On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	6	.793	--
Red Sox	16	10	.615	5.5
White Sox	17	13	.567	6.5
Indians	15	14	.517	8.0
Senators	13	16	.448	10.0
Athletics	11	17	.393	11.5
Tigers	12	21	.364	13.0
Browns	11	21	.344	13.5

Games

Indians 11, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	9	.690	--
Reds	21	10	.677	0.0
Cubs	17	15	.531	4.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	6.0
Bees	14	17	.452	7.0
Dodgers	12	17	.414	8.0
Giants	13	19	.406	8.5
Phillies	11	20	.355	10.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 7

Dodgers 8, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Bees 1

Reds 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Sington	4
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	Ernie Lombardi	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	3
2	Ernie Lombardi	1
2	Hal Trosky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	4
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	Tuck Stainback	3
4	Odell Hale	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	LeGrant Scott	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Joe Glenn	1
2	Lee Handley	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.67
2	Alex Carrasquel	0.60
3	Red Ruffing	0.55
4	Whitey Moore	0.50
5	Tot Pressnell	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Whitey Moore	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Red Ruffing	6
3	Whitey Moore	4
4	Alex Carrasquel	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Gene Thompson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.374
2	George McQuinn	.369
3	Bill Dickey	.362
4	Ken Keltner	.358
5	Joe Kuhel	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	8
1	Hank Greenberg	8
1	Frank McCormick	8
4	Ernie Lombardi	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	30
2	Frank McCormick	29
3	Hank Greenberg	28
3	Mel Ott	28
3	Taffy Wright	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Lee Handley	7
3	Johnny Welaj	6
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.59
2	Curt Davis	1.64
3	Tommy Bridges	1.76
4	Whit Wyatt	1.81
5	Red Ruffing	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Red Ruffing	7
3	Curt Davis	6
3	Lou Fette	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Johnny Vander Meer	36
4	Whitey Moore	34
5	Tommy Bridges	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
1	Johnny Murphy	5
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	Chubby Dean	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.453
2	Ken Keltner	.447
3	Hank Leiber	.396
4	Pepper Martin	.395
4	Johnny Mize	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Ken Keltner	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	18
2	Ernie Lombardi	17
3	Mel Ott	14
4	Ben Chapman	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Lee Handley	5
3	LeGrant Scott	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	Johnny Welaj	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	0.00
2	Curt Davis	0.35
3	Bill McGee	0.69
4	Tot Pressnell	1.06
5	Whitey Moore	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	23
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Larry French	17
4	Bobo Newsom	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Chubby Dean	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Miles	.381
2	Ken Keltner	.380
3	George McQuinn	.376
4	Bill Dickey	.371
5	Morrie Arnovich	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Ernie Lombardi	7
1	Frank McCormick	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	27
2	Ernie Lombardi	25
2	Frank McCormick	25
4	Hank Greenberg	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Lee Handley	7
3	Johnny Welaj	6
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	Stan Hack	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	1.53
2	Ted Lyons	1.61
3	Whit Wyatt	1.82
4	Van Mungo	1.84
5	Lou Fette	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
4	Whitey Moore	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	58
2	Whitey Moore	34
2	Johnny Vander Meer	34
4	Bobo Newsom	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
1	Johnny Murphy	5
3	Curt Davis	3
3	Chubby Dean	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.350
2	George McQuinn	.350
3	Johnny Mize	.342
4	Ernie Lombardi	.341
5	Jeff Heath	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	58
2	Jimmie Foxx	46
3	Harlond Clift	37
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Johnny Mize	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Joe Medwick	125
5	Harlond Clift	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	32
2	George Case	24
3	Lyn Lary	20
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.51
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Lefty Gomez	2.70
4	Curt Davis	2.78
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	24
1	Red Ruffing	24
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	258
2	Bobo Newsom	217
3	Lefty Mills	143
4	Joe Krakauskas	133
5	Johnny Vander Meer	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Dick Coffman	9
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Johnny Humphries	7
4	Charlie Root	7