On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 5 .783 --
Red Sox 14 6 .700 2.5
White Sox 14 11 .560 5.0
Indians 12 11 .522 6.0
Senators 10 13 .435 8.0
Tigers 10 17 .370 10.0
Browns 9 16 .360 10.0
Athletics 7 15 .318 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 9 .609 --
Reds 14 10 .583 0.5
Cubs 13 12 .520 2.0
Bees 12 12 .500 2.5
Dodgers 11 12 .478 3.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 3.5
Giants 11 14 .440 4.0
Phillies 10 14 .417 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hersh Martin 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Johnny Rizzo 3
4 Jimmy Brown 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Koy 2
2 George Case 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.67
2 Bill Lee 0.50
3 Johnny Allen 0.43
4 Atley Donald 0.38
5 George Caster 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 7
2 Johnny Vander Meer 6
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 George Caster 3
3 Atley Donald 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .416
2 George McQuinn .406
3 Morrie Arnovich .404
4 Augie Galan .388
5 Frank McCormick .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Mel Ott 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 25
2 Frank McCormick 23
2 Mel Ott 23
2 George Selkirk 23
2 Gee Walker 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Ernie Koy 5
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5

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 Curt Davis 5
2 Lou Fette 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Tommy Bridges 30
4 Whitey Moore 28
4 2 others tied 28

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .453
2 Leo Durocher .436
3 Morrie Arnovich .429
4 George McQuinn .418
5 Dee Miles .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 16
2 Frank McCormick 14
2 Mel Ott 14
4 George Selkirk 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
2 Vito Tamulis 0.45
3 Carl Hubbell 0.75
4 Tommy Bridges 1.00
5 Lou Fette 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
2 Jim Tobin 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Whitey Moore 17
3 Monte Pearson 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Curt Davis 2
3 Joe Heving 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 George McQuinn .348
3 Johnny Mize .340
4 Jeff Heath .338
5 Buddy Myer .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Mel Ott 37
4 Harlond Clift 36
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 123
5 Joe Medwick 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 32
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 George Case 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.31
2 Lou Fette 2.60
3 Danny MacFayden 2.69
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.80
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 26
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Bobo Newsom 20
4 Clay Bryant 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 250
2 Bobo Newsom 231
3 Lefty Mills 141
4 Johnny Vander Meer 135
5 Joe Krakauskas 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 11
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6