On This Day

Wednesday, April 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 5 3 .625 1.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Indians 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Browns 2 3 .400 2.5
Senators 2 4 .333 3.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 5 1 .833 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.0
Reds 3 2 .600 1.5
Bees 4 3 .571 1.5
Cardinals 3 3 .500 2.0
Giants 3 4 .429 2.5
Dodgers 2 4 .333 3.0
Pirates 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Almada 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Billy Sullivan 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Mel Almada 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Myril Hoag 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Mel Almada 2
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.45
2 Curt Davis 0.43
3 Gene Lillard 0.42
4 Lee Grissom 0.40
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Gene Lillard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Lillard 5
1 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Lee Grissom 4
5 Curt Davis 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .515
2 Frank McCormick .500
3 Zeke Bonura .417
3 Stan Hack .417
3 Joe Medwick .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 9
2 Nick Etten 8
2 Gee Walker 8
4 Hank Greenberg 7
4 Dixie Walker 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 2
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 Goody Rosen 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
1 Gee Walker 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Caster 0.00
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Pete Appleton 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Lou Fette 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Bobo Newsom 15
3 Claude Passeau 13
4 Tommy Bridges 10
4 Bill Lee 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Jim Henry 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .350
2 Jeff Heath .341
3 Buddy Myer .339
4 Johnny Mize .338
5 Ernie Lombardi .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Hank Greenberg 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Rudy York 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Billy Werber 18
4 Cookie Lavagetto 17
4 Buddy Lewis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.57
2 Danny MacFayden 2.81
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89
4 Lefty Grove 2.91
5 Ira Hutchinson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Clay Bryant 20
3 Paul Derringer 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 235
3 Clay Bryant 137
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 11
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6