On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	7	.821	--
Red Sox	22	13	.629	8.0
White Sox	21	17	.553	10.5
Indians	19	18	.514	12.0
Tigers	17	23	.425	15.5
Athletics	16	22	.421	15.5
Senators	15	24	.385	17.0
Browns	11	29	.275	21.5

Games

White Sox 8, Senators 7

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Athletics 5, Browns 3

Athletics 8, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	27	14	.659	--
Cardinals	23	16	.590	3.0
Pirates	21	18	.538	5.0
Cubs	21	19	.525	5.5
Dodgers	18	19	.486	7.0
Giants	19	22	.463	8.0
Bees	16	23	.410	10.0
Phillies	12	26	.316	13.5

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 5

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Pirates 10, Phillies 7

Bees 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Berardino	5
2	Sam Chapman	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Tommy Thompson	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Ernie Koy	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Rip Russell	4
1	Gus Suhr	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	Pinky May	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Turner	0.50
2	Earl Whitehill	0.45
3	Lee Grissom	0.30
3	Bump Hadley	0.30
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Brown	5
1	Al Hollingsworth	5
1	Earl Whitehill	5
4	Joe Sullivan	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Jack Russell	1
1	Bill Swift	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.377
2	Bill Dickey	.369
3	Jimmie Foxx	.358
4	George McQuinn	.348
5	Buddy Hassett	.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
3	George Selkirk	36
5	2 tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	Pepper Martin	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.78
2	Whit Wyatt	1.81
3	Willis Hudlin	2.14
4	Bump Hadley	2.18
5	Tommy Bridges	2.23

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	Joe Krakauskas	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
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	.422
2	Ernie Lombardi	.404
3	Jeff Heath	.390
4	Bill Dickey	.385
4	Odell Hale	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	George Selkirk	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Joe Gordon	16
2	Ernie Lombardi	16
2	Joe Medwick	16
2	Johnny Rizzo	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Lee Handley	6
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.92
2	Dizzy Dean	1.00
2	Willis Hudlin	1.00
4	Oral Hildebrand	1.02
5	Manny Salvo	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	Bump Hadley	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	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Chubby Dean	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Gene Thompson	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.382
2	Ernie Lombardi	.377
3	Morrie Arnovich	.376
4	Doc Cramer	.361
5	Bill Dickey	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
2	Frank McCormick	8
2	George Selkirk	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	32
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Ernie Lombardi	30
4	Joe Cronin	28
5	Johnny Rizzo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Pepper Martin	6
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	1.29
2	Willis Hudlin	1.60
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	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	36
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Whitey Moore	31
5	Joe Krakauskas	28

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	.347
3	George McQuinn	.344
4	Jeff Heath	.344
5	Ernie Lombardi	.338

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	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	151
3	Joe DiMaggio	128
4	Joe Gordon	126
5	Joe Medwick	124

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	2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	221
3	Joe Krakauskas	144
4	Lefty Mills	137
5	Paul Derringer	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
5	Charlie Root	7