Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, April 30, 1939

On This Day

Sunday, April 30, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	5	3	.625	--
Yankees	5	3	.625	0.0
White Sox	6	4	.600	0.0
Senators	5	4	.556	0.5
Tigers	6	5	.545	0.5
Browns	4	5	.444	1.5
Indians	4	6	.400	2.0
Athletics	2	7	.222	3.5

Games

Tigers 14, Indians 1

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Red Sox 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	6	2	.750	--
Bees	7	3	.700	0.0
Cubs	6	4	.600	1.0
Cardinals	5	4	.556	1.5
Dodgers	4	4	.500	2.0
Phillies	4	5	.444	2.5
Giants	3	6	.333	3.5
Pirates	1	8	.111	5.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Bees 3, Giants 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
1	Jimmy Wasdell	4
4	Debs Garms	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Billy Jurges	2
2	Joe Kuhel	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Koy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.89
2	George Caster	0.67
2	Joe Krakauskas	0.67
2	Manny Salvo	0.67
5	Lou Fette	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Max Butcher	6
2	Gene Lillard	6
4	Lou Fette	5
4	Thornton Lee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Myers	.500
2	Hank Greenberg	.429
3	Bill Dickey	.417
4	Joe Kuhel	.413
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Charlie Gehringer	3
1	Ival Goodman	3
1	Hank Greenberg	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ival Goodman	13
2	Charlie Gehringer	11
2	Gee Walker	11
4	Hank Greenberg	10
4	Taffy Wright	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	3
1	Cookie Lavagetto	3
3	George Case	2
3	Jim Gleeson	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.00
2	Clint Brown	0.79
3	Whitey Moore	0.90
4	Whit Wyatt	0.95
5	5 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
5	13 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Claude Passeau	13
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
2	Boom-Boom Beck	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Alex Carrasquel	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.351
2	Johnny Mize	.343
3	Jeff Heath	.341
4	Ernie Lombardi	.334
5	Buddy Myer	.332

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	165
2	Hank Greenberg	153
3	Joe DiMaggio	144
4	Joe Medwick	126
5	Rudy York	124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.48
2	Danny MacFayden	2.84
3	Lou Fette	2.85
4	Ira Hutchinson	2.93
5	Russ Bauers	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	23
2	Paul Derringer	21
2	Red Ruffing	21
4	Clay Bryant	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	247
2	Bobo Newsom	229
3	Clay Bryant	136
4	Lefty Mills	133
5	2 tied	128

Saves

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