On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 7 .811 --
Red Sox 22 12 .647 6.5
Indians 19 16 .543 10.0
White Sox 19 17 .528 10.5
Tigers 16 23 .410 15.0
Senators 15 22 .405 15.0
Athletics 14 22 .389 15.5
Browns 11 27 .289 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 13 .667 --
Cardinals 23 14 .622 2.0
Pirates 20 18 .526 5.5
Cubs 20 19 .513 6.0
Dodgers 18 18 .500 6.5
Giants 17 22 .436 9.0
Bees 15 22 .405 10.0
Phillies 12 25 .324 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Estalella 4
1 Dee Miles 4
1 Marv Owen 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
2 Harry Craft 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Rick Ferrell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Owen 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
2 George Case 1
2 Lee Handley 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny MacFayden 1.33
2 Claude Passeau 1.17
3 Van Mungo 0.78
4 Manny Salvo 0.70
5 Kirby Higbe 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 8
2 Van Mungo 7
2 Claude Passeau 7
2 Manny Salvo 7
5 Bobo Newsom 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Joe Krakauskas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .377
2 Bill Dickey .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .358
4 Buddy Hassett .345
5 George McQuinn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 10
1 Hank Greenberg 10
3 Frank McCormick 9
3 George Selkirk 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
1 Taffy Wright 37
3 Ival Goodman 36
4 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Frank McCormick 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 Barney McCosky 6
3 Johnny Welaj 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.78
2 Bill McGee 1.78
3 Whit Wyatt 1.81
4 Willis Hudlin 2.14
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Curt Davis 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
4 Tommy Bridges 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 75
2 Bobo Newsom 51
3 Johnny Vander Meer 44
4 Tommy Bridges 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .429
2 Odell Hale .424
3 Ernie Lombardi .414
4 Frankie Hayes .394
5 Jim Tabor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Rizzo 19
1 Ted Williams 19
3 Taffy Wright 17
4 Joe Gordon 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Lee Handley 6
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Stan Hack 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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 22
2 Bob Feller 21
3 Larry French 17
4 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Claude Passeau 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chubby Dean 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Mace Brown 2
3 Joe Heving 2
3 Gene Thompson 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .379
2 Hal Trosky .363
3 Jimmie Foxx .355
4 Ernie Lombardi .355
5 Pepper Martin .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
1 Frank McCormick 8
1 George Selkirk 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Joe Gordon 30
3 Ernie Lombardi 27
3 George Selkirk 27
3 Taffy Wright 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 Johnny Welaj 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tot Pressnell 0.69
2 Bill Swift 1.38
3 Ted Lyons 1.70
4 Bill McGee 1.84
5 Larry French 1.94

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 38
3 Bobo Newsom 35
4 Bucky Walters 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 8
2 Chubby Dean 5
3 Clint Brown 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 .342
4 Ernie Lombardi .341
5 Jeff Heath .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Johnny Mize 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Joe Gordon 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
2 George Case 30
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 Lyn Lary 19
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.60
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 221
3 Joe Krakauskas 142
4 Lefty Mills 137
5 Paul Derringer 131

Saves

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