On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	10	.792	--
Red Sox	27	20	.574	10.5
Indians	28	22	.560	11.0
White Sox	27	22	.551	11.5
Tigers	27	25	.519	13.0
Athletics	18	31	.367	20.5
Senators	19	33	.365	21.0
Browns	14	35	.286	24.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Yankees 1, Indians 0

White Sox 5, Senators 1

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	34	17	.667	--
Cardinals	27	22	.551	6.0
Dodgers	25	23	.521	7.5
Giants	27	25	.519	7.5
Cubs	25	26	.490	9.0
Pirates	23	27	.460	10.5
Bees	21	27	.438	11.5
Phillies	17	32	.347	16.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Bees 6, Pirates 5

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Debs Garms	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Rip Radcliff	4
1	Gee Walker	4
1	Lloyd Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Gee Walker	4
3	Chuck Klein	3
3	Hank Leiber	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Mike Kreevich	2
3	Lonny Frey	1
3	Charlie Gehringer	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Knott	1.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.50
2	Bucky Walters	0.50
4	Tommy Bridges	0.38
5	Jack Wilson	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Jack Wilson	5
3	Larry French	4
3	Manny Salvo	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.404
2	Myril Hoag	.359
3	George McQuinn	.359
4	Frank McCormick	.350
5	Ernie Koy	.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	50
2	Ted Williams	47
3	Frank McCormick	44
4	Ival Goodman	42
4	Gee Walker	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Pete Fox	7
3	Johnny Welaj	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.77
2	Bump Hadley	1.99
3	Willis Hudlin	2.30
4	Tommy Bridges	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Red Ruffing	9
2	Bucky Walters	9
4	Tommy Bridges	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	89
2	Bobo Newsom	64
3	Tommy Bridges	56
4	Johnny Vander Meer	52
5	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	.490
2	Ernie Koy	.457
3	Johnny Berardino	.439
4	Babe Phelps	.436
5	Mike Kreevich	.412

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	Buddy Lewis	22
2	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Ernie Koy	20
4	Pete Fox	19
5	Harlond Clift	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Pete Fox	4
4	Lonny Frey	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Knott	1.00
2	Bump Hadley	1.06
3	Bucky Walters	1.32
4	Hugh Casey	1.44
4	Bob Feller	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
4	Johnny Allen	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	22
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Dutch Leonard	16
4	Manny Salvo	16

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	.407
2	Ernie Koy	.388
3	Doc Cramer	.370
4	Myril Hoag	.367
5	Ernie Lombardi	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Ernie Lombardi	8
3	Frank McCormick	7
3	Max West	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	31
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Hank Greenberg	29
4	Joe Cronin	28
4	Ernie Lombardi	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
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	Hugh Casey	1.38
3	Bill Lohrman	1.57
4	Bob Feller	1.65
5	Bucky Walters	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Atley Donald	5
2	Bump Hadley	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	36
2	Bob Feller	35
3	Tommy Bridges	32
3	Claude Passeau	32
5	Johnny Vander Meer	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	7
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	.349
2	Jimmie Foxx	.346
3	Johnny Mize	.344
4	Joe DiMaggio	.343
5	Rip Radcliff	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	59
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	166
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Harlond Clift	129
4	Joe DiMaggio	123
4	Joe Gordon	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Pete Fox	21
4	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.38
2	Lou Fette	2.48
3	Whitey Moore	2.88
4	Russ Bauers	3.03
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	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	213
3	Joe Krakauskas	138
4	Tommy Bridges	134
5	Lefty Mills	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
3	Charlie Root	8