On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 5 .722 --
Red Sox 10 5 .667 1.5
White Sox 12 7 .632 1.5
Indians 9 9 .500 4.0
Senators 8 10 .444 5.0
Browns 7 11 .389 6.0
Tigers 7 13 .350 7.0
Athletics 6 12 .333 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 7 .588 --
Reds 10 8 .556 0.5
Dodgers 10 8 .556 0.5
Bees 9 9 .500 1.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 1.5
Giants 9 11 .450 2.5
Pirates 8 10 .444 2.5
Phillies 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Weatherly 5
2 George McQuinn 4
3 Bill Dickey 3
3 Debs Garms 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 4
2 Billy Herman 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Billy Sullivan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Larry Rosenthal 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Rich 0.67
2 Joe Haynes 0.50
3 Van Mungo 0.44
4 Monte Pearson 0.43
5 Dizzy Trout 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 6
2 Joe Haynes 5
2 Dizzy Trout 5
4 Van Mungo 4
4 Woody Rich 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Evans 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .431
2 George McQuinn .421
3 Jimmie Foxx .411
4 Bill Dickey .400
5 Lonny Frey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 19
1 Gee Walker 19
3 Bill Dickey 18
3 Myril Hoag 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.35
2 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Bob Bowman 1.31
4 Lou Fette 1.35
5 Rip Sewell 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Lou Fette 4
2 Red Ruffing 4
5 14 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Whitey Moore 28
3 Bobo Newsom 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 Bucky Walters 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Mace Brown 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .354
2 George McQuinn .344
3 Jeff Heath .341
4 Buddy Myer .341
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Harlond Clift 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Rudy York 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 122
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.39
2 Danny MacFayden 2.53
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.70
4 Lou Fette 2.83
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 253
2 Bobo Newsom 222
3 Lefty Mills 135
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 Clay Bryant 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
2 Dick Coffman 8
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6