On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	24	11	.686	--
Indians	24	15	.615	2.0
Tigers	22	15	.595	3.0
Yankees	20	18	.526	5.5
White Sox	17	23	.425	9.5
Athletics	15	22	.405	10.0
Senators	16	24	.400	10.5
Browns	14	24	.368	11.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 10, White Sox 8

Yankees 13, Browns 4

Yankees 11, Browns 1

Indians 7, Athletics 2

Athletics 12, Indians 6

Tigers 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	27	11	.711	--
Dodgers	23	11	.676	2.0
Giants	20	13	.606	4.5
Cubs	19	21	.475	9.0
Phillies	14	19	.424	10.5
Cardinals	14	22	.389	12.0
Bees	12	20	.375	12.0
Pirates	10	22	.313	14.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Giants 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 2

Reds 11, Bees 1

Bees 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Kennedy	5
1	Larry Rosenthal	5
1	George Selkirk	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	16 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eric McNair	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
1	George Selkirk	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	6
2	George Selkirk	5
3	Beau Bell	4
3	Terry Moore	4
3	Johnny Rizzo	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ham Schulte	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Harry Craft	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marv Breuer	1.14
2	Bob Bowman	0.75
3	Max Lanier	0.62
4	Boom-Boom Beck	0.56
5	Bob Feller	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Breuer	8
2	Bob Feller	7
3	Bob Bowman	6
4	Boom-Boom Beck	5
4	Max Lanier	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.385
2	Ted Williams	.382
3	Rip Radcliff	.374
4	Harry Danning	.366
5	Frankie Hayes	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Hal Trosky	13
4	Joe Kuhel	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Harry Danning	37
3	Hal Trosky	35
4	Gee Walker	33
5	Hank Leiber	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	1.62
3	Luke Hamlin	2.25
4	Kirby Higbe	2.49
5	Bob Feller	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	9
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Al Milnar	6
3	Bobo Newsom	6
3	Gene Thompson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	71
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	.474
2	Larry Rosenthal	.429
3	Burgess Whitehead	.413
4	Hank Greenberg	.400
4	Bill Knickerbocker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	George McQuinn	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
4	Harry Danning	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	17
2	Charlie Keller	16
2	Larry Rosenthal	16
2	George Selkirk	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Harry Craft	2
2	Lonny Frey	2
2	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Breuer	1.00
2	Cliff Melton	1.08
3	Al Smith	1.25
4	Jake Mooty	1.46
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Marv Breuer	3
3	Dick Errickson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Marv Breuer	17
4	Al Milnar	16
5	Bucky Walters	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Lloyd Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.417
2	Lou Finney	.415
3	Frankie Hayes	.390
4	Rip Radcliff	.387
5	Ernie Lombardi	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	12
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	Harry Danning	7
4	Hank Greenberg	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	36
2	Hal Trosky	26
3	Gee Walker	24
4	George Selkirk	23
5	4 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Lonny Frey	5
2	Gee Walker	5
4	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.69
2	Bucky Walters	1.89
3	Claude Passeau	2.00
4	Dick Errickson	2.02
5	Bob Feller	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Marv Breuer	5
3	Al Milnar	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
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	.369
2	Johnny Mize	.353
3	Ted Williams	.353
4	Jimmie Foxx	.352
5	Bob Johnson	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Hal Trosky	34
4	Johnny Mize	33
5	Hank Greenberg	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
2	Ted Williams	129
3	Jimmie Foxx	123
4	Bob Johnson	121
5	Frank McCormick	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Mike Kreevich	23
2	Gee Walker	23
4	Pete Fox	20
5	Joe Kuhel	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.96
2	Bob Bowman	2.55
3	Marius Russo	2.57
4	Milt Shoffner	2.66
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	30
2	Paul Derringer	24
2	Bob Feller	24
4	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	242
2	Bobo Newsom	189
3	Johnny Rigney	137
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