On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
Browns 4 3 .571 1.5
Tigers 5 4 .556 1.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Indians 3 5 .375 3.0
Athletics 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 5 2 .714 --
Cubs 5 3 .625 0.5
Bees 5 3 .625 0.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.0
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.0
Giants 3 4 .429 2.0
Dodgers 2 4 .333 2.5
Pirates 1 7 .125 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Myril Hoag 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 5
2 Ival Goodman 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
4 Lonny Frey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Joe Marty 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50
2 Clay Bryant 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 Bill Trotter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Milnar 4
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
3 Johnny Humphries 2
3 Gene Thompson 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Myers .524
2 Stan Hack .455
3 Barney McCosky .447
4 Frank McCormick .429
5 Myril Hoag .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 12
2 Johnny Berardino 9
2 Eric McNair 9
4 Nick Etten 8
4 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 3
2 George Case 2
2 Jim Gleeson 2
2 Joe Kuhel 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
3 Lou Fette 0.50
4 Clint Brown 0.90
4 Whitey Moore 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Lou Fette 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Bobo Newsom 15
3 Claude Passeau 13
4 Tommy Bridges 10
4 Bill Lee 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .352
2 Johnny Mize .342
3 Jeff Heath .342
4 Ernie Lombardi .335
5 Buddy Myer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 166
2 Hank Greenberg 150
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Rudy York 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Billy Werber 18
4 Cookie Lavagetto 17
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.60
2 Danny MacFayden 2.84
3 Lou Fette 2.88
4 Lefty Grove 2.91
5 Ira Hutchinson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 228
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