On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
Indians 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 3 2 .600 0.5
Browns 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.0
Senators 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 1 .667 --
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.0
Giants 3 2 .600 0.0
Bees 3 2 .600 0.0
Phillies 2 2 .500 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 0.5
Pirates 1 3 .250 1.5
Dodgers 1 3 .250 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Marv Owen 4
1 Ted Williams 4
4 Harry Craft 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Dario Lodigiani 4
2 Eric McNair 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.80
2 Bucky Walters 0.50
3 Ken Chase 0.44
4 Whit Wyatt 0.38
5 Clay Bryant 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 5
2 Ken Chase 4
2 Hugh Mulcahy 4
2 Schoolboy Rowe 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Parmelee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .636
2 Barney McCosky .524
3 Joe Medwick .500
3 Buddy Myer .500
5 Joe Kuhel .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 2
1 Joe Marty 2
1 Mel Ott 2
4 Wally Berger 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Hassett 6
1 Eric McNair 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
4 Zeke Bonura 5
4 5 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
3 Morrie Arnovich 1
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Caster 0.00
1 Lou Fette 0.00
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Red Ruffing 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Boom-Boom Beck 1
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 11
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Bobo Newsom 10
4 Bucky Walters 7
5 Hugh Mulcahy 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Clyde Shoun 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .345
2 Jeff Heath .341
3 Buddy Myer .339
4 Ben Chapman .338
5 Johnny Mize .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Mel Ott 37
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 171
2 Hank Greenberg 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Rudy York 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Buddy Lewis 18
3 Billy Werber 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.55
2 Danny MacFayden 2.70
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.89
5 Lou Fette 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 23
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
4 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 245
2 Bobo Newsom 231
3 Clay Bryant 138
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6