Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, May 3, 1939

On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	7	3	.700	--
Red Sox	6	3	.667	0.5
Senators	7	4	.636	0.5
White Sox	7	5	.583	1.0
Tigers	6	7	.462	2.5
Browns	4	7	.364	3.5
Indians	4	7	.364	3.5
Athletics	3	8	.273	4.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Yankees 10, Tigers 6

Senators 11, Browns 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Bees	8	4	.667	--
Cardinals	6	4	.600	1.0
Reds	6	5	.545	1.5
Dodgers	5	5	.500	2.0
Phillies	6	6	.500	2.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0
Giants	5	7	.417	3.0
Pirates	3	8	.273	4.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rick Ferrell	4
1	Joe Vosmik	4
3	Gibby Brack	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Morrie Arnovich	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Rolfe	3
1	George Selkirk	3
3	Bill Dickey	2
3	Rick Ferrell	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Red Rolfe	2
3	Frankie Crosetti	1
3	Tommy Henrich	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elden Auker	0.56
2	Bill Dietrich	0.43
3	George Caster	0.33
4	Hugh Mulcahy	0.29
5	Steve Sundra	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	George Caster	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Archie McKain	5
3	Bill Dietrich	3
3	Bobo Newsom	3
3	Steve Sundra	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.434
2	Billy Myers	.429
3	Charlie Gelbert	.419
4	Hank Greenberg	.417
5	Jimmie Foxx	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Mel Ott	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	14
2	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Taffy Wright	12
4	Tony Cuccinello	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
4	Myril Hoag	3
4	Ernie Koy	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.00
2	Bob Bowman	0.67
3	Bill Posedel	0.69
4	Clint Brown	0.79
5	Whit Wyatt	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Red Ruffing	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Claude Passeau	14
5	4 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
2	Boom-Boom Beck	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Alex Carrasquel	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.352
2	Johnny Mize	.343
3	Jeff Heath	.340
4	George McQuinn	.337
5	Buddy Myer	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	59
2	Jimmie Foxx	49
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Harlond Clift	35
5	Rudy York	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	161
2	Hank Greenberg	155
3	Joe DiMaggio	142
4	Joe Medwick	122
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	28
2	Lyn Lary	22
3	Cookie Lavagetto	19
4	George Case	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.42
2	Danny MacFayden	2.70
3	Ira Hutchinson	2.81
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.84
5	Lou Fette	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	23
2	Red Ruffing	22
3	Paul Derringer	21
4	Clay Bryant	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	247
2	Bobo Newsom	226
3	Clay Bryant	134
4	Lefty Mills	133
5	Paul Derringer	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	10
2	Dick Coffman	9
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Johnny Humphries	7
5	3 tied	6