On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 9 .795 --
Red Sox 24 16 .600 9.0
White Sox 24 20 .545 11.0
Indians 23 21 .523 12.0
Tigers 20 25 .444 15.5
Athletics 18 26 .409 17.0
Senators 18 27 .400 17.5
Browns 13 31 .295 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 15 .674 --
Cardinals 25 17 .595 4.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 7.5
Cubs 23 22 .511 7.5
Dodgers 21 21 .500 8.0
Giants 21 25 .457 10.0
Bees 18 25 .419 11.5
Phillies 14 29 .326 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Buddy Hassett 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Lou Finney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Bobby Estalella 3
3 Zeke Bonura 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Frank McCormick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.70
2 Atley Donald 0.50
3 Paul Derringer 0.43
4 Harry Gumbert 0.38
4 Bill Lee 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Atley Donald 4
2 Jim Tobin 4
4 Jumbo Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .400
2 George McQuinn .360
3 Zeke Bonura .350
4 Frank McCormick .344
5 Ken Keltner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Dolph Camilli 10
2 Ernie Lombardi 10
2 George Selkirk 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ival Goodman 40
2 Taffy Wright 39
3 Ernie Lombardi 38
3 Gee Walker 38
3 Ted Williams 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 22
2 Lee Handley 9
3 Johnny Welaj 7
4 Ben Chapman 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 1.48
2 Lou Fette 1.55
3 Whit Wyatt 1.81
4 Tommy Bridges 1.94
5 Bill McGee 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Curt Davis 8
2 Paul Derringer 8
2 Red Ruffing 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 79
2 Bobo Newsom 58
3 Tommy Bridges 48
3 Whitey Moore 48
5 Johnny Vander Meer 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 11
2 Clint Brown 7
3 Chubby Dean 5
4 Mace Brown 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .460
2 Doc Cramer .441
3 Ben Chapman .435
4 Pinky May .408
5 Zeke Bonura .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Jeff Heath 5
1 George Selkirk 5
1 Max West 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
1 Buddy Lewis 18
3 Joe Cronin 17
3 Johnny Rizzo 17
5 Jeff Heath 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Lee Handley 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.60
2 Bill Lohrman 0.98
3 Hugh Casey 1.00
4 Bill Swift 1.26
5 Bob Feller 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Whitey Moore 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Whitey Moore 18
4 Red Ruffing 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Chubby Dean 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .420
2 Hal Trosky .392
3 Doc Cramer .387
4 Ben Chapman .371
5 Dixie Walker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 9
2 Hank Greenberg 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 George Selkirk 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 29
2 Johnny Rizzo 27
3 Joe Cronin 26
3 Ken Keltner 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Ben Chapman 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 George Selkirk 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.97
2 Bump Hadley 1.00
3 Hugh Casey 1.04
4 Lou Fette 1.63
5 Bill McGee 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Atley Donald 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Bob Feller 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Johnny Vander Meer 31
4 Tommy Bridges 30
4 Whitey Moore 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 10
2 Clint Brown 4
2 Chubby Dean 4
4 Curt Davis 3
4 Joe Heving 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .349
2 George McQuinn .345
3 Jimmie Foxx .343
4 Jeff Heath .339
5 Joe DiMaggio .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Harlond Clift 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Johnny Mize 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 126
3 Joe Gordon 126
3 Johnny Rizzo 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
1 Frankie Crosetti 31
3 Cookie Lavagetto 20
4 Pete Fox 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.46
2 Lou Fette 2.60
3 Whitey Moore 2.86
4 Curt Davis 2.92
5 Russ Bauers 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 22
1 Red Ruffing 22
3 Bob Feller 20
3 Bill Lee 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 264
2 Bobo Newsom 220
3 Joe Krakauskas 143
4 Tommy Bridges 137
5 Lefty Mills 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Mace Brown 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
5 2 tied 7