 4
2 Bucky Walters 4
4 Chubby Dean 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .407
2 Lou Finney .394
3 Harry Danning .394
4 Frankie Hayes .393
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
4 Hank Leiber 26

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 0.63
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.01
3 Bucky Walters 1.90
4 Mace Brown 2.18
5 Tex Carleton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Bob Feller 6
3 Larry French 5
3 Harry Gumbert 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Eddie Smith 35
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
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 .469
3 Chuck Klein .444
4 Ernie Lombardi .432
5 Dick Siebert .425

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 14
2 Eric McNair 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Pinky Higgins 12
3 Johnny Mize 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Joe Gordon 3
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.00
1 Van Mungo 0.00
3 Marv Breuer 1.00
4 Johnny Allen 1.10
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dutch Leonard 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 Tommy Bridges 15
3 Dutch Leonard 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .372
2 Johnny Mize .350
3 Jimmie Foxx .349
4 Ted Williams .348
5 Doc Cramer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
4 Hank Greenberg 30
4 2 others 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 2.10
2 Milt Shoffner 2.53
3 Bob Feller 2.76
4 Gene Thompson 2.88
5 Carl Hubbell 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 23
2 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
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 10
5 Jumbo Brown 9