On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 5 .808 --
Red Sox 16 7 .696 3.5
White Sox 15 13 .536 7.0
Indians 13 13 .500 8.0
Senators 11 15 .423 10.0
Athletics 10 16 .385 11.0
Browns 11 18 .379 11.5
Tigers 10 20 .333 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Reds 18 10 .643 0.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 3.5
Bees 14 14 .500 4.0
Pirates 13 15 .464 5.0
Giants 13 16 .448 5.5
Dodgers 11 15 .423 6.0
Phillies 10 18 .357 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Handley 4
2 Wayne Ambler 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Buddy Hassett 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.80
2 Lee Grissom 0.70
3 Lou Fette 0.40
4 Luke Hamlin 0.25
5 Mort Cooper 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 7
2 Lou Fette 4
2 Al Hollingsworth 4
4 Luke Hamlin 2
4 Bill Lee 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .395
2 George McQuinn .395
3 Morrie Arnovich .391
4 Joe Kuhel .382
5 Myril Hoag .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Hank Greenberg 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
4 Ernie Lombardi 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 28
2 Taffy Wright 26
3 Myril Hoag 25
3 Frank McCormick 25
3 Mel Ott 25

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 Lou Fette 1.59
2 Tommy Bridges 1.76
3 Red Ruffing 1.80
4 Whit Wyatt 1.81
5 Vito Tamulis 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Lou Fette 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 58
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Whitey Moore 30
4 Bucky Walters 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
1 Johnny Murphy 5
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 Chubby Dean 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .471
2 Hal Trosky .422
3 Bill Nagel .421
4 Morrie Arnovich .417
5 Ernie Lombardi .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 15
2 Ben Chapman 13
2 Ken Keltner 13
4 Dolph Camilli 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Lee Handley 4
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 George Selkirk 3
3 Johnny Welaj 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
3 Curt Davis 0.69
4 Bump Hadley 0.95
5 Red Ruffing 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 Bump Hadley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Bob Feller 18
3 Tommy Bridges 15
4 Joe Krakauskas 13
4 Monte Pearson 13

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .353
2 Jimmie Foxx .350
3 Johnny Mize .339
4 Jeff Heath .338
5 Buddy Myer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Harlond Clift 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Harlond Clift 122
4 2 others tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 32
2 George Case 23
3 Lyn Lary 20
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 Pete Fox 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.47
2 Lou Fette 2.61
3 Danny MacFayden 2.76
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Russ Bauers 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 249
2 Bobo Newsom 214
3 Lefty Mills 139
4 Joe Krakauskas 133
5 2 tied 128

Saves

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