On This Day

Tuesday, June 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	13	.780	--
Red Sox	33	23	.589	11.5
Indians	33	29	.532	14.5
Tigers	33	30	.524	15.0
White Sox	30	28	.517	15.5
Athletics	25	35	.417	21.5
Senators	24	40	.375	24.5
Browns	17	43	.283	29.5

Games

White Sox 11, Browns 2

Indians 5, Tigers 0

Red Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	38	22	.633	--
Cardinals	33	25	.569	4.0
Giants	34	27	.557	4.5
Cubs	32	30	.516	7.0
Dodgers	28	29	.491	8.5
Pirates	27	31	.466	10.0
Bees	24	34	.414	13.0
Phillies	19	37	.339	17.0

Games

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Giants 13, Phillies 5

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Dodgers 2, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Hassett	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Eddie Miller	4
1	Art Parks	4
1	Mike Tresh	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Jimmy Ripple	4
3	Lou Finney	3
3	Jackie Hayes	3
3	Heinie Mueller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Lee Gamble	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.86
2	Paul Derringer	1.00
2	Ted Lyons	1.00
4	Harry Kelley	0.54
5	Bill Trotter	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Harry Kelley	7
2	Milt Shoffner	7
4	Whit Wyatt	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.393
2	Zeke Bonura	.373
3	Buddy Lewis	.356
4	Jimmie Foxx	.353
5	George McQuinn	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
3	Frank McCormick	12
3	Mel Ott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	57
1	Ted Williams	57
3	Bill Dickey	52
4	Charlie Gehringer	51
4	Frank McCormick	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Ben Chapman	9
3	Stan Hack	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.45
2	Lou Fette	1.79
3	Tommy Bridges	2.08
4	Bucky Walters	2.42
5	Hugh Casey	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Red Ruffing	11
3	Tommy Bridges	10
3	Bucky Walters	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	113
2	Bobo Newsom	72
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	.523
2	Bob Johnson	.450
3	Mike Kreevich	.432
4	Charlie Gehringer	.423
5	2 tied	.421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	16
2	Bill Dickey	15
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	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	0.50
1	Red Ruffing	0.50
3	Whit Wyatt	0.79
4	Jack Kramer	1.42
5	Elden Auker	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Bob Feller	3
3	Elden Auker	2
3	Al Benton	2
3	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Claude Passeau	15
4	Milt Shoffner	13
5	4 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.424
2	Zeke Bonura	.415
3	Buddy Lewis	.397
4	Mike Kreevich	.392
5	Doc Cramer	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
1	Max West	8
3	Jeff Heath	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	29
2	Zeke Bonura	28
2	Hank Greenberg	28
4	Bill Dickey	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.00
2	Bucky Walters	1.66
3	Charlie Root	1.69
4	Lou Fette	1.80
5	Bill Lohrman	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Ted Lyons	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Claude Passeau	37
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Tommy Bridges	31
5	Johnny Vander Meer	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.363
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Zeke Bonura	.348
4	Joe DiMaggio	.345
5	George McQuinn	.341

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	123
3	Joe DiMaggio	123
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	26
3	Pete Fox	19
3	Stan Hack	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.53
2	Lefty Gomez	2.62
3	Bucky Walters	2.83
4	Russ Bauers	2.93
5	Bill Lee	3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	279
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Joe Krakauskas	144
4	Tommy Bridges	133
5	Paul Derringer	131

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