On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 3 .750 --
Yankees 9 4 .692 0.5
White Sox 10 5 .667 0.5
Senators 7 7 .500 3.0
Browns 6 8 .429 4.0
Tigers 6 10 .375 5.0
Indians 5 9 .357 5.0
Athletics 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 5 .615 --
Bees 8 6 .571 0.5
Cardinals 7 6 .538 1.0
Dodgers 7 6 .538 1.0
Giants 7 8 .467 2.0
Phillies 7 8 .467 2.0
Cubs 7 8 .467 2.0
Pirates 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Danning 4
1 Cecil Travis 4
1 Gee Walker 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 2
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Joe Gantenbein 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Vance Page 3
1 Cecil Travis 3
1 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Sig Gryska 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 0.80
2 Bucky Walters 0.67
3 Mort Cooper 0.50
4 Lefty Grove 0.44
5 Joe Bowman 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Mort Cooper 7
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Monte Pearson 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .431
2 Jimmie Foxx .422
2 Pinky May .422
4 Billy Myers .409
5 Hank Greenberg .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Myril Hoag 16
2 Ival Goodman 15
2 Gee Walker 15
2 Taffy Wright 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
3 Myril Hoag 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.53
2 Joe Bowman 0.60
3 Bob Bowman 0.67
4 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Monte Pearson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Bucky Walters 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Whitey Moore 18

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 Johnny Mize .343
3 Jeff Heath .342
4 Buddy Myer .337
5 George McQuinn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
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 160
2 Hank Greenberg 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 138
4 Harlond Clift 121
4 Rudy York 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 30
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 George Case 19
5 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.55
2 Danny MacFayden 2.64
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.77
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.84
5 Lou Fette 2.85

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 Clay Bryant 132
4 Lefty Mills 131
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

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