Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 28, 1939

On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	6	.818	--
Red Sox	20	10	.667	5.5
White Sox	18	15	.545	9.0
Indians	17	15	.531	9.5
Tigers	14	21	.400	14.0
Senators	13	20	.394	14.0
Athletics	11	21	.344	15.5
Browns	11	23	.324	16.5

Games

Red Sox 12, Senators 7

Indians 6, White Sox 0

Yankees 9, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	24	11	.686	--
Cardinals	21	12	.636	2.0
Cubs	18	17	.514	6.0
Pirates	17	17	.500	6.5
Dodgers	14	17	.452	8.0
Giants	15	19	.441	8.5
Bees	14	19	.424	9.0
Phillies	11	22	.333	12.0

Games

Dodgers 16, Bees 12

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Giants 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Reds 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Brown	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	George Selkirk	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Bill Dickey	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cookie Lavagetto	7
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Debs Garms	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Mueller	2
2	George Case	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Melton	0.75
2	Paul Derringer	0.64
3	Bobo Newsom	0.50
4	Johnny Allen	0.40
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	7
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Cliff Melton	6
3	Bobo Newsom	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.362
2	George McQuinn	.355
3	Ken Keltner	.350
4	Myril Hoag	.346
5	Lee Handley	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Frank McCormick	9
2	George Selkirk	9
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	36
2	Frank McCormick	32
2	Ted Williams	32
2	Taffy Wright	32
5	3 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Barney McCosky	6
3	Johnny Welaj	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.78
2	Curt Davis	1.80
3	Whit Wyatt	1.81
4	Red Ruffing	1.83
5	2 tied	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	7
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Red Ruffing	7
4	Tommy Bridges	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Bobo Newsom	45
3	Johnny Vander Meer	43
4	Tommy Bridges	38
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Mace Brown	4
4	Curt Davis	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.464
2	Ken Keltner	.409
2	Hal Trosky	.409
4	Bruce Campbell	.400
5	Hank Leiber	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
1	Frank McCormick	5
1	George Selkirk	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Vosmik	18
2	Cookie Lavagetto	17
2	Ernie Lombardi	17
4	Ival Goodman	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Lee Handley	6
3	Stan Hack	3
3	Pepper Martin	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	0.78
2	Tot Pressnell	1.06
3	Oral Hildebrand	1.13
4	Curt Davis	1.16
5	Whitey Moore	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Larry French	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
5	Paul Derringer	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Clint Brown	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pepper Martin	.395
2	Hal Trosky	.380
3	Ken Keltner	.370
4	George McQuinn	.366
5	Debs Garms	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	8
1	Frank McCormick	8
1	George Selkirk	8
4	Ernie Lombardi	7
5	Hank Greenberg	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	28
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Ernie Lombardi	26
3	George Selkirk	26
5	Frank McCormick	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Johnny Welaj	6
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.61
2	Whit Wyatt	1.82
3	Curt Davis	1.98
4	Red Ruffing	2.00
5	Willis Hudlin	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Rip Sewell	5
2	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	41
3	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Tommy Bridges	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.348
2	George McQuinn	.345
3	Johnny Mize	.342
4	Ernie Lombardi	.341
5	Jeff Heath	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	46
3	Harlond Clift	35
3	Mel Ott	35
5	Johnny Mize	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	150
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Joe Medwick	128
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	32
2	George Case	25
3	Lyn Lary	20
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.63
2	Lou Fette	2.66
3	Bill Lee	2.68
4	Curt Davis	2.80
5	Russ Bauers	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	23
1	Red Ruffing	23
3	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	258
2	Bobo Newsom	222
3	Lefty Mills	140
4	Joe Krakauskas	136
5	2 tied	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Mace Brown	9
2	Dick Coffman	9
4	Johnny Humphries	8
5	Charlie Root	7