1939 Season
Home Opener
New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
Single game series
Monday April 17th
NY 2 Washington 1:
WP Milt Shoffner
LP Carl Hubbell
Milt Shoffner scatter four hits and Al Glossop hits a two run double.
Washington vs Philadelphia Athletics
3 game series
Tuesday April 18th
Washington 6 Philadelphia 2:
WP Hal Schumacher
LP Dutch Leonard
HR
Frankie Hayes Jo-Jo Moore George McQuinn
Schumacher four hits Athletics while Hayes and Max West drive in a pair
Wednesday April 19th
Washington 4 Philadelphia 1:
WP Oral Hildebrand
LP Vito Tamulis
HR
Jimmie Foxx
Tony Cuccinello drives in two.
Thursday April 20th
Philadelphia 6 Washington 5:
WP Max Lanier
LP Freddie Fitzsimmons
HR
Ken Keltner George McQuinn (2)
McQuinn's three run shot lifts Athletics.
New York vs Washington
3 game series
Friday April 21st
Washington 4 NY 3 (12):
WP Joe Cascarella
LP Bill Lohrman
HR Joe Grace Joe Gordon
Johnny Berardino George Selkirk
Selkirk homers in the bottom of the 12th
Saturday April 22nd
NY 5 Washington 1:
WP Thornton Lee (1-1)
LP Hal Schumacher (1-1)
HR Babe Young
Young goes 2-4, with 4 RBIs including a 1st inning two run HR.
Sunday April 23rd
NY 4 Washington 3:
WP Al Hollingsworth (2-0)
LP Oral Hildebrand (1-1)
HR Jeff Heath
Heath hits a three run HR in a 4 run 3rd inning.
Washington vs Boston Red Sox
3 game series
Monday April 24th
Washington 2 Boston 1:
WP Freddie Fitzsimmons (1-1)
LP Tex Carleton (0-2)
Frankie Hayes and George Selkirk drive a a run.
Tuesday April 25th
Washington 5 Boston 4:
WP Carl Hubbell (1-1)
LP Clarence Pickrel
HR Harry Danning Dixie Walker
Frankie Hayes hits a 9th inning two run double.
Wednesday April 26th
Washington 7 Boston 1:
WP Hal Schumacher (2-1)
LP Mort Cooper (2-1)
HR
Ken Keltner (2)
Schumacher scatter five hits and Keltner drives in 3.
Philadelphia vs Washington
2 game series
Thursday April 27th
Washington 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Oral Hildebrand (2-1)
LP Vito Tamulis (0-2)
HR
Frankie Hayes (2)
Hayes first inning 3 run HR lifts Senators.
Friday April 28th
Washington 5 Philadelphia 2 (12):
WP Joe Cascarella (2-0)
LP Tot Pressnell
HR
Jimmie Foxx (2)
Foxx hits a 12th inning walk off 3 run HR.
Washington vs New York
2 game series
Saturday April 29th
NY 4 Washington 0:
WP Milt Shoffner (3-0)
LP Carl Hubbell (1-2)
Shoffner cools off Senators through 8 innings.
Sunday April 30th
Washington 8 NY 1:
WP Hal Schumacher (3-1)
LP Thornton Lee (1-3)
HR
Jimmie Foxx (3)
Ken Keltner (3)
Schumacher pitches another four hitter
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Washington Senators | 9 | 5 | .643 | - |
| Detroit Tigers | 8 | 5 | .615 | .5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 |
| New York Yankees | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 5 | .583 | - |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 6 | .571 | - |
| Boston Bees | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Art Shires | DET | .467 | | 3 | Barney McCosky | DET | .450 | | 4 | Ben Huffman | BRO | .421 | | 5 | Buddy Lewis | CHA | .413 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Dolph Camilli | PIT | 5 | | 2 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 5 | | 4 | Zeke Bonura | PHI | 4 | | 4 | Hal Trosky | CIN | 4 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 1 | Johnny Rizzo | BSN | 17 | | 1 | Hal Trosky | CIN | 17 | | 3 | Hank Greenberg | BRO | 16 | | 4 | 4 tied with | | 14 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 1 | Johnny Allen | PHI | 3 | | 1 | Russ Bauers | BRO | 3 | | 1 | George Caster | DET | 3 | | 1 | 2 more tied with | | 3 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Oral Hildebrand | WS1 | 1.08 | | 2 | Clay Bryant | NY1 | 1.08 | | 4 | Jim Weaver | CIN | 1.13 | | 5 | Don Brennan | PHA | 1.35 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 1 | Tommy Bridges | BRO | 20 | | 1 | Cliff Melton | PHI | 20 | | 3 | Thornton Lee | NYA | 17 | | 3 | 2 more tied with | | 17 | |