On This Day

Tuesday, June 4, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 13 .649 --
Indians 26 16 .619 0.5
Tigers 22 17 .564 3.0
Yankees 21 19 .525 4.5
White Sox 19 23 .452 7.5
Senators 18 25 .419 9.0
Athletics 16 23 .410 9.0
Browns 15 25 .375 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 12 .700 --
Dodgers 25 11 .694 1.0
Giants 22 13 .629 3.5
Cubs 20 22 .476 9.0
Phillies 14 20 .412 11.0
Cardinals 14 23 .378 12.5
Bees 12 22 .353 13.0
Pirates 11 23 .324 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
3 Beau Bell 4
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kuhel 2
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Bob Collins 1
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Coscarart 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Maurice Van Robays 4
4 Jim Gleeson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 3
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Bob Collins 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 0.62
2 Joe Bowman 0.43
3 Kirby Higbe 0.38
3 Vance Page 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Smith 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Mike Naymick 4
2 Vito Tamulis 4
2 Jack Wilson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Ed Heusser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .373
2 Ted Williams .371
3 Harry Danning .367
4 Rip Radcliff .365
5 Doc Cramer .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Hal Trosky 13
4 Joe Kuhel 11
5 Bob Johnson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Harry Danning 38
3 Gee Walker 37
4 Hal Trosky 36
5 Jimmy Bloodworth 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.62
2 Al Smith 1.79
3 Luke Hamlin 2.25
4 Vito Tamulis 2.27
5 Bob Feller 2.48

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 45
4 Tommy Bridges 40
5 Ken Chase 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
2 Ed Heusser 4
3 Clint Brown 3
3 Jumbo Brown 3
3 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .429
2 Larry Rosenthal .404
3 Cookie Lavagetto .396
4 Burgess Whitehead .391
5 Taffy Wright .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 George McQuinn 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Rosenthal 16
1 George Selkirk 16
3 Zeke Bonura 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Charlie Keller 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 5
2 George Case 4
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 Harry Craft 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.67
2 Al Smith 0.84
3 Marv Breuer 1.00
3 Atley Donald 1.00
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Breuer 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Al Milnar 18
3 Eddie Smith 18
5 Marv Breuer 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .402
2 Ted Williams .384
3 Rip Radcliff .381
4 Harry Danning .380
5 Luke Appling .378

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 36
2 Hal Trosky 27
2 Gee Walker 27
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Gee Walker 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5
4 Lonny Frey 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 1.66
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
3 Al Smith 1.88
4 Bucky Walters 1.89
5 Bob Feller 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Carl Hubbell 5
3 Dutch Leonard 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Tommy Bridges 26
3 Al Milnar 26
3 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Ed Heusser 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .369
2 Johnny Mize .353
3 Jimmie Foxx .350
4 Ted Williams .349
5 Bob Johnson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Hal Trosky 34
4 Johnny Mize 33
5 Hank Greenberg 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 139
2 Ted Williams 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 122
4 Frank McCormick 119
5 Hal Trosky 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 43
2 Mike Kreevich 23
3 Gee Walker 21
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 2.62
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 30
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Bobo Newsom 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Johnny Rigney 133
5 Tommy Bridges 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 15
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9