On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 6 .824 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 6.5
White Sox 18 15 .545 9.5
Indians 17 15 .531 10.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 14.0
Senators 13 21 .382 15.0
Athletics 12 21 .364 15.5
Browns 11 24 .314 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 11 .694 --
Cardinals 21 13 .618 3.0
Pirates 18 17 .514 6.5
Cubs 18 18 .500 7.0
Dodgers 15 17 .469 8.0
Giants 16 19 .457 8.5
Bees 14 20 .412 10.0
Phillies 11 23 .324 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Myril Hoag 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Harry Danning 3
2 Tommy Henrich 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Bill Nagel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Brubaker 4
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 Rudy York 4
4 Harry Danning 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 George Case 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tot Pressnell 1.00
2 Bob Klinger 0.44
3 Lee Grissom 0.29
4 Roxie Lawson 0.28
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tot Pressnell 6
2 Roxie Lawson 5
3 Bob Klinger 4
3 Jennings Poindexter 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .366
2 Myril Hoag .362
3 George McQuinn .357
4 Ken Keltner .350
5 Ernie Lombardi .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 10
2 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Frank McCormick 9
2 George Selkirk 9
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 36
2 Taffy Wright 34
3 Myril Hoag 32
3 Frank McCormick 32
3 Ted Williams 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 16
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Barney McCosky 6
3 Johnny Welaj 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.78
2 Curt Davis 1.80
3 Whit Wyatt 1.81
4 Red Ruffing 1.83
5 Willis Hudlin 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 7
1 Bob Feller 7
1 Red Ruffing 7
4 Tommy Bridges 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 68
2 Bobo Newsom 45
3 Johnny Vander Meer 43
4 Tommy Bridges 38
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
2 Clint Brown 6
3 Mace Brown 4
4 Curt Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .474
2 Hal Trosky .436
3 Bruce Campbell .400
3 Ken Keltner .400
5 Myril Hoag .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 George Selkirk 5
4 Tommy Henrich 4
4 Ernie Lombardi 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Vosmik 18
2 Cookie Lavagetto 17
3 Ernie Lombardi 16
4 Charlie Gehringer 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tot Pressnell 0.50
2 Dizzy Dean 0.78
3 Bump Hadley 0.93
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.13
5 Curt Davis 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Grissom 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Larry French 17
2 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Tommy Bridges 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pepper Martin .388
2 Hal Trosky .379
3 Ken Keltner .375
4 George McQuinn .369
5 Ernie Lombardi .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 8
1 Frank McCormick 8
1 George Selkirk 8
4 Ernie Lombardi 7
5 Hank Greenberg 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Ernie Lombardi 26
2 George Selkirk 26
2 Taffy Wright 26
5 5 tied 25

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 Ted Lyons 1.61
2 Whit Wyatt 1.82
3 Curt Davis 1.98
4 Red Ruffing 2.00
5 Willis Hudlin 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Lee Grissom 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Tommy Bridges 28
4 Bucky Walters 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
2 Clint Brown 6
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .345
2 Jimmie Foxx .343
3 Ernie Lombardi .342
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 156
2 Jimmie Foxx 150
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
2 George Case 26
3 Lyn Lary 20
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.63
2 Lou Fette 2.66
3 Bill Lee 2.73
4 Curt Davis 2.80
5 Russ Bauers 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 23
1 Red Ruffing 23
3 Paul Derringer 21
3 Bobo Newsom 21
5 Bob Feller 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 258
2 Bobo Newsom 222
3 Lefty Mills 140
4 Joe Krakauskas 139
5 Paul Derringer 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
2 Mace Brown 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
5 Charlie Root 7