On This Day

Tuesday, April 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 0 0 .000 0.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.5
Browns 0 0 .000 0.5
Red Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Yankees 0 0 .000 0.5
Indians 0 0 .000 0.5
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 1 0 1.000 0.0
Pirates 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 0 0 .000 0.5
Cubs 0 0 .000 0.5
Bees 0 0 .000 0.5
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Pete Fox 3
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 Harry Danning 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Joe Medwick 2
2 Billy Rogell 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Barney McCosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.71
2 Bob Weiland 0.38
3 Harry Gumbert 0.27
3 Bob Klinger 0.27
5 Johnny Rigney 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Bob Weiland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Bob Weiland 3
5 Ira Hutchinson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .750
1 Frank McCormick .750
3 Hank Greenberg .667
3 Billy Jurges .667
3 3 others tied .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Frank McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 Gus Suhr 3
4 Hank Greenberg 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Barney McCosky 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.00
1 Mace Brown 0.00
1 George Jeffcoat 0.00
1 Rip Sewell 0.00
1 Peaches Davis 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Bob Weiland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Bucky Walters 4
3 Harry Gumbert 3
3 Bob Klinger 3
3 Bob Weiland 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Clyde Shoun 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 Jeff Heath .343
3 Ernie Lombardi .341
4 Ben Chapman .340
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 175
2 Hank Greenberg 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 140
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 23
3 Billy Werber 19
4 Buddy Lewis 18
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.65
2 Charlie Root 2.86
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.89
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.93
5 Danny MacFayden 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 22
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Clay Bryant 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Bobo Newsom 226
3 Clay Bryant 135
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Mace Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6