On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	9	.786	--
Red Sox	23	16	.590	8.5
White Sox	24	18	.571	9.0
Indians	22	19	.537	10.5
Tigers	19	24	.442	14.5
Athletics	17	25	.405	16.0
Senators	16	26	.381	17.0
Browns	13	30	.302	20.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Senators 10, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	15	.659	--
Cardinals	24	17	.585	3.5
Dodgers	21	20	.512	6.5
Pirates	22	21	.512	6.5
Cubs	22	21	.512	6.5
Giants	20	24	.455	9.0
Bees	17	24	.415	10.5
Phillies	14	27	.341	13.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Bees 3

Giants 17, Reds 3

Phillies 9, Cubs 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stu Martin	5
2	Morrie Arnovich	4
2	Bill Brubaker	4
2	Pete Coscarart	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jo-Jo Moore	2
2	Elden Auker	1
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Demaree	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Rick Ferrell	3
2	Gee Walker	3
5	26 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Johnny Hudson	1
1	Goody Rosen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.17
2	Curt Davis	0.55
3	Joe Bowman	0.50
4	Elden Auker	0.45
5	Dutch Leonard	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Bowman	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Curt Davis	6
4	Elden Auker	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.399
2	George McQuinn	.353
3	Myril Hoag	.352
4	Zeke Bonura	.346
5	Frank McCormick	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Ernie Lombardi	10
2	George Selkirk	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	39
2	Ival Goodman	38
2	Gee Walker	38
2	Ted Williams	38
5	Frank McCormick	37

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	Curt Davis	8
2	Red Ruffing	8
4	Tommy Bridges	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	79
2	Bobo Newsom	58
3	Tommy Bridges	48
4	Johnny Vander Meer	44
5	Whitey Moore	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	10
2	Clint Brown	7
3	Chubby Dean	5
4	Mace Brown	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.431
2	Morrie Arnovich	.417
3	Doc Cramer	.411
4	Paul Waner	.395
5	Pinky May	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	George Selkirk	5
1	Max West	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	19
2	Joe Cronin	18
3	Ollie Bejma	15
3	Joe Gordon	15
3	4 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	Bob Feller	1.33
4	Hugh Casey	1.35
5	Whitey Moore	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Red Ruffing	17
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Chubby Dean	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.420
2	Hal Trosky	.418
3	Doc Cramer	.368
4	Ernie Lombardi	.364
5	Jeff Heath	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	29
2	Ernie Lombardi	28
2	Frank McCormick	28
2	Johnny Rizzo	28
5	Ted Williams	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lee Handley	8
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	1.32
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	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Johnny Vander Meer	36
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.345
2	George McQuinn	.344
3	Jimmie Foxx	.343
4	Jeff Heath	.341
5	Ernie Lombardi	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	57
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Harlond Clift	35
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	149
3	Harlond Clift	129
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
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.45
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	220
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	2 tied	7