On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	7	.806	--
Red Sox	21	12	.636	6.5
Indians	19	15	.559	9.0
White Sox	19	16	.543	9.5
Tigers	16	22	.421	14.0
Senators	14	22	.389	15.0
Athletics	13	22	.371	15.5
Browns	11	26	.297	18.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 4

Yankees 17, Red Sox 9

White Sox 6, Tigers 2

Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Indians 7, Browns 2

Indians 3, Browns 2

Athletics 3, Senators 1

Senators 8, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	25	13	.658	--
Cardinals	22	14	.611	2.0
Cubs	20	18	.526	5.0
Pirates	19	18	.514	5.5
Dodgers	16	18	.471	7.0
Giants	17	20	.459	7.5
Bees	15	21	.417	9.0
Phillies	12	24	.333	12.0

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Bees 9, Phillies 7

Phillies 5, Bees 3

Cardinals 7, Pirates 2

Pirates 14, Cardinals 8

Cubs 6, Reds 0

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	6
2	Gibby Brack	5
2	Bill Dickey	5
2	Elbie Fletcher	5
2	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
1	Max West	2
1	Ted Williams	2
4	Gibby Brack	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	9
2	Enos Slaughter	5
2	Max West	5
4	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
2	Ben Chapman	2
3	Mel Almada	1
3	Johnny Berardino	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.83
1	Carl Hubbell	0.83
3	Bob Feller	0.70
4	Bucky Walters	0.60
5	Vern Kennedy	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Larry French	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Kennedy	10
2	Bob Feller	7
3	Johnny Marcum	6
4	Alex Carrasquel	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Buddy Hassett	.355
4	Bill Dickey	.354
5	Zeke Bonura	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Frank McCormick	9
2	George Selkirk	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	36
1	Ted Williams	36
3	Taffy Wright	34
4	Myril Hoag	32
4	2 others tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	Barney McCosky	6
3	Johnny Welaj	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.78
2	Whit Wyatt	1.81
3	Willis Hudlin	2.14
4	Tommy Bridges	2.25
4	Ted Lyons	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Curt Davis	7
2	Red Ruffing	7
4	Tommy Bridges	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	75
2	Bobo Newsom	45
3	Johnny Vander Meer	43
4	Tommy Bridges	38
4	Bucky Walters	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Clint Brown	6
3	Mace Brown	4
3	Chubby Dean	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Odell Hale	.484
2	Hal Trosky	.436
3	Ernie Lombardi	.435
4	Enos Slaughter	.389
5	Jimmy Brown	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Frank McCormick	5
1	George Selkirk	5
4	Joe Cronin	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	19
1	Ted Williams	19
3	Cookie Lavagetto	18
4	Joe Gordon	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Lee Handley	5
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Harry Danning	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tot Pressnell	0.50
2	Dizzy Dean	0.78
3	Bump Hadley	0.93
4	Oral Hildebrand	1.02
5	Hugh Casey	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Grissom	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
3	Larry French	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
5	Bucky Walters	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Chubby Dean	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pepper Martin	.364
2	Hal Trosky	.361
3	Jimmie Foxx	.360
4	Buddy Hassett	.359
5	Morrie Arnovich	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	8
1	George Selkirk	8
3	Dolph Camilli	7
3	Ernie Lombardi	7
3	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Joe Gordon	29
3	George Selkirk	28
4	Johnny Rizzo	27
5	Ernie Lombardi	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	Johnny Welaj	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	1.38
2	Ted Lyons	1.70
3	Oral Hildebrand	1.75
4	Larry French	1.94
5	Willis Hudlin	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Lee Grissom	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Tommy Bridges	28
4	Whitey Moore	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Clint Brown	5
3	Chubby Dean	4
4	Mace Brown	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.350
2	Johnny Mize	.343
3	George McQuinn	.341
4	Ernie Lombardi	.339
5	Jeff Heath	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Harlond Clift	35
3	Mel Ott	35
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	154
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
3	Joe Medwick	130
5	Joe Gordon	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	32
2	George Case	29
3	Lyn Lary	20
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.63
2	Bill Lee	2.73
3	Lou Fette	2.77
4	Curt Davis	2.96
5	Russ Bauers	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	23
1	Red Ruffing	23
3	Paul Derringer	21
4	Bob Feller	20
4	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	265
2	Bobo Newsom	215
3	Lefty Mills	140
4	Joe Krakauskas	139
5	Paul Derringer	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
5	Charlie Root	7