On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 5 .722 --
Red Sox 10 5 .667 1.5
White Sox 13 7 .650 1.0
Indians 9 10 .474 4.5
Senators 8 10 .444 5.0
Browns 8 11 .421 5.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 7.0
Tigers 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 7 .611 --
Reds 10 9 .526 1.5
Dodgers 10 9 .526 1.5
Bees 10 9 .526 1.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 2.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 3.0
Pirates 8 10 .444 3.0
Giants 9 12 .429 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Pete Coscarart 3
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Buddy Hassett 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Morrie Arnovich 1
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 4
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Hersh Martin 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 LeGrant Scott 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.67
2 Mort Cooper 0.33
3 Johnny Rigney 0.23
4 Al Benton 0.22
5 Bill Posedel 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Bill Posedel 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Bill Posedel 3
2 Johnny Rigney 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .431
2 George McQuinn .425
3 Jimmie Foxx .411
4 Bill Dickey .400
5 Joe Medwick .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Morrie Arnovich 20
1 Ival Goodman 20
1 Frank McCormick 20
1 Gee Walker 20
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.35
2 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Lou Fette 1.35
4 Rip Sewell 1.49
5 Lon Warneke 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Curt Davis 4
2 Lou Fette 4
2 Red Ruffing 4

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 4
2 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Mace Brown 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .354
2 George McQuinn .348
3 Buddy Myer .342
4 Johnny Mize .341
5 Jeff Heath .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 154
1 Hank Greenberg 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 122
5 Joe Medwick 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 2.77
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 221
3 Lefty Mills 135
4 Paul Derringer 132
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