On This Day

Friday, May 5, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 3 .727 --
Yankees 8 4 .667 0.5
White Sox 9 5 .643 0.5
Senators 7 6 .538 2.0
Tigers 6 9 .400 4.0
Browns 5 8 .385 4.0
Indians 5 8 .385 4.0
Athletics 4 9 .308 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Bees 8 5 .615 --
Reds 7 5 .583 0.5
Cardinals 7 5 .583 0.5
Dodgers 7 5 .583 0.5
Giants 6 8 .429 2.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 2.5
Cubs 6 8 .429 2.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Tommy Henrich 4
1 Tommy Thompson 4
4 Fern Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Seeds 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Bob Seeds 4
3 Arky Vaughan 3
4 Sam Chapman 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Fern Bell 1
2 George Case 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.45
2 Joe Krakauskas 0.44
3 Whit Wyatt 0.40
4 Curt Davis 0.38
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Moore 7
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
3 Dick Errickson 4
3 Joe Krakauskas 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Chubby Dean 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .443
2 Jimmie Foxx .425
2 Billy Myers .425
4 Pinky May .415
5 Hank Greenberg .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 14
1 Ival Goodman 14
1 Hank Greenberg 14
1 Myril Hoag 14
1 George Selkirk 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Myril Hoag 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Cookie Lavagetto 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.53
2 Bob Bowman 0.67
3 Clint Brown 0.69
3 Bill Posedel 0.69
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Whitey Moore 18
5 Joe Krakauskas 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Mace Brown 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 Jeff Heath .343
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Buddy Myer .336
5 George McQuinn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Hank Greenberg 155
3 Joe DiMaggio 142
4 Rudy York 123
5 Harlond Clift 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 30
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Cookie Lavagetto 19
4 George Case 18
5 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.55
2 Danny MacFayden 2.64
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.79
4 Lou Fette 2.82
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 245
2 Bobo Newsom 226
3 Lefty Mills 133
4 Clay Bryant 132
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
3 Charlie Root 7