On This Day

Thursday, April 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 5 4 .556 1.5
Browns 3 3 .500 2.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Indians 3 4 .429 2.5
Athletics 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 5 2 .714 --
Reds 4 2 .667 0.5
Bees 5 3 .625 0.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.0
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.0
Giants 3 4 .429 2.0
Dodgers 2 4 .333 2.5
Pirates 1 7 .125 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 Terry Moore 3
2 Heinie Mueller 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 5
2 George Case 2
2 Harry Craft 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Klinger 0.50
2 Johnny Marcum 0.43
3 Jack Knott 0.40
4 Paul Derringer 0.33
5 3 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Benton 3
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Klinger 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Earley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .500
2 Billy Myers .471
3 Barney McCosky .447
4 Stan Hack .429
5 Zeke Bonura .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 9
2 Nick Etten 8
2 Ival Goodman 8
2 Gee Walker 8
2 Taffy Wright 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
1 Myril Hoag 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
3 Lou Fette 0.50
4 Clint Brown 0.90
5 5 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Lou Fette 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Bobo Newsom 15
3 Claude Passeau 13
4 Tommy Bridges 10
4 Bill Lee 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .352
2 Jeff Heath .342
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Ernie Lombardi .336
5 Buddy Myer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 167
2 Hank Greenberg 150
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Joe Medwick 128
5 Rudy York 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Billy Werber 18
4 Cookie Lavagetto 17
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.57
2 Danny MacFayden 2.84
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89
4 Lefty Grove 2.91
5 Ira Hutchinson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 24
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 235
3 Clay Bryant 137
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 11
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6