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

Yankees 6, Red Sox 1

Tigers 10, Browns 9

Athletics 5, Senators 4

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

Dodgers 1, Bees 0

Giants 7, Phillies 5

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0

Reds 6, Cubs 3

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