On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 7 .825 --
Red Sox 23 14 .622 8.5
White Sox 22 18 .550 11.0
Indians 20 19 .513 12.5
Athletics 17 23 .425 16.0
Tigers 17 24 .415 16.5
Senators 15 26 .366 18.5
Browns 13 29 .310 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 14 .667 --
Cardinals 23 16 .590 3.5
Pirates 22 19 .537 5.5
Cubs 22 19 .537 5.5
Dodgers 19 20 .487 7.5
Giants 19 23 .452 9.0
Bees 16 23 .410 10.5
Phillies 12 27 .308 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 6
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Wally Moses 6
4 Cookie Lavagetto 5
4 Babe Phelps 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Bejma 2
2 George Case 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Buddy Lewis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 7
2 Ollie Bejma 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
4 Bob Johnson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
2 Luke Appling 1
2 George Case 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.70
2 Luke Hamlin 0.56
3 Dizzy Trout 0.44
4 Jimmie DeShong 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 7
2 Boom-Boom Beck 6
3 Ken Chase 5
3 Jimmie DeShong 5
3 Luke Hamlin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .374
2 Bill Dickey .359
3 George McQuinn .357
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
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 Taffy Wright 39
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Ival Goodman 37
4 Frank McCormick 36
4 George Selkirk 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 21
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Red Ruffing 8
3 Curt Davis 7
3 Paul Derringer 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 79
2 Bobo Newsom 51
3 Johnny Vander Meer 44
4 Whitey Moore 42
5 Joe Krakauskas 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
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 Billy Sullivan .417
2 Frankie Hayes .412
3 Doc Cramer .403
4 George Case .394
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 George Selkirk 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Rizzo 19
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Ernie Lombardi 16
4 Joe Cronin 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
3 Lee Handley 4
4 Johnny Berardino 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.92
2 Bill Lohrman 0.98
3 Dizzy Dean 1.00
3 Larry French 1.00
5 Manny Salvo 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Red Ruffing 17
3 Bobo Newsom 16
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 5
2 Chubby Dean 3
3 Gene Thompson 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .397
2 Morrie Arnovich .380
3 Doc Cramer .366
4 Ernie Lombardi .364
5 Bill Dickey .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 9
2 Frank McCormick 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Joe Cronin 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 30
1 Ernie Lombardi 30
1 Johnny Rizzo 30
4 Frank McCormick 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
2 Hugh Casey 1.04
3 Bill Swift 1.29
4 Bill McGee 1.53
5 Willis Hudlin 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Bob Feller 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Atley Donald 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Johnny Vander Meer 36
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Whitey Moore 31
5 Joe Krakauskas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 9
2 Chubby Dean 5
3 Clint Brown 3
3 Mace Brown 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .351
2 George McQuinn .347
3 Johnny Mize .346
4 Jeff Heath .342
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 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Harlond Clift 128
4 Joe DiMaggio 126
4 2 others tied 126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.60
2 Lou Fette 2.70
3 Whitey Moore 2.80
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Bill Lee 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 22
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Bill Lee 21
4 Bob Feller 20
4 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 266
2 Bobo Newsom 221
3 Joe Krakauskas 144
4 Lefty Mills 138
5 Paul Derringer 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Mace Brown 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
5 Charlie Root 7