On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 7 .816 --
Red Sox 22 13 .629 7.5
White Sox 20 17 .541 10.5
Indians 19 17 .528 11.0
Tigers 17 23 .425 15.0
Senators 15 23 .395 16.0
Athletics 14 22 .389 16.0
Browns 11 27 .289 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 27 13 .675 --
Cardinals 23 15 .605 3.0
Pirates 20 18 .526 6.0
Cubs 20 19 .513 6.5
Dodgers 18 18 .500 7.0
Giants 18 22 .450 9.0
Bees 15 23 .395 11.0
Phillies 12 25 .324 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
3 George Case 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 2
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
1 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.67
2 Whitey Moore 0.60
3 Milt Shoffner 0.54
4 Joe Haynes 0.36
5 Denny Galehouse 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Whitey Moore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Shoffner 7
2 Whitey Moore 6
3 Denny Galehouse 5
4 Al Benton 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Bridges 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .377
2 Bill Dickey .372
3 Jimmie Foxx .358
4 Buddy Hassett .356
5 George McQuinn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Dolph Camilli 10
2 George Selkirk 10
4 Ernie Lombardi 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
1 Taffy Wright 37
3 Ival Goodman 36
4 Hank Greenberg 35
4 George Selkirk 35

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 Whit Wyatt 1.81
3 Willis Hudlin 2.14
4 Tommy Bridges 2.23
5 Whitey Moore 2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 75
2 Bobo Newsom 51
3 Johnny Vander Meer 44
4 Whitey Moore 42
5 3 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 Doc Cramer .429
2 Odell Hale .400
2 Buddy Hassett .400
2 Ernie Lombardi .400
5 George Case .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
1 George Selkirk 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Ernie Lombardi 17
2 Taffy Wright 17
4 Joe Cronin 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
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 Manny Salvo 1.20
5 Bill Swift 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Cliff Melton 18
3 Larry French 17
4 Bobo Newsom 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chubby Dean 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Mace Brown 2
3 Gene Thompson 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .374
2 Hal Trosky .363
3 Bill Dickey .361
4 Buddy Hassett .360
5 Ernie Lombardi .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 9
2 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Frank McCormick 8
2 George Selkirk 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 32
1 Ted Williams 32
3 Ernie Lombardi 29
4 Joe Cronin 28
4 George Selkirk 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 16
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tot Pressnell 0.69
2 Bill Swift 1.38
3 Bill McGee 1.84
4 Ted Lyons 1.93
5 Larry French 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Atley Donald 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Lee Grissom 5
2 Rip Sewell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 38
3 Bobo Newsom 35
4 Whitey Moore 31
5 Bucky Walters 27

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 .352
2 Johnny Mize .347
3 George McQuinn .341
4 Jeff Heath .340
5 Ernie Lombardi .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Johnny Mize 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Joe Gordon 126
5 Joe Medwick 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
2 George Case 30
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 Lyn Lary 19
5 Pete Fox 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.60
2 Lou Fette 2.77
3 Whitey Moore 2.80
4 Bill Lee 2.81
5 Curt Davis 2.95

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