On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 6 .800 --
Red Sox 17 10 .630 5.5
White Sox 18 13 .581 6.5
Indians 15 15 .500 9.0
Senators 13 17 .433 11.0
Athletics 11 18 .379 12.5
Tigers 12 21 .364 13.5
Browns 11 21 .344 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 10 .688 --
Cardinals 20 10 .667 1.0
Cubs 17 16 .515 5.5
Pirates 16 16 .500 6.0
Bees 14 17 .452 7.5
Dodgers 12 17 .414 8.5
Giants 13 19 .406 9.0
Phillies 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 George Case 3
2 Harry Craft 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 4
2 Paul Waner 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Fern Bell 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fern Bell 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.36
2 Bill Lee 0.29
3 Jim Tobin 0.25
4 Mel Harder 0.20
5 Dutch Leonard 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Woody Rich 1
1 Jim Tobin 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mace Brown 6
2 Bucky Walters 5
3 Jim Tobin 3
4 Bill Dietrich 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .374
2 George McQuinn .369
3 Joe Kuhel .359
4 Ken Keltner .358
5 Bill Dickey .355

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 34
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 8
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
3 Bucky Walters 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 68
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Johnny Vander Meer 36
4 Bucky Walters 35
5 Whitey Moore 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
2 Johnny Murphy 5
3 Mace Brown 4
4 Curt Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Keltner .444
2 Ernie Lombardi .418
3 Pepper Martin .415
4 Jim Tabor .404
5 Hank Leiber .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 5
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Frank McCormick 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 16
2 Ival Goodman 15
2 Ken Keltner 15
2 Hank Leiber 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 6
2 George Case 5
3 LeGrant Scott 4
4 Stan Hack 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.35
3 Chubby Dean 0.75
4 Tot Pressnell 1.06
5 Oral Hildebrand 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 4 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 Clint Brown 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Joe Heving 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .381
2 Dee Miles .375
3 Ken Keltner .374
4 Morrie Arnovich .365
5 Bill Dickey .352

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 31
2 Ernie Lombardi 25
3 Hank Greenberg 24
4 Ken Keltner 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Lee Handley 8
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 Red Ruffing 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Bucky Walters 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
3 Bobo Newsom 29
4 Bucky Walters 28
5 Whitey Moore 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
2 Johnny Murphy 5
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .350
2 Jimmie Foxx .348
3 Johnny Mize .342
4 Ernie Lombardi .338
5 Jeff Heath .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Harlond Clift 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Johnny Mize 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 145
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Joe Medwick 126
5 Harlond Clift 120

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 2.60
2 Lou Fette 2.64
3 Lefty Gomez 2.70
4 Curt Davis 2.79
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.92

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 140
4 Joe Krakauskas 133
5 Johnny Vander Meer 131

Saves

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