On This Day

Saturday, June 1, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 10 .697 --
Indians 23 14 .622 2.0
Tigers 21 15 .583 3.5
Yankees 18 18 .500 6.5
White Sox 16 22 .421 9.5
Senators 16 23 .410 10.0
Athletics 14 21 .400 10.0
Browns 14 22 .389 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 10 .722 --
Dodgers 21 11 .656 3.0
Giants 19 12 .613 4.5
Cubs 19 19 .500 8.0
Phillies 13 18 .419 10.5
Cardinals 13 21 .382 12.0
Bees 11 19 .367 12.0
Pirates 9 21 .300 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Dick Bartell 3
1 Pinky May 3
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 Sam Chapman 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Pinky May 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buck Ross 1.50
2 Tex Carleton 0.62
3 Bobo Newsom 0.50
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.50
5 Mickey Harris 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Jake Mooty 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Buck Ross 6
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 Joe Dobson 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .388
2 Rip Radcliff .383
3 Harry Danning .382
4 Frankie Hayes .381
5 Ted Williams .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Harry Danning 34
3 Hank Leiber 32
3 Hal Trosky 32
3 Gee Walker 32

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 Kirby Higbe 2.49
5 Bob Feller 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Bob Feller 7
3 Al Milnar 6
3 Bobo Newsom 6
3 Gene Thompson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 64
2 Bobo Newsom 48
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 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Ed Heusser 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .467
2 Ray Mack .457
3 Harry Danning .447
4 Mel Ott .424
5 Larry Rosenthal .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 5
2 Harry Danning 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Frankie Hayes 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 17
2 Charlie Keller 14
2 Larry Rosenthal 14
2 Rudy York 14
5 Zeke Bonura 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Johnny Welaj 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Breuer 1.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.06
3 Al Smith 1.25
4 Jake Mooty 1.32
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Bucky Walters 3
4 Joe Beggs 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Ken Chase 17
3 Hugh Mulcahy 17
5 Al Milnar 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .426
2 Lou Finney .423
3 Harry Danning .419
4 Ted Williams .408
5 Ray Mack .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
2 Hal Trosky 8
3 Harry Danning 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 34
2 Hal Trosky 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Lonny Frey 5
2 Gee Walker 5
4 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
2 Claude Passeau 2.00
3 Bob Feller 2.03
4 Bucky Walters 2.04
5 Mace Brown 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Al Milnar 5
1 Bobo Newsom 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Eddie Smith 27
4 Al Milnar 26
4 Hugh Mulcahy 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .370
2 Johnny Mize .352
3 Jimmie Foxx .350
4 Ted Williams .349
5 Bob Johnson .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 132
2 Ted Williams 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 121
4 Bob Johnson 120
5 Frank McCormick 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
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 21
4 Bobo Newsom 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 235
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Johnny Rigney 133
4 Paul Derringer 132
5 Claude Passeau 131

Saves

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