On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	16	.761	--
Red Sox	35	25	.583	12.5
Indians	35	30	.538	15.0
Tigers	36	31	.537	15.0
White Sox	32	32	.500	17.5
Senators	28	42	.400	24.5
Athletics	26	40	.394	24.5
Browns	19	46	.292	31.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Yankees 3

Yankees 9, Red Sox 3

Browns 4, Indians 3

Indians 8, Browns 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Senators 13, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	40	24	.625	--
Giants	37	29	.561	4.0
Cubs	36	32	.529	6.0
Cardinals	33	30	.524	6.5
Pirates	30	31	.492	8.5
Dodgers	30	31	.492	8.5
Bees	28	35	.444	11.5
Phillies	19	41	.317	19.0

Games

Reds 11, Cubs 3

Cubs 9, Reds 8

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Giants 6, Dodgers 4

Bees 9, Phillies 7

Pirates 8, Cardinals 5

Pirates 6, Cardinals 3

Bees 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Bolling	6
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Ival Goodman	5
3	Dario Lodigiani	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Welaj	6
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
1	Jim Gleeson	2
1	Joe Gordon	2
4	Babe Dahlgren	1
4	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.33
2	Mel Harder	0.83
3	Tommy Bridges	0.50
4	Syl Johnson	0.43
4	Lefty Mills	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Ira Hutchinson	6
2	Lefty Mills	6
4	Mel Harder	5
4	Jake Wade	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Milt Shoffner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.385
2	Zeke Bonura	.364
3	George McQuinn	.355
4	Frank McCormick	.350
5	Jimmie Foxx	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Ernie Lombardi	13
3	Mel Ott	13
5	5 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	61
1	Ted Williams	61
3	Bill Dickey	57
4	Frank McCormick	56
5	Zeke Bonura	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	12
3	Ben Chapman	11
4	Stan Hack	10
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.86
2	Tommy Bridges	2.00
3	Lou Fette	2.08
4	Mace Brown	2.15
5	Atley Donald	2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	113
2	Bobo Newsom	77
3	Claude Passeau	72
3	Johnny Vander Meer	72
5	Tommy Bridges	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	8
3	Mace Brown	5
3	Chubby Dean	5
5	Curt Davis	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.488
2	Joe Gordon	.446
3	Bob Johnson	.440
4	Mel Ott	.425
5	Joe DiMaggio	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Gordon	5
4	Babe Dahlgren	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Babe Dahlgren	20
3	Bill Dickey	19
4	Joe Gordon	16
4	Hal Trosky	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.60
2	Tommy Bridges	1.00
3	Bill Posedel	1.04
4	Red Ruffing	1.31
5	Walt Masterson	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Oral Hildebrand	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Paul Derringer	16
3	Tommy Bridges	15
3	Johnny Vander Meer	15
5	Joe Krakauskas	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Frankhouse	2
2	Russ Bauers	1
2	Bob Bowman	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.418
2	Zeke Bonura	.410
3	Bob Johnson	.402
4	Morrie Arnovich	.398
5	Frank McCormick	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	6
1	Harry Danning	6
1	Bill Dickey	6
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	31
2	Zeke Bonura	29
2	Babe Dahlgren	29
4	Hank Greenberg	28
4	Bob Johnson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	George Case	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	1.71
2	Whit Wyatt	1.91
3	Atley Donald	1.99
4	Milt Shoffner	2.11
5	Red Ruffing	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Bucky Walters	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Claude Passeau	36
3	Tommy Bridges	33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.361
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Zeke Bonura	.349
4	George McQuinn	.347
5	Jimmie Foxx	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Harlond Clift	34
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	161
2	Joe DiMaggio	134
3	Jimmie Foxx	131
4	Zeke Bonura	125
4	Harlond Clift	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	26
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Pete Fox	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.51
2	Russ Bauers	2.76
3	Lefty Gomez	2.80
4	Bucky Walters	2.93
5	Paul Derringer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	22
1	Red Ruffing	22
1	Bucky Walters	22
4	Paul Derringer	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	212
3	Joe Krakauskas	149
4	Paul Derringer	137
5	Tommy Bridges	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Clint Brown	8
3	Dick Coffman	8
5	2 tied	7