On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 9 .700 --
Indians 21 13 .618 2.0
Tigers 18 15 .545 4.5
Yankees 16 17 .485 6.5
White Sox 16 19 .457 7.5
Browns 14 19 .424 8.5
Senators 15 21 .417 9.0
Athletics 12 20 .375 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 8 .724 --
Reds 23 10 .697 0.0
Giants 17 12 .586 4.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 6.0
Cardinals 13 20 .394 10.0
Phillies 11 17 .393 9.5
Bees 10 17 .370 10.0
Pirates 9 21 .300 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Ray Mack 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Owen 4
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Lon Warneke 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.36
2 Elden Auker 0.33
3 Boom-Boom Beck 0.29
4 Lon Warneke 0.25
5 Joe Bowman 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Butland 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Bob Feller 4
3 Lon Warneke 3
4 Boom-Boom Beck 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .393
2 Frankie Hayes .388
3 Doc Cramer .384
4 Rip Radcliff .380
5 Lou Finney .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Hal Trosky 10
4 Joe Kuhel 9
5 Bob Johnson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Harry Danning 31
3 Hank Leiber 30
3 Gee Walker 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.26
2 Bucky Walters 1.69
3 Mace Brown 1.97
4 Luke Hamlin 2.14
5 Tex Carleton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Bob Feller 7
3 Larry French 5
3 Harry Gumbert 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 64
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 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Mack .500
2 Charlie Keller .455
3 Harry Danning .429
4 Joe Orengo .417
4 Max West .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Danning 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 George McQuinn 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 15
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Larry Rosenthal 12
4 Pinky Higgins 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 3 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 Marv Breuer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Johnny Babich 15
3 Al Milnar 15
3 Hugh Mulcahy 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .449
2 Ted Williams .444
3 Harry Danning .439
4 Lou Finney .421
5 Ray Mack .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Harry Danning 7
4 Joe Kuhel 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 31
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Gee Walker 6
3 Lonny Frey 5
4 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
2 Bucky Walters 2.03
3 Mace Brown 2.06
4 Tex Carleton 2.12
5 Monte Pearson 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
3 Marv Breuer 4
3 Harry Gumbert 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 47
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Hugh Mulcahy 25
4 Paul Derringer 23
4 Red Ruffing 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .367
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Johnny Mize .355
4 Ted Williams .347
5 Bob Johnson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Hal Trosky 31
5 Hank Greenberg 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 124
4 Bob Johnson 121
5 Frank McCormick 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Mike Kreevich 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Pete Fox 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.99
2 Milt Shoffner 2.58
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.76
4 Bob Feller 2.79
5 Lefty Grove 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Bob Feller 24
3 Paul Derringer 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 188
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Johnny Rigney 134
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

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