On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	10	.787	--
Red Sox	27	19	.587	9.5
Indians	28	21	.571	10.0
White Sox	25	22	.532	12.0
Tigers	26	25	.510	13.0
Senators	19	31	.380	19.5
Athletics	18	31	.367	20.0
Browns	14	35	.286	24.0

Games

Tigers 9, Red Sox 8

Tigers 6, Red Sox 2

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Browns 6, Athletics 0

Senators 3, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	33	17	.660	--
Cardinals	27	21	.563	5.0
Dodgers	24	23	.511	7.5
Giants	26	25	.510	7.5
Cubs	25	25	.500	8.0
Pirates	23	26	.469	9.5
Bees	20	27	.426	11.5
Phillies	17	31	.354	15.0

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 2

Reds 10, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Croucher	5
2	Barney McCosky	4
3	Tom Carey	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	2
1	Myril Hoag	2
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	George McQuinn	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Craft	4
1	LeGrant Scott	4
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	2
2	Jimmy Brown	1
2	Bobby Estalella	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Weiland	0.67
2	Monte Pearson	0.60
3	Denny Galehouse	0.57
4	Bob Feller	0.50
5	Dizzy Trout	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Weiland	8
2	Monte Pearson	6
3	Bob Feller	5
4	Denny Galehouse	4
4	Lynn Nelson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Milnar	1
1	Whitey Moore	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.397
2	Myril Hoag	.359
3	George McQuinn	.359
4	Frank McCormick	.352
5	Ernie Koy	.347

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	50
2	Ted Williams	47
3	Frank McCormick	44
4	Ival Goodman	42
5	Taffy Wright	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Pete Fox	7
3	Johnny Welaj	7

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	10
2	Red Ruffing	9
3	Curt Davis	8
3	Paul Derringer	8
3	Bucky Walters	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	89
2	Bobo Newsom	64
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	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.468
2	Ernie Koy	.463
3	Johnny Berardino	.439
4	Rip Russell	.429
5	2 tied	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
4	Harry Danning	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
1	Ernie Koy	20
3	Buddy Lewis	19
4	Harlond Clift	18
5	Jeff Heath	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Pete Fox	4
3	George Case	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.06
2	Bob Feller	1.44
3	Bucky Walters	1.47
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.59
5	Bill McGee	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Elden Auker	2
2	Boom-Boom Beck	2
2	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	22
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Dutch Leonard	16
4	Bob Feller	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	Whitey Moore	2
2	Hugh Mulcahy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.394
2	Ernie Koy	.388
3	Doc Cramer	.381
4	Buddy Lewis	.368
5	Myril Hoag	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Ernie Lombardi	8
3	Frank McCormick	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	30
1	Ted Williams	30
3	Hank Greenberg	29
3	Buddy Lewis	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Ben Chapman	7
3	Pete Fox	6
3	Lee Handley	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.99
2	Bill Lohrman	1.57
3	Hugh Casey	1.64
4	Bob Feller	1.65
5	Dizzy Dean	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Bump Hadley	5
1	Bucky Walters	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	36
2	Bob Feller	35
3	Claude Passeau	32
4	Johnny Vander Meer	30
5	Cliff Melton	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Chubby Dean	4
3	Clint Brown	3
3	Whitey Moore	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.346
2	Jimmie Foxx	.346
3	Johnny Mize	.343
4	Joe DiMaggio	.343
5	Jeff Heath	.338

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	144
3	Harlond Clift	129
4	Joe DiMaggio	124
4	Joe Gordon	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Pete Fox	21
4	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	Lyn Lary	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.48
2	Lou Fette	2.53
3	Whitey Moore	2.88
4	Russ Bauers	3.05
5	Bill Lohrman	3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	218
3	Joe Krakauskas	138
4	Lefty Mills	131
5	Tommy Bridges	129

Saves

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