On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 11 .800 --
Red Sox 31 22 .585 12.0
Indians 30 26 .536 14.5
Tigers 30 28 .517 15.5
White Sox 28 28 .500 16.5
Athletics 22 33 .400 22.0
Senators 23 36 .390 23.0
Browns 16 40 .286 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 19 .661 --
Cardinals 31 23 .574 5.0
Giants 30 27 .526 7.5
Cubs 30 28 .517 8.0
Dodgers 27 27 .500 9.0
Pirates 25 29 .463 11.0
Bees 22 33 .400 14.5
Phillies 18 34 .346 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Keltner 5
2 Lee Handley 4
3 Tom Carey 3
3 Mort Cooper 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 4
2 Ray Mueller 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
4 Johnny Berardino 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Bolling 1
1 George Case 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Mickey Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 0.64
2 Kirby Higbe 0.33
2 Bob Klinger 0.33
4 Lynn Nelson 0.27
5 Bobo Newsom 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Smith 7
2 Lynn Nelson 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
4 Mort Cooper 3
4 Kirby Higbe 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .395
2 George McQuinn .352
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Zeke Bonura .348
5 2 tied .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Dolph Camilli 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Ernie Lombardi 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 55
1 Ted Williams 55
3 Bill Dickey 47
3 Frank McCormick 47
3 Gee Walker 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lee Handley 11
3 Ben Chapman 9
4 Johnny Welaj 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.53
2 Lou Fette 1.57
3 Tommy Bridges 2.09
4 Mace Brown 2.24
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
4 Curt Davis 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 94
2 Bobo Newsom 71
3 Johnny Vander Meer 64
4 Tommy Bridges 62
4 Claude Passeau 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
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 .436
2 Mike Kreevich .413
3 Johnny Mize .409
4 Joe DiMaggio .405
5 Joe Medwick .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Pete Fox 17
2 Ted Williams 17
4 Zeke Bonura 15
4 Bill Dickey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Jack Bolling 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.53
2 Whit Wyatt 0.90
3 Lou Fette 0.92
4 Bucky Walters 1.32
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Claude Passeau 19
3 Fritz Ostermueller 17
4 Bob Feller 15
5 Tommy Bridges 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Whitey Moore 2
4 Mace Brown 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .400
1 Doc Cramer .400
3 Zeke Bonura .392
4 Pinky Higgins .385
4 Buddy Lewis .385

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 32
2 Hank Greenberg 31
3 Buddy Lewis 29
4 Jimmie Foxx 28
5 Joe Medwick 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Ben Chapman 9
3 Lee Handley 6
4 Pete Fox 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Casey 1.84
2 Dizzy Dean 1.84
3 Bob Feller 1.95
4 Bucky Walters 1.99
5 Mace Brown 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atley Donald 6
2 Bucky Walters 5
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Curt Davis 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
2 Whitey Moore 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Clint Brown 2
3 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .360
2 Jimmie Foxx .348
3 Joe DiMaggio .343
4 George McQuinn .341
5 Zeke Bonura .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Harlond Clift 36
4 Johnny Mize 33
5 Dolph Camilli 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 169
2 Jimmie Foxx 143
3 Harlond Clift 129
4 Joe DiMaggio 127
5 Joe Gordon 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 30
3 Pete Fox 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.48
2 Lefty Gomez 2.61
3 Russ Bauers 2.86
4 Whitey Moore 2.86
5 Dick Errickson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Bucky Walters 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bill Lee 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 213
3 Joe Krakauskas 144
4 Paul Derringer 128
5 Tommy Bridges 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Mace Brown 10
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Johnny Humphries 8
5 3 tied 7