On This Day

Monday, May 1, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 3 .625 --
Yankees 5 3 .625 0.0
White Sox 6 4 .600 0.0
Senators 5 4 .556 0.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 0.5
Browns 4 5 .444 1.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.0
Athletics 2 7 .222 3.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Bees 8 3 .727 --
Reds 6 3 .667 1.0
Cubs 6 4 .600 1.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 2.0
Dodgers 5 4 .556 2.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 3.5
Giants 3 7 .300 4.5
Pirates 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cookie Lavagetto 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Les Powers 3
1 Johnny Rizzo 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Moore 5
2 Cookie Lavagetto 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
4 Morrie Arnovich 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Sewell 0.50
2 Bill Posedel 0.33
3 Claude Passeau 0.25
4 Whitey Moore 0.23
5 Slick Castleman 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Posedel 1
1 Rip Sewell 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Moore 3
1 Tot Pressnell 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
4 Bill Lohrman 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Myers .444
2 Hank Greenberg .429
3 Bill Dickey .417
4 Joe Kuhel .413
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 13
2 Charlie Gehringer 11
2 Gee Walker 11
4 Tony Cuccinello 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 Ernie Koy 3
4 George Case 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
2 Bill Posedel 0.69
3 Clint Brown 0.79
4 Whit Wyatt 0.92
5 5 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Claude Passeau 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
2 Boom-Boom Beck 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Alex Carrasquel 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .351
2 Johnny Mize .344
3 Jeff Heath .339
4 Ernie Lombardi .337
5 Buddy Myer .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 165
2 Hank Greenberg 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Cookie Lavagetto 19
4 Ernie Koy 17
4 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.48
2 Danny MacFayden 2.73
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.81
4 Lou Fette 2.85
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 247
2 Bobo Newsom 229
3 Clay Bryant 136
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 2 tied 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 10
1 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6