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

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

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