On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	9	.791	--
Red Sox	23	16	.590	9.0
White Sox	24	19	.558	10.0
Indians	22	21	.512	12.0
Tigers	19	25	.432	15.5
Athletics	18	25	.419	16.0
Senators	18	26	.409	16.5
Browns	13	30	.302	21.0

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 2

Senators 10, Indians 4

Senators 13, Indians 9

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	30	15	.667	--
Cardinals	25	17	.595	3.5
Pirates	23	21	.523	6.5
Cubs	23	21	.523	6.5
Dodgers	21	21	.500	7.5
Giants	20	25	.444	10.0
Bees	17	25	.405	11.5
Phillies	14	28	.333	14.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 3

Pirates 2, Bees 0

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Lewis	5
2	George Case	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Ken Keltner	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Estalella	2
1	Jeff Heath	2
3	Gibby Brack	1
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
4	George Case	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Lynn King	1
1	Mickey Owen	1
1	Johnny Welaj	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.00
2	Bill McGee	0.75
3	Van Mungo	0.55
4	Lynn Nelson	0.43
5	Bill Swift	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Bill McGee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Bill McGee	6
2	Whitey Moore	6
2	Van Mungo	6
5	Cliff Melton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.404
2	George McQuinn	.353
3	Myril Hoag	.352
4	Frank McCormick	.348
5	Zeke Bonura	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Ernie Lombardi	10
2	George Selkirk	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	40
2	Taffy Wright	39
3	Gee Walker	38
3	Ted Williams	38
5	4 tied	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Johnny Welaj	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	1.48
2	Lou Fette	1.78
3	Whit Wyatt	1.81
4	Tommy Bridges	1.94
5	Bill McGee	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Curt Davis	8
2	Red Ruffing	8
4	Tommy Bridges	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	79
2	Bobo Newsom	58
3	Tommy Bridges	48
3	Whitey Moore	48
5	Johnny Vander Meer	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	11
2	Clint Brown	7
3	Chubby Dean	5
4	Mace Brown	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.458
2	Pinky May	.420
3	Zeke Bonura	.418
4	Doc Cramer	.412
5	Ben Chapman	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	George Selkirk	5
1	Max West	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	19
2	Joe Cronin	18
2	Johnny Rizzo	18
4	Jeff Heath	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.98
2	Bump Hadley	1.06
3	Bill Swift	1.26
4	Bob Feller	1.33
5	Hugh Casey	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Whitey Moore	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	22
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Whitey Moore	18
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Chubby Dean	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.424
2	Hal Trosky	.400
3	Doc Cramer	.375
4	Ernie Lombardi	.374
5	Ken Keltner	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
2	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Dolph Camilli	7
3	Frank McCormick	7
3	George Selkirk	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	29
2	Johnny Rizzo	27
3	Joe Cronin	26
3	Ken Keltner	26
3	Joe Medwick	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Pepper Martin	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	0.97
2	Bump Hadley	1.00
3	Hugh Casey	1.04
4	Willis Hudlin	1.73
5	Bill McGee	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
2	Atley Donald	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Lee Grissom	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Johnny Vander Meer	36
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Whitey Moore	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	10
2	Clint Brown	4
2	Chubby Dean	4
4	Curt Davis	3
4	Joe Heving	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.349
2	George McQuinn	.345
3	Jimmie Foxx	.343
4	Jeff Heath	.341
5	Ernie Lombardi	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	57
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Harlond Clift	35
3	Mel Ott	35
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Harlond Clift	129
4	Joe Gordon	126
4	Johnny Rizzo	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
1	Frankie Crosetti	31
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
4	Pete Fox	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.46
2	Lou Fette	2.70
3	Whitey Moore	2.86
4	Curt Davis	2.91
5	Bill Lee	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Paul Derringer	21
2	Bill Lee	21
4	Bob Feller	20
4	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	220
3	Joe Krakauskas	140
4	Lefty Mills	138
5	Tommy Bridges	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
5	2 tied	7