On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 7 .806 --
Red Sox 21 12 .636 6.5
Indians 19 15 .559 9.0
White Sox 19 16 .543 9.5
Tigers 16 22 .421 14.0
Senators 14 22 .389 15.0
Athletics 13 22 .371 15.5
Browns 11 26 .297 18.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 13 .658 --
Cardinals 22 14 .611 2.0
Cubs 20 18 .526 5.0
Pirates 19 18 .514 5.5
Dodgers 17 18 .486 6.5
Giants 17 21 .447 8.0
Bees 15 21 .417 9.0
Phillies 12 24 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Moore 3
2 Leo Durocher 2
2 Cookie Lavagetto 2
2 Mel Ott 2
5 9 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Durocher 2
1 Al Todd 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Harry Danning 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Hamlin 0.25
2 Hal Schumacher 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luke Hamlin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luke Hamlin 2
1 Hal Schumacher 2
3 Cliff Melton 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .363
3 Buddy Hassett .355
4 Bill Dickey .354
5 Joe Kuhel .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 10
2 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Frank McCormick 9
2 George Selkirk 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 36
1 Ted Williams 36
3 Taffy Wright 34
4 Dolph Camilli 32
4 3 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 19
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 Barney McCosky 6
3 Johnny Welaj 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.78
2 Whit Wyatt 1.81
3 Willis Hudlin 2.14
4 Tommy Bridges 2.25
4 Ted Lyons 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Curt Davis 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
4 Tommy Bridges 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 75
2 Bobo Newsom 45
3 Johnny Vander Meer 43
4 Tommy Bridges 38
4 Bucky Walters 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 8
2 Clint Brown 6
3 Mace Brown 4
3 Chubby Dean 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .429
2 Ernie Lombardi .414
3 Enos Slaughter .392
4 Mickey Owen .390
5 Bruce Campbell .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Joe Cronin 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Rizzo 18
1 Ted Williams 18
3 Charlie Gehringer 15
3 Joe Gordon 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Lee Handley 5
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Harry Danning 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tot Pressnell 0.50
2 Dizzy Dean 1.00
3 Oral Hildebrand 1.02
4 Hugh Casey 1.29
5 Bill Swift 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Larry French 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
3 Larry French 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
5 Bucky Walters 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Chubby Dean 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .369
2 Pepper Martin .364
3 Hal Trosky .363
4 Buddy Hassett .359
5 Ernie Lombardi .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 8
1 George Selkirk 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Ernie Lombardi 7
3 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Joe Gordon 29
3 Johnny Rizzo 27
3 George Selkirk 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 Johnny Welaj 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 1.38
2 Ted Lyons 1.70
3 Larry French 1.94
4 Willis Hudlin 2.08
5 Bump Hadley 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Lee Grissom 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Rip Sewell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Bobo Newsom 29
4 Whitey Moore 28
5 Bucky Walters 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 8
2 Clint Brown 4
2 Chubby Dean 4
4 Mace Brown 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 Johnny Mize .349
3 George McQuinn .343
4 Ernie Lombardi .340
5 Jeff Heath .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 55
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Johnny Mize 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Joe Gordon 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
2 George Case 29
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 Lyn Lary 19
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.58
2 Lou Fette 2.77
3 Bill Lee 2.81
4 Curt Davis 2.83
5 Russ Bauers 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 22
1 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Bobo Newsom 215
3 Joe Krakauskas 139
4 Lefty Mills 137
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Mace Brown 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
5 Charlie Root 7