On This Day

Thursday, April 18, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.5
Tigers 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Browns 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.0
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.5
Senators 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.5
Pirates 1 0 1.000 0.5
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.5
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.5
Bees 0 1 .000 1.5
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George McQuinn 3
2 George Case 2
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Bobby Doerr 2
4 Doc Cramer 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Thompson 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.55
3 Claude Passeau 0.42
4 Vern Kennedy 0.30
5 Jim Bagby 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Thompson 7
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Claude Passeau 5
4 Vern Kennedy 3
5 Jim Bagby 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .667
2 Arky Vaughan .600
3 George McQuinn .571
4 Elbie Fletcher .500
4 Ted Williams .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Gus Suhr 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Debs Garms 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chubby Dean 0.00
1 Jim Bagby 0.00
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Lefty Grove 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Gene Thompson 7
3 Tommy Bridges 6
4 Slick Coffman 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Lanahan 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .381
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .348
4 Bob Johnson .338
5 Charlie Keller .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hank Greenberg 34
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Joe DiMaggio 126
2 Frank McCormick 126
4 Hank Greenberg 115
4 2 others tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Mike Kreevich 22
4 Joe Kuhel 19
4 Barney McCosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.20
2 Lefty Grove 2.43
3 Gene Thompson 2.46
4 Bob Bowman 2.60
5 Ted Lyons 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 26
3 Bob Feller 25
4 Curt Davis 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 254
2 Bobo Newsom 194
3 Claude Passeau 144
4 Bucky Walters 133
5 Paul Derringer 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 18
3 Bob Bowman 8
3 Joe Heving 8
3 Clyde Shoun 8