On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 5 .800 --
Red Sox 15 7 .682 3.5
Indians 13 12 .520 7.0
White Sox 14 13 .519 7.0
Senators 11 14 .440 9.0
Athletics 9 15 .375 10.5
Browns 10 17 .370 11.0
Tigers 10 19 .345 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 9 .625 --
Reds 16 10 .615 0.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 2.5
Bees 13 13 .500 3.0
Pirates 12 14 .462 4.0
Dodgers 11 13 .458 4.0
Giants 12 15 .444 4.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Brubaker 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Bejma 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Debs Garms 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 2
2 George Case 1
2 Harry Craft 1
2 Lee Gamble 1
2 Billy Herman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 1.00
2 Cliff Melton 0.60
3 Larry French 0.53
4 Denny Galehouse 0.42
5 Bob Feller 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Bob Joyce 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 8
2 Cliff Melton 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
4 Denny Galehouse 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .414
2 Morrie Arnovich .411
3 Augie Galan .405
4 Joe Kuhel .393
5 Myril Hoag .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 25
1 Taffy Wright 25
3 Hank Greenberg 24
3 Myril Hoag 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Lee Handley 5
2 Ernie Koy 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Al Milnar 1.09
3 Lou Fette 1.39
4 Red Ruffing 1.80
5 Vito Tamulis 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 58
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Tommy Bridges 30
3 Whitey Moore 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
1 Johnny Murphy 5
3 Mace Brown 3
4 Boom-Boom Beck 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .479
2 Augie Galan .451
3 Frank Demaree .429
3 George McQuinn .429
5 Buddy Myer .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 15
2 Frank McCormick 14
2 Mel Ott 14
2 Joe Vosmik 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Lee Handley 5
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 George Selkirk 3
3 Johnny Welaj 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
2 Vito Tamulis 0.45
3 Curt Davis 0.72
4 Carl Hubbell 0.75
5 Tommy Bridges 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Monte Pearson 17
4 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Bucky Walters 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Joe Heving 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .353
2 Jimmie Foxx .353
3 Buddy Myer .342
4 Johnny Mize .337
5 Jeff Heath .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Rudy York 122
5 Joe Medwick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 32
2 George Case 23
3 Lyn Lary 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.38
2 Lou Fette 2.59
3 Danny MacFayden 2.69
4 Lefty Gomez 2.81
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 25
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Clay Bryant 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 249
2 Bobo Newsom 222
3 Lefty Mills 141
4 Johnny Vander Meer 135
5 Joe Krakauskas 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Mace Brown 8
4 Johnny Humphries 7
5 3 tied 6