On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	11	.804	--
Red Sox	31	23	.574	13.0
Indians	31	27	.534	15.0
Tigers	31	29	.517	16.0
White Sox	29	28	.509	16.5
Athletics	23	34	.404	22.5
Senators	24	37	.393	23.5
Browns	16	41	.281	29.5

Games

White Sox 14, Red Sox 6

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Athletics 10, Indians 6

Senators 12, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	37	21	.638	--
Cardinals	32	23	.582	3.5
Giants	32	27	.542	5.5
Cubs	31	29	.517	7.0
Pirates	27	29	.482	9.0
Dodgers	27	29	.482	9.0
Bees	22	34	.393	14.0
Phillies	19	35	.352	16.0

Games

Phillies 1, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Bees 2

Giants 7, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Zeke Bonura	3
1	George Case	3
1	Joe Cronin	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Joe Marty	1
1	Ray Mueller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Johnny Marcum	4
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	Jackie Hayes	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Bob Johnson	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Earl Averill	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Weiland	0.57
2	Red Ruffing	0.42
3	Hugh Mulcahy	0.33
4	Bob Harris	0.20
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Johnny Marcum	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	5
2	Milt Shoffner	4
2	Bob Weiland	4
4	Lee Grissom	2
4	7 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.393
2	Zeke Bonura	.364
3	Jimmie Foxx	.355
4	George McQuinn	.351
5	Buddy Lewis	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
4	Ernie Lombardi	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	55
1	Ted Williams	55
3	Zeke Bonura	47
3	Bill Dickey	47
3	4 others tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Stan Hack	8
4	Johnny Welaj	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.53
2	Lou Fette	1.76
3	Tommy Bridges	2.09
4	Bucky Walters	2.45
5	Atley Donald	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	11
1	Red Ruffing	11
3	Bucky Walters	10
4	Tommy Bridges	9
4	Curt Davis	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	100
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	.475
2	Zeke Bonura	.449
3	Bob Johnson	.442
4	Mike Kreevich	.426
5	Joe Medwick	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	5
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	16
2	Pete Fox	14
2	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Buddy Lewis	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Jack Bolling	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Mike Kreevich	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Kennedy	0.39
2	Johnny Allen	0.53
3	Russ Bauers	0.64
4	Jack Kramer	0.77
5	Whit Wyatt	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	20
2	Claude Passeau	18
3	Bob Feller	16
4	Tommy Bridges	14
4	Red Ruffing	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Moore	2
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.418
2	Doc Cramer	.405
3	Zeke Bonura	.404
4	Pinky Higgins	.396
5	George Case	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
3	Bob Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	32
1	Ted Williams	32
3	Jimmie Foxx	29
4	Zeke Bonura	28
4	Hank Greenberg	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	1.69
2	Hugh Casey	1.71
3	Bill Lohrman	1.83
4	Dizzy Dean	1.84
5	Bucky Walters	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
1	Bucky Walters	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Claude Passeau	33
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Red Ruffing	31
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	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.359
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Zeke Bonura	.346
4	George McQuinn	.342
5	Joe DiMaggio	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Harlond Clift	35
4	Johnny Mize	33
5	Dolph Camilli	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	165
2	Jimmie Foxx	143
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	126
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	27
3	Pete Fox	19
4	Ben Chapman	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.55
2	Lefty Gomez	2.62
3	Russ Bauers	2.76
4	Bucky Walters	2.97
5	Curt Davis	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	24
2	Bill Lee	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
4	Paul Derringer	20
4	Bob Feller	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	213
3	Joe Krakauskas	144
4	Paul Derringer	127
5	Tommy Bridges	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Clint Brown	7
4	3 others tied	7