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

Senators 10, White Sox 7

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Red Sox 14, Tigers 5

Athletics 10, Browns 7

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

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Reds 9, Bees 4

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

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