On This Day

Monday, June 5, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	8	.805	--
Red Sox	23	15	.605	8.5
White Sox	23	18	.561	10.0
Indians	21	19	.525	11.5
Tigers	18	24	.429	15.5
Athletics	17	24	.415	16.0
Senators	15	26	.366	18.0
Browns	13	29	.310	20.5

Games

White Sox 12, Athletics 1

Indians 7, Red Sox 5

Tigers 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	14	.674	--
Cardinals	23	17	.575	4.5
Pirates	22	20	.524	6.5
Cubs	22	20	.524	6.5
Dodgers	20	20	.500	7.5
Giants	19	24	.442	10.0
Bees	17	23	.425	10.5
Phillies	13	27	.325	14.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Bees 10, Cardinals 4

Phillies 8, Cubs 7

Reds 8, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky May	4
2	Morrie Arnovich	3
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Ollie Bejma	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max West	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Ollie Bejma	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.25
2	Jack Knott	0.57
3	Hal Schumacher	0.38
4	Mort Cooper	0.33
4	Vito Tamulis	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	10
2	Hal Schumacher	5
3	Jack Knott	4
4	Johnny Allen	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.386
2	George McQuinn	.357
3	Bill Dickey	.349
4	Buddy Hassett	.346
5	Hal Trosky	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Ernie Lombardi	10
2	George Selkirk	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	39
2	Ival Goodman	38
2	Ted Williams	38
4	Hank Greenberg	36
4	2 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	21
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.78
2	Whit Wyatt	1.81
3	Tommy Bridges	1.94
4	Willis Hudlin	2.18
5	Bump Hadley	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Red Ruffing	8
3	Tommy Bridges	7
3	Curt Davis	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	79
2	Bobo Newsom	51
3	Tommy Bridges	48
4	Johnny Vander Meer	44
5	Whitey Moore	42

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	Zeke Bonura	.404
3	Doc Cramer	.397
4	Buddy Hassett	.392
4	Jeff Heath	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	George Selkirk	5
1	Max West	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	19
2	Joe Cronin	16
3	Ollie Bejma	15
3	Joe Gordon	15
3	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	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.98
2	Bump Hadley	1.06
3	Manny Salvo	1.20
4	Bob Feller	1.33
5	Hugh Casey	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	Rip Sewell	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	2
2	Gene Thompson	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.404
2	Hal Trosky	.397
3	Ernie Lombardi	.373
4	Doc Cramer	.360
5	Dixie Walker	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	10
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Frank McCormick	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	George Selkirk	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	31
2	Joe Gordon	30
3	Johnny Rizzo	28
4	Frank McCormick	27
4	Ted Williams	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Pepper Martin	6
5	2 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	Bob Feller	6
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Atley Donald	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Johnny Vander Meer	36
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Bucky Walters	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
2	Chubby Dean	4
3	Clint Brown	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	Joe Heving	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.347
2	Jimmie Foxx	.345
3	Johnny Mize	.344
4	Jeff Heath	.342
5	Ernie Lombardi	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	57
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Harlond Clift	35
3	Mel Ott	35
5	Johnny Mize	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	148
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	Pete Fox	19
4	Lyn Lary	19

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	264
2	Bobo Newsom	221
3	Joe Krakauskas	141
4	Lefty Mills	138
5	Tommy Bridges	137

Saves

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