On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 6 .813 --
Red Sox 19 10 .655 5.5
White Sox 18 14 .563 8.0
Indians 16 15 .516 9.5
Senators 13 19 .406 13.0
Tigers 13 21 .382 14.0
Athletics 11 20 .355 14.5
Browns 11 22 .333 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 10 .697 --
Cardinals 20 11 .645 2.0
Pirates 17 16 .515 6.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 6.5
Bees 14 18 .438 8.5
Dodgers 13 17 .433 8.5
Giants 14 19 .424 9.0
Phillies 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 George Case 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Selkirk 2
1 Joe Vosmik 2
3 Fern Bell 1
3 Zeke Bonura 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Fern Bell 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 George Selkirk 4
4 Joe Vosmik 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Rolfe 2
2 Barney McCosky 1
2 Jo-Jo Moore 1
2 Arky Vaughan 1
2 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.62
2 Rip Sewell 0.50
3 Lefty Gomez 0.45
4 Lou Fette 0.40
5 Tommy Bridges 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 8
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Jimmie DeShong 4
4 Milt Shoffner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .370
2 George McQuinn .363
3 Joe Kuhel .355
4 Buddy Hassett .355
5 Ken Keltner .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 8
1 Hank Greenberg 8
1 Frank McCormick 8
4 Charlie Gehringer 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 35
2 Taffy Wright 31
3 Ted Williams 30
4 Charlie Gehringer 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Johnny Welaj 6
4 Frankie Crosetti 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.64
2 Lou Fette 1.78
3 Whit Wyatt 1.81
4 Red Ruffing 1.83
5 2 tied 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
1 Red Ruffing 7
3 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Curt Davis 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 68
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Tommy Bridges 38
4 Johnny Vander Meer 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Keltner .432
2 Ernie Lombardi .429
3 Jim Tabor .400
4 Hal Trosky .396
5 Hank Leiber .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 5
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Frank McCormick 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Vosmik 17
2 Ernie Lombardi 16
3 Ival Goodman 15
3 Ken Keltner 15
3 Hank Leiber 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.41
3 Tot Pressnell 1.06
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.13
5 Whitey Moore 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pepper Martin .391
2 George McQuinn .366
3 Hal Trosky .365
4 Ken Keltner .363
5 Morrie Arnovich .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 7
1 Frank McCormick 7
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 32
2 Ernie Lombardi 25
2 Ted Williams 25
2 Taffy Wright 25
5 Charlie Gehringer 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Johnny Welaj 6
4 Frankie Crosetti 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.61
2 Curt Davis 1.80
3 Whit Wyatt 1.82
4 Van Mungo 1.84
5 Red Ruffing 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Rip Sewell 5
1 Bucky Walters 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
3 Tommy Bridges 28
3 Whitey Moore 28
3 Bucky Walters 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 George McQuinn .346
3 Ernie Lombardi .340
4 Johnny Mize .339
5 Jeff Heath .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 132
4 Joe Medwick 126
5 Harlond Clift 119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.60
2 Lefty Gomez 2.63
3 Lou Fette 2.66
4 Curt Davis 2.79
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 258
2 Bobo Newsom 216
3 Lefty Mills 140
4 Joe Krakauskas 136
5 Tommy Bridges 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 13
2 Mace Brown 9
2 Dick Coffman 9
4 Johnny Humphries 8
5 Charlie Root 7