Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 7, 1939

On This Day

Sunday, May 7, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	10	4	.714	--
Red Sox	9	4	.692	0.5
White Sox	10	6	.625	1.0
Senators	7	8	.467	3.5
Browns	7	8	.467	3.5
Indians	6	9	.400	4.5
Tigers	6	11	.353	5.5
Athletics	5	10	.333	5.5

Games

Yankees 15, White Sox 4

Indians 8, Senators 7

Athletics 10, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	9	5	.643	--
Dodgers	8	6	.571	1.0
Bees	8	7	.533	1.5
Cardinals	7	7	.500	2.0
Giants	8	8	.500	2.0
Phillies	7	9	.438	3.0
Cubs	7	9	.438	3.0
Pirates	6	9	.400	3.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 9, Bees 2

Giants 10, Cubs 3

Reds 13, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Miles	5
2	Mel Ott	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Ival Goodman	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Gibby Brack	1
2	Earle Brucker	1
2	Harry Craft	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	5
2	Earle Brucker	4
2	Ival Goodman	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Gus Suhr	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Buddy Myer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Caster	0.80
2	Bob Bowman	0.78
3	Vito Tamulis	0.71
4	Bobo Newsom	0.60
5	Cliff Melton	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Caster	8
2	Bob Bowman	7
3	Bobo Newsom	6
4	Vito Tamulis	5
5	Dutch Leonard	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.431
2	Jimmie Foxx	.408
2	Pinky May	.408
4	Hank Greenberg	.397
4	George McQuinn	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	19
2	Gee Walker	17
2	Taffy Wright	17
4	Myril Hoag	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
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	Tommy Bridges	1.00
3	Monte Pearson	1.00
5	Lon Warneke	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	George Caster	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	40
2	Bobo Newsom	25
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	George Caster	19
5	2 tied	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	Jeff Heath	.344
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Buddy Myer	.338
5	George McQuinn	.337

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	155
3	Joe DiMaggio	138
4	Harlond Clift	122
4	Rudy York	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	30
2	Lyn Lary	22
3	George Case	20
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	Stan Hack	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.49
2	Danny MacFayden	2.64
3	Ira Hutchinson	2.78
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	Bobo Newsom	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	247
2	Bobo Newsom	226
3	Clay Bryant	132
3	Paul Derringer	132
5	Lefty Mills	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
2	Dick Coffman	8
3	Mace Brown	7
3	Johnny Humphries	7
5	3 tied	6