On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 10 .796 --
Red Sox 27 21 .563 11.5
Indians 28 23 .549 12.0
White Sox 27 23 .540 12.5
Tigers 28 25 .528 13.0
Athletics 19 31 .380 20.5
Senators 20 33 .377 21.0
Browns 14 36 .280 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 17 .667 --
Cardinals 28 22 .560 5.5
Giants 28 25 .528 7.0
Dodgers 25 24 .510 8.0
Cubs 25 27 .481 9.5
Pirates 24 27 .471 10.0
Bees 21 28 .429 12.0
Phillies 17 32 .347 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Lee Handley 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 George Case 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.75
2 Lon Warneke 0.50
3 Al Benton 0.45
4 Elden Auker 0.33
5 Van Mungo 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Beckmann 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 9
2 Al Benton 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
4 Elden Auker 4
5 Al Milnar 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Jim Walkup 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .404
2 George McQuinn .365
3 Frank McCormick .350
4 Myril Hoag .349
5 Ernie Koy .344

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 51
2 Ted Williams 49
3 Frank McCormick 44
4 Charlie Gehringer 43
5 3 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 25
2 Lee Handley 11
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 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 89
2 Bobo Newsom 64
3 Claude Passeau 60
4 Tommy Bridges 56
5 Johnny Vander Meer 52

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .489
2 Babe Phelps .474
3 Johnny Berardino .439
4 Ernie Koy .431
5 George McQuinn .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Jeff Heath 5
3 Harry Danning 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Buddy Lewis 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Koy 21
1 Buddy Lewis 21
3 Harlond Clift 20
4 Pete Fox 18
4 Hank Greenberg 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 Russell 0.00
2 Jack Knott 1.00
3 Bump Hadley 1.06
4 Lefty Gomez 1.13
5 Bucky Walters 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 24
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Al Benton 16
4 Elden Auker 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 .413
2 Doc Cramer .375
3 Mike Kreevich .366
4 Ernie Koy .365
5 George Case .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Lewis 31
1 Ted Williams 31
3 Joe Cronin 29
3 Hank Greenberg 29
5 Charlie Gehringer 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Lee Handley 8
3 Ben Chapman 7
4 Pete Fox 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.94
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 Atley Donald 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Hal Schumacher 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 40
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Bob Feller 35
4 Johnny Vander Meer 30
5 Cliff Melton 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
2 Chubby Dean 4
3 Clint Brown 3
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Whitey Moore 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .347
2 Johnny Mize .346
3 Jimmie Foxx .344
4 Joe DiMaggio .341
5 Rip Radcliff .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 59
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Harlond Clift 36
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Johnny Mize 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 167
2 Jimmie Foxx 143
3 Harlond Clift 129
4 Joe DiMaggio 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Frankie Crosetti 30
3 Pete Fox 21
3 Cookie Lavagetto 21
5 Lee Handley 18

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 10
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
3 Charlie Root 8