On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 5 .762 --
Red Sox 13 5 .722 1.5
White Sox 13 10 .565 4.0
Indians 12 10 .545 4.5
Tigers 10 15 .400 8.0
Browns 9 14 .391 8.0
Senators 8 13 .381 8.0
Athletics 6 15 .286 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 8 .619 --
Reds 12 10 .545 1.5
Bees 12 10 .545 1.5
Dodgers 11 11 .500 2.5
Cubs 12 12 .500 2.5
Pirates 10 12 .455 3.5
Giants 10 13 .435 4.0
Phillies 9 13 .409 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Bill Brubaker 3
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Leo Durocher 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 5
1 Joe Vosmik 5
3 Joe Bowman 4
3 Cookie Lavagetto 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Joe Gantenbein 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.14
2 Tommy Bridges 0.67
3 Woody Rich 0.62
4 Lynn Nelson 0.57
5 Al Milnar 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 8
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Al Milnar 6
4 Dizzy Dean 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Atley Donald 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .420
2 George McQuinn .411
3 Augie Galan .407
4 Jimmie Foxx .406
5 Roy Weatherly .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 22
1 Hank Greenberg 22
1 George Selkirk 22
4 Morrie Arnovich 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5
4 Frankie Crosetti 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Al Milnar 1.09
3 Lou Fette 1.10
4 Joe Bowman 1.74
5 Red Ruffing 1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Tommy Bridges 30
3 Whitey Moore 28
3 Bobo Newsom 28
5 Joe Krakauskas 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 Curt Davis 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Mazzera .447
2 George McQuinn .446
3 Augie Galan .434
4 Dee Miles .415
5 Pepper Martin .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 George Selkirk 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 13 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 17
2 Mel Ott 15
3 Morrie Arnovich 14
3 Joe Gordon 14
3 Frank McCormick 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Johnny Welaj 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
4 Lee Handley 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.75
2 Tommy Bridges 1.00
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
4 Tommy Bridges 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Whitey Moore 17
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
4 Harry Gumbert 15
4 Whit Wyatt 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Curt Davis 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 George McQuinn .348
3 Jeff Heath .341
4 Johnny Mize .338
5 Buddy Myer .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 128
5 Joe Medwick 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.31
2 Danny MacFayden 2.56
3 Lou Fette 2.60
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.74
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 Joe Krakauskas 130

Saves

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