On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	19	9	.679	--
Indians	20	12	.625	1.0
Tigers	17	14	.548	3.5
White Sox	15	17	.469	6.0
Senators	15	18	.455	6.5
Yankees	13	17	.433	7.0
Athletics	12	18	.400	8.0
Browns	12	18	.400	8.0

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Yankees 5, Senators 0

White Sox 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	20	8	.714	--
Reds	22	9	.710	-0.5
Giants	17	12	.586	3.5
Cubs	18	15	.545	4.5
Phillies	11	15	.423	8.0
Cardinals	11	20	.355	10.5
Bees	9	17	.346	10.0
Pirates	8	20	.286	12.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0

Cubs 7, Cardinals 1

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Bees 7, Giants 1

Reds 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Bob Kennedy	3
3	Ted Lyons	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Charlie Keller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Cookie Lavagetto	3
2	Taffy Wright	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Augie Galan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.00
2	Jim Turner	0.44
2	Whit Wyatt	0.44
4	Ken Chase	0.43
5	Mike Naymick	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	9
2	Jim Turner	4
2	Whit Wyatt	4
4	Bob Bowman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.403
2	Frankie Hayes	.393
3	Harry Danning	.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	Hank Leiber	29
3	Gee Walker	29
5	Hal Trosky	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lonny Frey	8
3	Gee Walker	7
4	Joe Kuhel	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	0.91
2	Bucky Walters	1.90
3	Mace Brown	1.97
4	Luke Hamlin	2.14
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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Eddie Smith	35
4	Tommy Bridges	33
5	Ken Chase	32

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	.459
2	Ray Mack	.444
3	Chuck Klein	.424
4	Joe Orengo	.410
5	Billy Herman	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Eric McNair	12
4	Pinky Higgins	11
4	Hal Trosky	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Lonny Frey	2
3	Bob Loane	2
3	2 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	0.00
2	Monte Pearson	0.56
3	Marv Breuer	1.00
4	Al Smith	1.42
5	Bill McGee	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
4	Marv Breuer	2
4	16 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Hugh Mulcahy	17
4	Dutch Leonard	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	2
2	Bill Beckmann	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.449
2	Rip Radcliff	.433
3	Harry Danning	.427
4	Lou Finney	.423
5	Ted Williams	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	12
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	Harry Danning	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	30
3	Ernie Lombardi	25
3	Hal Trosky	25
3	Gee Walker	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lonny Frey	7
2	Gee Walker	7
4	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.03
2	Johnny Allen	2.05
3	Mace Brown	2.06
4	Bob Feller	2.08
5	Tex Carleton	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Bob Feller	4
3	Larry French	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Ken Chase	31
4	Dutch Leonard	26
5	Hugh Mulcahy	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Ed Heusser	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
4	Clint Brown	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.369
2	Johnny Mize	.352
3	Jimmie Foxx	.352
4	Ted Williams	.346
5	Bob Johnson	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Johnny Mize	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Hank Greenberg	31
4	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	133
2	Joe DiMaggio	128
2	Jimmie Foxx	128
4	Bob Johnson	122
5	Frank McCormick	119

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	2.58
3	Bob Feller	2.76
4	Gene Thompson	2.88
5	Bob Bowman	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	28
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Dutch Leonard	22
5	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	194
3	Paul Derringer	137
3	Claude Passeau	137
5	Johnny Rigney	133

Saves

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