On This Day

Monday, May 15, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 5 .750 --
Red Sox 12 5 .706 1.5
White Sox 13 9 .591 3.0
Indians 11 10 .524 4.5
Browns 9 13 .409 7.0
Senators 8 12 .400 7.0
Tigers 9 15 .375 8.0
Athletics 6 14 .300 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 8 .600 --
Bees 12 9 .571 0.5
Reds 11 10 .524 1.5
Cubs 12 11 .522 1.5
Dodgers 10 11 .476 2.5
Giants 10 12 .455 3.0
Phillies 9 12 .429 3.5
Pirates 9 12 .429 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Vosmik 4
2 George Case 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Hank Leiber 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Bartell 2
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Lee Handley 2
1 Hank Leiber 2
1 Joe Vosmik 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.50
2 Buck Ross 0.33
3 Rip Sewell 0.20
4 Fritz Ostermueller 0.18
5 Wes Ferrell 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chubby Dean 3
1 Larry French 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Fritz Ostermueller 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .424
2 Roy Weatherly .414
3 Augie Galan .407
4 George McQuinn .407
5 Jimmie Foxx .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 21
1 Hank Greenberg 21
1 Frank McCormick 21
1 Gee Walker 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5
4 Frankie Crosetti 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.35
2 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Lou Fette 1.10
4 Red Ruffing 1.76
5 Whit Wyatt 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Lou Fette 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Whitey Moore 28
2 Bobo Newsom 28
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 George Caster 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Mace Brown 2
5 23 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .442
2 Dee Miles .438
3 Augie Galan .434
4 Morrie Arnovich .413
5 Pepper Martin .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Morrie Arnovich 15
1 George Selkirk 15
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Bill Dickey 13
4 Joe Gordon 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Johnny Welaj 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
4 Lee Handley 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.45
2 Carl Hubbell 0.75
3 Elden Auker 1.20
3 Bob Weiland 1.20
5 Lou Fette 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Whitey Moore 20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
4 Rip Sewell 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 Bob Bowman 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .355
2 George McQuinn .347
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Jeff Heath .340
5 Buddy Myer .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Harlond Clift 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 128
5 Joe Medwick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 George Case 20
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.35
2 Danny MacFayden 2.56
3 Lou Fette 2.74
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.77
5 Russ Bauers 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 25
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 250
2 Bobo Newsom 224
3 Lefty Mills 140
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 Johnny Vander Meer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 11
2 Dick Coffman 8
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6