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

White Sox 14, Athletics 9

Athletics 11, White Sox 6

Indians 10, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 7, Indians 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 4

Browns 5, Senators 4

Browns 11, Senators 3

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

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 14, Pirates 1

Cubs 9, Phillies 4

Reds 4, Giants 1

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