On This Day

Monday, June 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 13 .780 --
Red Sox 32 23 .582 12.0
Tigers 33 29 .532 14.5
Indians 32 29 .525 15.0
White Sox 29 28 .509 16.0
Athletics 25 35 .417 21.5
Senators 24 39 .381 24.0
Browns 17 42 .288 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 22 .627 --
Cardinals 32 25 .561 4.0
Giants 33 27 .550 4.5
Cubs 32 29 .525 6.0
Dodgers 28 29 .491 8.0
Pirates 27 30 .474 9.0
Bees 24 34 .414 12.5
Phillies 19 36 .345 16.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Barney McCosky 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Eric Tipton 2
2 Ted Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Barney McCosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.64
2 Lefty Grove 0.50
3 Mel Harder 0.15
3 Joe Haynes 0.15
5 Bump Hadley 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Cotton Pippen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Mel Harder 2
3 Joe Haynes 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .391
2 Zeke Bonura .369
3 George McQuinn .354
4 Jimmie Foxx .353
5 Buddy Lewis .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Ernie Lombardi 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 57
1 Ted Williams 57
3 Bill Dickey 52
4 Charlie Gehringer 51
5 Zeke Bonura 48

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.53
2 Lou Fette 1.76
3 Tommy Bridges 2.08
4 Bucky Walters 2.42
5 Hugh Casey 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
1 Red Ruffing 11
3 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Bucky Walters 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 100
2 Bobo Newsom 71
3 Tommy Bridges 69
4 Claude Passeau 66
5 Johnny Vander Meer 64

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 Zeke Bonura .512
2 Bob Johnson .450
3 Charlie Gehringer .423
4 Mike Kreevich .415
5 Mel Ott .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 15
2 Zeke Bonura 14
3 Charlie Gehringer 13
3 Bob Johnson 13
3 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Jack Bolling 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.50
1 Red Ruffing 0.50
1 Whit Wyatt 0.50
4 Russ Bauers 0.64
5 Jack Kramer 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 George Caster 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 18
2 Bob Feller 16
3 Claude Passeau 15
4 Monte Pearson 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .426
2 Morrie Arnovich .413
3 Doc Cramer .402
4 Pinky Higgins .396
5 Buddy Lewis .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
1 Max West 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Jeff Heath 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Buddy Lewis 31
3 Zeke Bonura 29
3 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Hank Greenberg 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Pete Fox 4
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.66
2 Charlie Root 1.69
3 Bill Lohrman 1.83
4 Dizzy Dean 1.84
5 Lou Fette 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 37
2 Tommy Bridges 36
3 Bob Feller 32
3 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Johnny Vander Meer 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
2 Whitey Moore 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .363
2 Jimmie Foxx .356
3 Zeke Bonura .347
4 George McQuinn .343
5 Joe DiMaggio .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 54
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Harlond Clift 34
4 Johnny Mize 33
5 Dolph Camilli 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 162
2 Jimmie Foxx 142
3 Harlond Clift 124
4 Bill Dickey 123
4 Joe DiMaggio 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 26
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 2.80
4 Bucky Walters 2.83
5 Red Ruffing 3.06

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 266
2 Bobo Newsom 213
3 Joe Krakauskas 144
4 Tommy Bridges 133
5 Paul Derringer 127

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