On This Day

Monday, July 3, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 16 .761 --
Red Sox 35 25 .583 12.5
Indians 36 30 .545 14.5
Tigers 36 32 .529 15.5
White Sox 33 32 .508 17.0
Senators 28 42 .400 24.5
Athletics 26 40 .394 24.5
Browns 19 47 .288 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 24 .625 --
Giants 37 29 .561 4.0
Cardinals 34 30 .531 6.0
Cubs 36 33 .522 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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric McNair 5
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Mike Tresh 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Johnny Berardino 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Johnny Mize 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Rip Radcliff 2
3 Gee Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Marcum 0.60
2 Mort Cooper 0.50
2 Bill Lee 0.50
2 Archie McKain 0.50
5 Bob Feller 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 6
1 Johnny Marcum 6
3 Mort Cooper 4
3 Archie McKain 4
5 Bob Feller 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Dolph Camilli 14
2 Johnny Mize 14
4 Ernie Lombardi 13
4 Mel Ott 13

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
3 Stan Hack 11
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 13
2 Tommy Bridges 11
2 Red Ruffing 11
2 Bucky Walters 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 115
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 Curt Davis 5
3 Chubby Dean 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .462
2 Joe Gordon .444
3 Joe DiMaggio .431
4 Bill Dickey .414
5 Bob Johnson .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Babe Dahlgren 19
2 Bill Dickey 19
4 Hal Trosky 17
5 Joe Gordon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 6 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 Johnny Lanning 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Oral Hildebrand 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Tommy Bridges 15
2 Johnny Vander Meer 15
4 Paul Derringer 14
4 Joe Krakauskas 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 2
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Bob Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .418
1 Joe DiMaggio .418
3 Bob Johnson .402
4 Morrie Arnovich .398
5 Johnny Mize .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Bill Dickey 6
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Joe Gordon 6
1 Bob Johnson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 29
1 Buddy Lewis 29
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 George Case 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 Stan Hack 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 1.71
2 Tommy Bridges 1.73
3 Milt Shoffner 1.83
4 Whit Wyatt 1.91
5 Red Ruffing 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
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 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .366
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Zeke Bonura .352
4 Jimmie Foxx .346
5 Ben Chapman .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Johnny Mize 37
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 131
2 Jimmie Foxx 131
4 Zeke Bonura 125
5 Harlond Clift 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 25
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Stan Hack 20
5 2 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
4 Bob Feller 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Bobo Newsom 212
3 Joe Krakauskas 146
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
3 Curt Davis 8