On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Red Sox 4 3 .571 1.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 1.5
Browns 4 4 .500 1.5
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Indians 4 5 .444 2.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 6 2 .750 --
Bees 6 3 .667 0.5
Cardinals 5 3 .625 1.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 1.5
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.0
Dodgers 3 4 .429 2.5
Giants 3 5 .375 3.0
Pirates 1 8 .111 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Weatherly 4
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Joe Grace 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Mel Mazzera 3
1 Moose Solters 3
1 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 George Myatt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 3.00
2 Bob Feller 1.30
3 Lefty Grove 0.75
4 Ken Chase 0.54
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Jim Turner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Jack Kramer 8
3 Ken Chase 7
4 Whit Wyatt 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Myers .500
2 Joe DiMaggio .435
3 Stan Hack .432
4 Morrie Arnovich .429
5 Bill Dickey .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
4 Bruce Campbell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 13
2 Gee Walker 11
3 Taffy Wright 10
4 Johnny Berardino 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 3
1 Cookie Lavagetto 3
3 George Case 2
3 Jim Gleeson 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
2 Lou Fette 0.50
3 Clint Brown 0.82
4 Whitey Moore 0.90
5 Whit Wyatt 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Bill Dietrich 2
2 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Bobo Newsom 15
3 Claude Passeau 13
4 Ken Chase 11
4 3 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 Johnny Mize .343
3 Jeff Heath .342
4 Buddy Myer .334
5 Ernie Lombardi .331

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 165
2 Hank Greenberg 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 126
5 Rudy York 124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.48
2 Danny MacFayden 2.84
3 Lou Fette 2.88
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.93
5 Russ Bauers 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 23
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 256
2 Bobo Newsom 228
3 Clay Bryant 137
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