On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 5 .792 --
Red Sox 15 6 .714 2.5
Indians 13 11 .542 6.0
White Sox 14 12 .538 6.0
Senators 10 14 .417 9.0
Tigers 10 18 .357 11.0
Athletics 8 15 .348 10.5
Browns 9 17 .346 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 9 .609 --
Reds 15 10 .600 0.0
Bees 13 12 .520 2.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 2.5
Dodgers 11 12 .478 3.0
Giants 12 14 .462 3.5
Pirates 11 14 .440 4.0
Phillies 10 15 .400 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Wayne Ambler 3
2 George Case 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Chubby Dean 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Mel Mazzera 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 George Case 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Butcher 0.43
2 Ken Chase 0.40
3 Red Ruffing 0.30
4 Jim Bagby 0.28
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Butcher 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
3 Ken Chase 4
4 Charlie Root 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chubby Dean 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .413
2 Augie Galan .408
3 George McQuinn .406
4 Morrie Arnovich .404
5 Bill Dickey .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Mel Ott 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 25
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Frank McCormick 23
3 George Selkirk 23
3 Gee Walker 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
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 1.39
4 Joe Bowman 1.74
5 Red Ruffing 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 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 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .462
2 Morrie Arnovich .449
3 Bill Nagel .421
4 Leo Durocher .417
5 George McQuinn .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 14
1 Ernie Lombardi 14
1 Frank McCormick 14
1 Mel Ott 14
5 George McQuinn 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Johnny Welaj 4
4 Lee Handley 3
4 2 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 Bump Hadley 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Whitey Moore 17
2 Monte Pearson 17
4 Bob Feller 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Chubby Dean 2
2 Joe Heving 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 George McQuinn .351
3 Johnny Mize .340
4 Jeff Heath .339
5 Buddy Myer .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Rudy York 124
5 Joe Medwick 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 32
2 George Case 22
3 Lyn Lary 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.31
2 Lou Fette 2.64
3 Danny MacFayden 2.69
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.80
5 Lefty Gomez 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 26
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Clay Bryant 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 245
2 Bobo Newsom 222
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