On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 5 .722 --
Red Sox 10 5 .667 1.5
White Sox 13 8 .619 1.5
Indians 10 10 .500 4.0
Browns 9 11 .450 5.0
Senators 8 10 .444 5.0
Athletics 6 12 .333 7.0
Tigers 7 15 .318 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 8 .579 --
Reds 11 9 .550 0.5
Bees 11 9 .550 0.5
Cubs 11 10 .524 1.0
Dodgers 10 10 .500 1.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 2.5
Giants 9 12 .429 3.0
Pirates 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Cooney 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Rip Radcliff 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 3
2 Ken Keltner 2
2 Roy Weatherly 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 23 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.29
2 Bob Weiland 0.83
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.43
4 Eddie Smith 0.40
5 Vern Kennedy 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 9
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
3 Bob Weiland 5
4 Vern Kennedy 4
4 Eddie Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Weatherly .434
2 George McQuinn .434
3 Joe Kuhel .431
4 Jimmie Foxx .411
5 Bill Dickey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 21
1 Gee Walker 21
3 Morrie Arnovich 20
3 Ival Goodman 20
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.35
2 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Lou Fette 1.35
4 Clint Brown 1.45
5 Rip Sewell 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Curt Davis 4
2 Lou Fette 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Whitey Moore 28
2 Bobo Newsom 28
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Mace Brown 2
5 20 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .510
2 Roy Weatherly .467
3 Jimmy Wasdell .450
4 Dee Miles .439
5 Debs Garms .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Morrie Arnovich 15
1 George McQuinn 15
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Bill Dickey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.45
2 Tommy Bridges 0.50
3 Rip Sewell 1.01
4 Elden Auker 1.20
4 Bob Weiland 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Whitey Moore 20
3 Jack Kramer 16
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
5 Bucky Walters 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 Bob Bowman 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .354
2 George McQuinn .350
3 Jeff Heath .341
4 Johnny Mize .338
5 Buddy Myer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 55
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Mel Ott 35
5 Rudy York 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 154
2 Hank Greenberg 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
4 Rudy York 122
5 Joe Medwick 120

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 2.35
2 Danny MacFayden 2.56
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.77
4 Lou Fette 2.83
5 Russ Bauers 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 25
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Clay Bryant 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 244
2 Bobo Newsom 224
3 Lefty Mills 135
3 Johnny Vander Meer 135
5 Paul Derringer 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
2 Dick Coffman 8
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6