On This Day

Tuesday, April 25, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
Indians 3 2 .600 1.5
Tigers 4 3 .571 1.5
Browns 2 2 .500 2.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 2 4 .333 3.0
Senators 2 4 .333 3.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 4 1 .800 --
Reds 3 1 .750 0.5
Phillies 4 2 .667 0.5
Bees 4 3 .571 1.0
Giants 3 4 .429 2.0
Cardinals 2 3 .400 2.0
Dodgers 2 4 .333 2.5
Pirates 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gibby Brack 4
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Billy Myers 3
2 Johnny Rizzo 3
2 George Selkirk 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Gibby Brack 1
2 Nick Etten 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 5
2 Gibby Brack 4
2 George Selkirk 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 Billy Herman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Pinky May 1
1 George Myatt 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Goody Rosen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.29
2 Johnny Lanning 0.62
3 Bill Lee 0.60
4 Whitey Moore 0.50
4 Dizzy Trout 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Whitey Moore 7
3 Bill Lee 6
4 Joe Krakauskas 5
4 Johnny Lanning 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Jim Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .563
2 Barney McCosky .500
3 Stan Hack .429
3 Joe Medwick .429
5 Zeke Bonura .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 2
1 Bruce Campbell 2
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Joe Marty 2
1 Mel Ott 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 8
1 Eric McNair 8
3 Dixie Walker 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
4 6 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 2
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 Goody Rosen 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
5 22 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Caster 0.00
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Pete Appleton 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Lou Fette 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Claude Passeau 13
3 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Bill Lee 10
3 Bobo Newsom 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Jim Henry 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .349
2 Jeff Heath .342
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Ernie Lombardi .339
5 Buddy Myer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Mel Ott 36
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 Billy Werber 18
4 Cookie Lavagetto 17
4 Buddy Lewis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.57
2 Danny MacFayden 2.81
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89
4 Lefty Grove 2.91
5 Ira Hutchinson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
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