On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 9 .679 --
Indians 20 11 .645 0.5
Tigers 16 14 .533 4.0
Senators 15 17 .469 6.0
White Sox 14 17 .452 6.5
Browns 12 17 .414 7.5
Yankees 12 17 .414 7.5
Athletics 12 18 .400 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 8 .704 --
Reds 20 9 .690 0.0
Giants 17 11 .607 2.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 4.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 7.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 9.5
Bees 8 17 .320 10.0
Pirates 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 4
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Buddy Hassett 4
4 Beau Bell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Danning 2
2 Al Glossop 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Wally Judnich 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 4
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Ray Mack 3
2 Frankie Pytlak 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 2.33
2 Kirby Higbe 0.86
3 Al Milnar 0.70
4 Bob Klinger 0.62
5 Luke Hamlin 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emil Bildilli 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Roy Joiner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 7
1 Al Milnar 7
3 Kirby Higbe 6
4 Bob Klinger 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .408
2 Harry Danning .394
3 Frankie Hayes .393
4 Lou Finney .386
5 Doc Cramer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Hal Trosky 10
4 Bob Johnson 8
4 Joe Kuhel 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Harry Danning 31
3 Gee Walker 29
4 Hank Leiber 28
5 Hal Trosky 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Gee Walker 7
3 Lonny Frey 6
4 Joe Kuhel 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.63
2 Bucky Walters 1.90
3 Luke Hamlin 2.14
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 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Eddie Smith 35
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Kirby Higbe 31

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 .486
2 Chuck Klein .471
3 Ray Mack .447
4 Ernie Lombardi .429
5 Billy Herman .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Pinky Higgins 5
4 Harry Danning 4
4 Jeff Heath 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 15
2 Eric McNair 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Pinky Higgins 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 Frankie Gustine 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.00
1 Van Mungo 0.00
3 Monte Pearson 0.56
4 Marv Breuer 1.00
5 Al Smith 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Hugh Mulcahy 17
3 Dutch Leonard 15
3 Cliff Melton 15
3 Al Milnar 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Bill Beckmann 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .349
3 Johnny Mize .349
4 Ted Williams .348
5 Bob Johnson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Hal Trosky 31
3 Ted Williams 31

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 117

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 2.04
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 28
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
2 Bobo Newsom 185
3 Paul Derringer 137
4 Johnny Rigney 135
5 Claude Passeau 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 10
5 Jumbo Brown 9