On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	9	.804	--
Red Sox	27	17	.614	9.0
Indians	27	21	.563	11.0
White Sox	25	21	.543	12.0
Tigers	24	25	.490	14.5
Athletics	18	30	.375	20.0
Senators	18	31	.367	20.5
Browns	13	35	.271	25.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 8, Browns 5

Yankees 5, Browns 1

Tigers 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	32	17	.653	--
Cardinals	26	21	.553	5.0
Dodgers	24	22	.522	6.5
Cubs	25	24	.510	7.0
Giants	25	25	.500	7.5
Pirates	23	26	.469	9.0
Bees	20	27	.426	11.0
Phillies	17	30	.362	14.0

Games

Giants 7, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Bees 4, Cubs 3

Cubs 5, Bees 3

Reds 3, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 9, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Henrich	5
1	Ernie Koy	5
3	Morrie Arnovich	4
3	Johnny Berardino	4
3	15 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Bill Brubaker	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	6
2	Frank McCormick	5
2	Don Padgett	5
4	Morrie Arnovich	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Buddy Rosar	2
3	Wayne Ambler	1
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Milnar	0.75
2	Bob Bowman	0.67
3	Claude Passeau	0.64
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.62
4	Harry Gumbert	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Bump Hadley	6
2	Al Milnar	6
4	Elden Auker	5
4	7 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Whitey Moore	1
1	Joe Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.398
2	George McQuinn	.358
3	Myril Hoag	.352
4	Jimmie Foxx	.352
5	Frank McCormick	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Dolph Camilli	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Ernie Lombardi	11
2	Frank McCormick	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Frank McCormick	44
2	Ted Williams	44
4	Ival Goodman	42
5	Taffy Wright	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Johnny Welaj	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.55
2	Whit Wyatt	1.93
3	Bump Hadley	1.99
4	Bill McGee	2.08
5	Tommy Bridges	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
1	Red Ruffing	9
3	Curt Davis	8
3	Paul Derringer	8
3	Bucky Walters	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	84
2	Bobo Newsom	63
3	Johnny Vander Meer	52
4	Tommy Bridges	51
4	Claude Passeau	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.482
2	Morrie Arnovich	.458
3	Ernie Koy	.452
4	Johnny Berardino	.436
5	Babe Phelps	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Jeff Heath	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Max West	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Koy	22
2	Buddy Lewis	20
3	Jimmie Foxx	19
3	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Jeff Heath	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Joe Gordon	4
4	Buddy Hassett	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	0.00
2	Bump Hadley	0.75
3	Vance Page	1.10
4	Hugh Casey	1.61
5	Bucky Walters	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Claude Passeau	22
3	Cliff Melton	20
4	Bob Feller	16
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	Chubby Dean	2
2	Hugh Mulcahy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.413
2	Doc Cramer	.386
3	Ernie Koy	.379
4	Dixie Walker	.373
5	Buddy Lewis	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Ernie Lombardi	9
3	Frank McCormick	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Buddy Lewis	30
3	Ernie Lombardi	29
4	Joe Cronin	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Lee Handley	7
4	Pete Fox	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.99
2	Hugh Casey	1.54
3	Dizzy Dean	1.78
3	Bill Lohrman	1.78
5	Bill McGee	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Bump Hadley	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	39
2	Bobo Newsom	38
3	Bob Feller	36
4	Claude Passeau	32
5	Cliff Melton	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Clint Brown	4
2	Chubby Dean	4
4	Curt Davis	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.347
2	Jimmie Foxx	.345
3	Johnny Mize	.344
4	Joe DiMaggio	.340
5	Jeff Heath	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	60
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	168
2	Jimmie Foxx	143
3	Harlond Clift	127
4	Joe Gordon	126
4	Johnny Rizzo	126

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	2.48
2	Lou Fette	2.53
3	Whitey Moore	2.91
4	Russ Bauers	3.05
5	Charlie Root	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
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	217
3	Joe Krakauskas	138
3	Lefty Mills	138
5	Tommy Bridges	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Mace Brown	9
2	Dick Coffman	9
4	Johnny Humphries	8
4	Charlie Root	8