On This Day

Monday, June 3, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 12 .667 --
Indians 25 15 .625 1.0
Tigers 22 16 .579 3.0
Yankees 21 18 .538 4.5
White Sox 18 23 .439 8.5
Senators 17 24 .415 9.5
Athletics 15 23 .395 10.0
Browns 14 25 .359 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 11 .718 --
Dodgers 24 11 .686 2.0
Giants 21 13 .618 4.5
Cubs 19 22 .463 10.0
Phillies 14 19 .424 11.0
Cardinals 14 22 .389 12.5
Bees 12 21 .364 13.0
Pirates 10 23 .303 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Bill Dietrich 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Glossop 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hugh Casey 0.62
2 Atley Donald 0.50
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
4 Claude Passeau 0.46
5 Bill Lohrman 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Hugh Casey 5
3 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Atley Donald 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .386
2 Harry Danning .378
2 Ted Williams .378
4 Rip Radcliff .365
5 Doc Cramer .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Hal Trosky 13
4 Joe Kuhel 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Harry Danning 38
3 Gee Walker 36
4 Hal Trosky 35
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 6 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 7
4 Paul Derringer 6
4 3 others tied 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 Clint Brown 3
2 Jumbo Brown 3
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .452
2 Burgess Whitehead .426
3 Luke Appling .413
4 Larry Rosenthal .404
5 Ray Mack .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 18
2 Larry Rosenthal 17
3 George Selkirk 16
4 Bill Dickey 15
4 Charlie Keller 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 Bucky Walters 0.67
2 Marv Breuer 1.00
3 Cliff Melton 1.08
4 Al Smith 1.25
5 Buck Ross 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Breuer 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Dick Errickson 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Al Milnar 18
4 Marv Breuer 17
5 Claude Passeau 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .415
2 Ted Williams .405
3 Luke Appling .391
4 Harry Danning .390
5 Frankie Hayes .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 37
2 Gee Walker 27
3 Hal Trosky 26
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 24
4 Frank McCormick 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
2 Bucky Walters 1.89
3 Dick Errickson 2.02
4 Bob Feller 2.03
5 Al Smith 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Al Milnar 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
4 Dutch Leonard 5
4 Bobo Newsom 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Al Milnar 28
4 Hugh Mulcahy 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .368
2 Johnny Mize .354
3 Ted Williams .352
4 Jimmie Foxx .351
5 Bob Johnson .344

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 137
2 Ted Williams 129
3 Jimmie Foxx 123
4 Frank McCormick 120
5 Bob Johnson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Mike Kreevich 23
3 Gee Walker 22
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 25
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Johnny Rigney 135
5 Paul Derringer 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 15
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9