On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 4 .714 --
Yankees 11 5 .688 0.0
White Sox 11 7 .611 1.0
Senators 7 9 .438 4.0
Browns 7 9 .438 4.0
Indians 7 9 .438 4.0
Athletics 6 10 .375 5.0
Tigers 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 10 6 .625 --
Cardinals 9 7 .563 1.0
Dodgers 8 8 .500 2.0
Bees 8 8 .500 2.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.0
Giants 8 10 .444 3.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.0
Pirates 7 9 .438 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Galan 4
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Willard Hershberger 4
1 Tommy Thompson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
2 Beau Bell 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 4
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Mike Tresh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Manny Salvo 0.50
2 Curt Davis 0.33
2 Gene Lillard 0.33
4 Thornton Lee 0.26
5 Lee Grissom 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Thornton Lee 5
3 Manny Salvo 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .431
2 Jimmie Foxx .415
3 George McQuinn .397
4 Bill Dickey .383
5 Lonny Frey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 19
1 Gee Walker 19
3 Taffy Wright 18
4 Myril Hoag 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
3 Myril Hoag 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.53
2 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.00
4 Lon Warneke 1.01
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 George Caster 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Bobo Newsom 25
3 Bucky Walters 20
4 George Caster 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Boom-Boom Beck 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .356
2 Jeff Heath .344
3 Buddy Myer .339
4 George McQuinn .337
5 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 49
3 Harlond Clift 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Rudy York 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 158
2 Hank Greenberg 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Joe Medwick 123
5 Rudy York 122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.47
2 Danny MacFayden 2.63
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.75
4 Lou Fette 2.90
5 Russ Bauers 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 245
2 Bobo Newsom 226
3 Paul Derringer 131
3 Lefty Mills 131
5 Clay Bryant 129

Saves

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