On This Day

Monday, April 24, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 4 1 .800 --
Tigers 4 2 .667 0.5
Indians 2 2 .500 1.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 2.0
Athletics 2 3 .400 2.0
Red Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Browns 1 2 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 3 1 .750 --
Reds 2 1 .667 0.5
Bees 4 2 .667 0.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.0
Giants 3 3 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 4 .200 2.5
Dodgers 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Tabor 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Charlie Gelbert 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 Jim Tobin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Morrie Arnovich 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 0.60
2 Tommy Bridges 0.45
3 Jim Tobin 0.40
4 Earl Whitehill 0.38
5 Lou Fette 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5
3 Jim Tobin 4
4 Max Butcher 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .500
1 Joe Medwick .500
3 Pete Fox .444
4 Joe Kuhel .435
5 Jake Powell .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 2
1 Joe Marty 2
1 Mel Ott 2
4 Morrie Arnovich 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 7
2 Buddy Hassett 6
2 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Joe Medwick 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 2
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
4 Morrie Arnovich 1
4 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Caster 0.00
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Red Ruffing 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Lou Fette 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 11
2 Tommy Bridges 10
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Bobo Newsom 10
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 Jeff Heath .342
3 Johnny Mize .338
4 Ernie Lombardi .338
5 Buddy Myer .338

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 170
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 Cookie Lavagetto 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.55
2 Danny MacFayden 2.70
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89
4 Lefty Grove 2.91
5 Ira Hutchinson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 23
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 245
2 Bobo Newsom 230
3 Clay Bryant 138
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 11
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6