On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	17	5	.773	--
Red Sox	13	6	.684	2.5
White Sox	14	10	.583	4.0
Indians	12	10	.545	5.0
Senators	9	13	.409	8.0
Tigers	10	16	.385	9.0
Browns	9	15	.375	9.0
Athletics	6	15	.286	10.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 3

Yankees 4, Browns 3

Senators 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	13	9	.591	--
Reds	13	10	.565	0.5
Bees	12	11	.522	1.5
Dodgers	11	11	.500	2.0
Cubs	12	12	.500	2.0
Giants	11	13	.458	3.0
Phillies	10	13	.435	3.5
Pirates	10	13	.435	3.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 9

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Giants 9, Cardinals 5

Reds 6, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Morrie Arnovich	5
2	Jimmy Wasdell	4
2	Del Young	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ollie Bejma	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	3
1	Ival Goodman	3
1	Myril Hoag	3
1	Hank Leiber	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Joe Vosmik	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.88
2	Monte Pearson	0.70
3	Bill Dietrich	0.67
4	Bucky Walters	0.55
5	Earl Whitehill	0.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Monte Pearson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
1	Monte Pearson	7
4	Bucky Walters	6
4	Earl Whitehill	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.426
2	Joe Kuhel	.411
3	Augie Galan	.406
4	George McQuinn	.398
5	Roy Weatherly	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Mel Ott	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	25
2	Mel Ott	23
2	Gee Walker	23
4	Hank Greenberg	22
4	George Selkirk	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Cookie Lavagetto	5
2	Johnny Welaj	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	1.00
2	Al Milnar	1.09
3	Lou Fette	1.10
4	Joe Bowman	1.74
5	Red Ruffing	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Lou Fette	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Whitey Moore	28
4	Bucky Walters	28

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.468
2	Augie Galan	.463
3	Leo Durocher	.444
4	George McQuinn	.429
4	Dee Miles	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	12 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	15
2	Mel Ott	14
3	Joe Gordon	13
3	Ted Williams	13
5	10 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Johnny Welaj	4
4	Lee Handley	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kirby Higbe	0.00
2	Vito Tamulis	0.45
3	Carl Hubbell	0.75
4	Tommy Bridges	1.00
5	Elden Auker	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Monte Pearson	3
4	Tommy Bridges	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Whitey Moore	17
3	Monte Pearson	17
3	Bucky Walters	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Clint Brown	3
3	Curt Davis	2
4	Boom-Boom Beck	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.353
2	George McQuinn	.347
3	Johnny Mize	.341
4	Jeff Heath	.341
5	Buddy Myer	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	57
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Mel Ott	37
4	Harlond Clift	36
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	151
3	Joe DiMaggio	136
4	Rudy York	123
5	Joe Medwick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	31
2	Lyn Lary	22
3	George Case	20
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.31
2	Danny MacFayden	2.58
3	Lou Fette	2.60
4	Ira Hutchinson	2.80
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	25
2	Red Ruffing	22
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	250
2	Bobo Newsom	231
3	Lefty Mills	140
4	Paul Derringer	131
5	Joe Krakauskas	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	11
2	Dick Coffman	9
3	Mace Brown	7
3	Johnny Humphries	7
5	3 tied	6