On This Day

Tuesday, June 20, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 11 .792 --
Red Sox 30 21 .588 11.0
Indians 29 25 .537 13.5
Tigers 30 27 .526 14.0
White Sox 28 26 .519 14.5
Athletics 21 33 .389 21.5
Senators 22 35 .386 22.0
Browns 15 39 .278 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 18 .673 --
Cardinals 29 23 .558 6.5
Giants 29 26 .527 8.0
Cubs 28 28 .500 9.5
Dodgers 26 27 .491 10.0
Pirates 24 28 .462 11.5
Bees 22 31 .415 14.0
Phillies 18 32 .360 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Rolfe 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
3 George Case 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Rolfe 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Joe Vosmik 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.67
2 Monte Pearson 0.46
3 Johnny Allen 0.30
4 Claude Passeau 0.29
5 Ken Chase 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Monte Pearson 6
3 Chubby Dean 4
4 Johnny Allen 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .396
2 George McQuinn .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Zeke Bonura .345
5 Frank McCormick .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Dolph Camilli 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Ernie Lombardi 11
3 Frank McCormick 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 55
2 Ted Williams 54
3 Frank McCormick 47
4 Ival Goodman 45
4 2 others tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
2 Lee Handley 11
3 Ben Chapman 8
4 Frankie Crosetti 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.57
2 Whit Wyatt 1.62
3 Hugh Casey 1.93
4 Tommy Bridges 2.09
5 Bucky Walters 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 10
1 Red Ruffing 10
1 Bucky Walters 10
4 Tommy Bridges 9
5 5 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 94
2 Bobo Newsom 67
3 Tommy Bridges 62
3 Claude Passeau 62
5 Johnny Vander Meer 57

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 Mel Ott .447
2 Morrie Arnovich .436
3 Mike Kreevich .422
4 Joe DiMaggio .410
5 Ben Chapman .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 19
2 Pete Fox 17
3 Buddy Lewis 16
3 Ted Williams 16
5 Zeke Bonura 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 Jack Bolling 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.53
2 Lou Fette 0.92
3 Lefty Gomez 1.13
4 Bucky Walters 1.32
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 26
2 Fritz Ostermueller 17
3 Elden Auker 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Mort Cooper 2
1 Whitey Moore 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky Higgins .396
2 Doc Cramer .395
3 Zeke Bonura .384
4 Ben Chapman .382
5 Mike Kreevich .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Jeff Heath 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Hank Greenberg 31
3 Buddy Lewis 30
4 Harlond Clift 26
4 Jimmie Foxx 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.53
2 Hugh Casey 1.84
3 Bucky Walters 1.85
4 Lou Fette 1.88
5 Bob Feller 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Atley Donald 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 41
2 Bob Feller 36
3 Tommy Bridges 32
3 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Johnny Vander Meer 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Chubby Dean 3
2 Whitey Moore 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .359
2 Joe DiMaggio .346
3 Jimmie Foxx .343
4 George McQuinn .341
5 Jeff Heath .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Harlond Clift 36
4 Johnny Mize 33
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 169
2 Jimmie Foxx 142
3 Harlond Clift 128
4 Joe DiMaggio 126
5 Joe Gordon 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Frankie Crosetti 30
3 Pete Fox 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 19
5 Lee Handley 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.39
2 Lefty Gomez 2.43
3 Russ Bauers 2.79
4 Whitey Moore 2.86
5 Bucky Walters 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Bill Lee 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Paul Derringer 20
4 Bob Feller 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 264
2 Bobo Newsom 209
3 Joe Krakauskas 139
4 Tommy Bridges 132
5 Paul Derringer 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Mace Brown 10
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
3 Charlie Root 8