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

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

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