On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 3 .667 --
White Sox 7 4 .636 --
Red Sox 5 3 .625 0.5
Senators 6 4 .600 0.5
Tigers 6 6 .500 1.5
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Athletics 2 8 .200 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Bees 8 4 .667 --
Reds 6 4 .600 1.0
Cardinals 6 4 .600 1.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 1.5
Dodgers 5 5 .500 2.0
Phillies 5 6 .455 2.5
Giants 4 7 .364 3.5
Pirates 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Mazzera 4
2 Harry Danning 3
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Pinky May 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Mel Ott 4
3 Rick Ferrell 3
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Rick Ferrell 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Gumbert 0.54
2 Syl Johnson 0.50
2 Danny MacFayden 0.50
2 Russ Van Atta 0.50
5 Bob Klinger 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Gumbert 7
2 Bob Bowman 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Russ Van Atta 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lon Warneke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Myers .433
2 Joe Kuhel .420
3 Bill Dickey .414
4 Pinky May .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Mel Ott 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 14
2 Tony Cuccinello 11
2 Charlie Gehringer 11
2 Gee Walker 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
3 Myril Hoag 3
3 Ernie Koy 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
2 Bob Bowman 0.67
3 Bill Posedel 0.69
4 Clint Brown 0.79
5 Whit Wyatt 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Red Ruffing 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Claude Passeau 14
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
2 Boom-Boom Beck 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Alex Carrasquel 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .350
2 Johnny Mize .342
3 Jeff Heath .339
4 Buddy Myer .336
5 George McQuinn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 49
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Hank Greenberg 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 143
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Cookie Lavagetto 19
4 Stan Hack 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.48
2 Danny MacFayden 2.70
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.81
4 Lou Fette 2.85
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 23
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 247
2 Bobo Newsom 223
3 Clay Bryant 136
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6