On This Day

Wednesday, May 10, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 4 .714 --
Yankees 12 5 .706 -0.5
White Sox 11 7 .611 1.0
Indians 8 9 .471 3.5
Senators 7 10 .412 4.5
Browns 7 10 .412 4.5
Tigers 7 12 .368 5.5
Athletics 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 10 7 .588 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 --
Dodgers 9 8 .529 1.0
Bees 9 8 .529 1.0
Cubs 9 10 .474 2.0
Pirates 8 9 .471 2.0
Giants 8 11 .421 3.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Trosky 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Pete Coscarart 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Babe Phelps 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Phelps 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
3 Ernie Koy 2
3 Joe Medwick 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Berres 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 999.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.86
2 Rip Sewell 0.86
4 Whitey Moore 0.67
5 Bob Feller 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Moore 10
2 Bob Feller 8
3 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Rip Sewell 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .431
2 Jimmie Foxx .415
3 George McQuinn .394
4 Bill Dickey .385
5 Lonny Frey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 19
1 Gee Walker 19
3 Taffy Wright 18
4 Morrie Arnovich 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Cookie Lavagetto 5
3 Myril Hoag 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Eddie Miller 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.53
2 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Monte Pearson 1.00
4 Bob Bowman 1.31
5 Lou Fette 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Lou Fette 4
2 Red Ruffing 4
5 13 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Whitey Moore 28
3 Bobo Newsom 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 Joe Krakauskas 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Boom-Boom Beck 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .354
2 Jeff Heath .343
3 Buddy Myer .338
4 George McQuinn .337
5 Johnny Mize .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Harlond Clift 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Rudy York 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Joe Medwick 122
4 Rudy York 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 30
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 George Case 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.47
2 Danny MacFayden 2.53
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.70
4 Lou Fette 2.83
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 253
2 Bobo Newsom 226
3 Lefty Mills 135
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 Clay Bryant 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 9
2 Dick Coffman 8
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6