On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 10 .688 --
Indians 23 13 .639 1.0
Tigers 20 15 .571 3.5
Yankees 17 18 .486 6.5
White Sox 16 21 .432 8.5
Senators 16 22 .421 9.0
Browns 14 21 .400 9.5
Athletics 13 21 .382 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 10 .714 --
Dodgers 21 10 .677 2.0
Giants 19 12 .613 4.0
Cubs 18 19 .486 8.0
Phillies 12 18 .400 10.5
Cardinals 13 20 .394 11.0
Bees 11 18 .379 11.0
Pirates 9 21 .300 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 6
1 Stan Hack 6
1 Buddy Lewis 6
1 Mel Ott 6
5 4 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 George Case 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 5
1 Rudy York 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Eddie Miller 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 6.00
2 Al Milnar 0.75
3 Charlie Root 0.67
4 Walt Masterson 0.56
4 2 others tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Herb Hash 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 8
2 Herb Hash 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Al Milnar 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .396
2 Rip Radcliff .393
3 Frankie Hayes .388
4 Harry Danning .382
5 Ted Williams .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Harry Danning 34
3 Hank Leiber 32
4 Hal Trosky 31
4 Gee Walker 31

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 Al Smith 1.99
5 Tex Carleton 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Bob Feller 7
3 Al Milnar 6
4 Paul Derringer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 64
2 Bobo Newsom 41
3 Eddie Smith 40
4 Tommy Bridges 37
5 Ken Chase 35

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 .478
2 Ted Williams .433
3 Lou Finney .432
4 Rip Radcliff .414
5 Harry Danning .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Danning 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Frankie Hayes 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 17
2 Rudy York 14
3 Zeke Bonura 13
3 Charlie Keller 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Breuer 1.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.06
3 Al Smith 1.25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50
5 Mace Brown 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Breuer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Al Milnar 21
3 Bob Feller 19
4 Ken Chase 17
4 Eddie Smith 17

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 .438
2 Lou Finney .420
3 Harry Danning .419
4 Ted Williams .413
5 Ray Mack .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
2 Hal Trosky 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Harry Danning 7
4 Joe Kuhel 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 34
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Hank Leiber 25
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 24
4 Hal Trosky 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
2 Bucky Walters 2.03
3 Bob Feller 2.03
4 Tex Carleton 2.06
5 Mace Brown 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Al Milnar 5
4 Marv Breuer 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Eddie Smith 27
4 Al Milnar 26
5 4 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 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 .368
2 Johnny Mize .353
3 Ted Williams .348
4 Jimmie Foxx .348
5 Bob Johnson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Johnny Mize 32
3 Hal Trosky 32
5 Hank Greenberg 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 131
2 Ted Williams 129
3 Bob Johnson 121
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
5 Frank McCormick 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 45
2 Mike Kreevich 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Pete Fox 21
5 Joe Kuhel 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.99
2 Milt Shoffner 2.70
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.76
4 Carl Hubbell 2.81
5 Bob Feller 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 235
2 Bobo Newsom 188
3 Claude Passeau 138
4 Paul Derringer 133
4 Johnny Rigney 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9