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

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

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