On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	9	.795	--
Red Sox	26	16	.619	8.0
White Sox	24	20	.545	11.0
Indians	24	21	.533	11.5
Tigers	21	25	.457	15.0
Athletics	18	27	.400	17.5
Senators	18	28	.391	18.0
Browns	13	33	.283	23.0

Games

Indians 3, Senators 2

Tigers 14, Athletics 4

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Red Sox 18, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	31	15	.674	--
Cardinals	25	18	.581	4.5
Dodgers	22	21	.512	7.5
Pirates	23	23	.500	8.0
Cubs	23	23	.500	8.0
Giants	22	25	.468	9.5
Bees	19	25	.432	11.0
Phillies	14	29	.326	15.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 4

Bees 4, Pirates 1

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	5
2	Johnny Berardino	4
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Babe Phelps	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Lou Chiozza	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Billy Sullivan	1
1	Max West	1
1	Rudy York	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Benton	0.88
2	Bob Feller	0.62
3	Bill Posedel	0.60
4	Ken Chase	0.55
5	Vern Kennedy	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Ostermueller	8
2	Al Benton	7
3	Ken Chase	6
3	Bill Trotter	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tot Pressnell	1
1	Monte Weaver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.400
2	George McQuinn	.362
3	Jimmie Foxx	.350
4	Myril Hoag	.345
5	Frank McCormick	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
3	Dolph Camilli	10
3	Ernie Lombardi	10
3	George Selkirk	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	44
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Ival Goodman	40
3	Taffy Wright	40
5	2 tied	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	84
2	Bobo Newsom	58
3	Tommy Bridges	48
3	Whitey Moore	48
5	2 tied	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	Pinky Higgins	.488
2	Doc Cramer	.479
3	Morrie Arnovich	.468
4	Ben Chapman	.426
5	Babe Phelps	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Joe Cronin	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
1	Ted Williams	21
3	Joe Cronin	18
4	Buddy Lewis	17
4	Johnny Rizzo	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Ben Chapman	5
3	Pepper Martin	3
3	Jo-Jo Moore	3
3	Carl Reynolds	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.60
2	Bill Swift	0.77
3	Hugh Casey	1.00
4	Vance Page	1.10
5	Lou Fette	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
4	Johnny Allen	2
4	29 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Vern Kennedy	17
3	Bob Feller	16
4	Tommy Bridges	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Chubby Dean	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.417
2	Doc Cramer	.398
3	Hal Trosky	.395
4	Dixie Walker	.369
5	Ernie Lombardi	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	George Selkirk	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	29
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Joe Cronin	27
3	Johnny Rizzo	27
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	0.97
2	Bump Hadley	1.00
3	Hugh Casey	1.08
4	Lou Fette	1.63
5	Bill McGee	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Bump Hadley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Johnny Vander Meer	31
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Whitey Moore	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
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	.344
4	Jeff Heath	.337
5	Joe DiMaggio	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	58
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	162
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Johnny Rizzo	126
5	Joe Gordon	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
4	Pete Fox	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.46
2	Lou Fette	2.53
3	Whitey Moore	2.86
4	Russ Bauers	3.00
5	Charlie Root	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Bill Lee	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	263
2	Bobo Newsom	220
3	Joe Krakauskas	138
4	Lefty Mills	135
5	2 tied	127

Saves

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