On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 5 .815 --
Red Sox 16 8 .667 4.5
White Sox 16 13 .552 7.0
Indians 13 14 .481 9.0
Senators 11 16 .407 11.0
Athletics 11 16 .407 11.0
Browns 11 19 .367 12.5
Tigers 11 20 .355 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 9 .667 --
Reds 19 10 .655 0.0
Cubs 16 14 .533 3.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 5.0
Bees 14 15 .483 5.0
Giants 13 17 .433 6.5
Dodgers 11 16 .407 7.0
Phillies 10 19 .345 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Berres 3
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Steve Mesner 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Case 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Mesner 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Lee Handley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 LeGrant Scott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Sewell 0.62
2 Lynn Nelson 0.56
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.53
4 George Gill 0.38
5 3 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Lynn Nelson 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
4 Bobo Newsom 4
5 George Gill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .390
2 Morrie Arnovich .381
3 Augie Galan .372
4 Bill Dickey .367
5 Joe Kuhel .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Frank McCormick 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 28
2 Hank Greenberg 27
2 Mel Ott 27
4 Myril Hoag 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lee Handley 6
3 Frankie Crosetti 5
3 Ernie Koy 5
3 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 39
3 Johnny Vander Meer 36
4 Tommy Bridges 33
5 2 tied 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 .423
2 Ernie Lombardi .413
3 Hal Trosky .400
4 Morrie Arnovich .396
5 Pepper Martin .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 14
1 Ernie Lombardi 14
1 Mel Ott 14
4 Ben Chapman 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 5
2 George Case 4
3 George Selkirk 3
4 Sam Chapman 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.69
2 Bill McGee 0.69
4 Bump Hadley 0.95
5 Red Ruffing 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 23
2 Bob Feller 18
3 Tommy Bridges 15
4 Bobo Newsom 14
4 Rip Sewell 14

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 .352
2 Jimmie Foxx .351
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Ernie Lombardi .340
5 Jeff Heath .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Harlond Clift 37
4 Mel Ott 36
5 Johnny Mize 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 Harlond Clift 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 2.90
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Russ Bauers 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 248
2 Bobo Newsom 217
3 Lefty Mills 139
4 Johnny Vander Meer 134
5 Joe Krakauskas 133

Saves

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