On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 14 .632 --
Indians 26 17 .605 0.5
Tigers 23 17 .575 2.0
Yankees 22 19 .537 3.5
White Sox 19 24 .442 7.5
Senators 19 25 .432 8.0
Athletics 16 24 .400 9.0
Browns 16 25 .390 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 12 .707 --
Dodgers 25 11 .694 1.5
Giants 22 14 .611 4.5
Cubs 21 22 .488 9.0
Phillies 14 21 .400 12.0
Cardinals 14 23 .378 13.0
Bees 12 22 .353 13.5
Pirates 11 23 .324 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 4
1 Birdie Tebbetts 4
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 George Selkirk 1
1 Ken Silvestri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
2 Dom Dallessandro 3
2 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Gene Thompson 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Joe Gordon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Masterson 0.78
2 Larry French 0.67
3 Joe Dobson 0.36
3 Hugh Mulcahy 0.36
5 Mickey Harris 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 7
2 Larry French 6
3 Mickey Harris 5
3 Gene Thompson 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .368
2 Rip Radcliff .363
3 Harry Danning .362
4 Doc Cramer .357
5 Taffy Wright .354

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 45
2 Harry Danning 38
2 Gee Walker 38
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 37
5 Hal Trosky 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lonny Frey 9
3 Gee Walker 7
4 Joe Gordon 5
4 3 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
3 Gene Thompson 7
5 4 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
2 Johnny Murphy 4
4 Clint Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .400
2 Taffy Wright .387
3 Billy Herman .385
4 Zeke Bonura .383
5 Pinky Higgins .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 George McQuinn 5
1 George Selkirk 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 16
2 Bill Dickey 15
3 Zeke Bonura 14
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 5
2 George Case 4
3 Lonny Frey 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.67
1 Bucky Walters 0.67
3 Al Smith 0.84
4 Marv Breuer 1.00
4 Atley Donald 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Eddie Smith 18
4 Marv Breuer 17
4 Hugh Mulcahy 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
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 .385
2 Rip Radcliff .382
3 Hank Greenberg .377
4 Luke Appling .373
5 Harry Danning .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 11
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 Jimmy Bloodworth 29
3 Gee Walker 28
4 Hal Trosky 27
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Lonny Frey 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Gee Walker 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 1.66
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
3 Vito Tamulis 1.83
4 Bucky Walters 1.87
5 Al Smith 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Al Milnar 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Bobo Newsom 34
3 Hugh Mulcahy 27
4 Tommy Bridges 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Ed Heusser 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .367
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Johnny Mize .355
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Bob Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Hal Trosky 34
4 Johnny Mize 33
5 Hank Greenberg 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 139
2 Ted Williams 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 123
4 Frank McCormick 119
5 Hal Trosky 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 43
2 Mike Kreevich 22
3 Gee Walker 21
4 Pete Fox 19
5 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.96
2 Marius Russo 2.57
3 Milt Shoffner 2.62
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.76
5 Carl Hubbell 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
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 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

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