On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	17	.754	--
Red Sox	37	25	.597	11.5
Indians	36	31	.537	15.0
Tigers	37	32	.536	15.0
White Sox	35	32	.522	16.0
Senators	29	43	.403	24.5
Athletics	26	42	.382	25.5
Browns	19	49	.279	32.5

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 0

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 11, Senators 1

Red Sox 17, Athletics 7

Red Sox 18, Athletics 12

White Sox 7, Browns 3

White Sox 7, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	41	25	.621	--
Giants	37	31	.544	5.0
Cardinals	35	31	.530	6.0
Cubs	37	34	.521	6.5
Dodgers	32	31	.508	7.5
Pirates	31	32	.492	8.5
Bees	30	35	.462	10.5
Phillies	19	43	.306	20.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 3

Dodgers 8, Phillies 6

Bees 3, Giants 1

Bees 10, Giants 2

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 7, Pirates 4

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eric McNair	7
2	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Jim Tabor	6
4	Joe Gallagher	5
4	Dee Miles	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Tabor	4
2	Hank Leiber	3
3	Ollie Bejma	2
3	George Selkirk	2
5	15 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	11
2	Eric McNair	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	5 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Morrie Arnovich	1
1	Jack Bolling	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Debs Garms	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	1.00
2	Bobo Newsom	0.86
3	Steve Sundra	0.57
4	Emerson Dickman	0.56
4	Johnny Rigney	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Hugh Casey	5
2	Emerson Dickman	5
2	Johnny Rigney	5
2	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.384
2	Zeke Bonura	.352
3	Jimmie Foxx	.351
4	George McQuinn	.348
5	Frank McCormick	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Johnny Mize	14
2	George Selkirk	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	65
2	Hank Greenberg	61
3	Bill Dickey	58
4	Joe Gordon	57
4	Frank McCormick	57

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	2.26
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	83
3	Johnny Vander Meer	77
4	Claude Passeau	76
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	Joe DiMaggio	.451
2	Jim Tabor	.441
3	George Case	.421
4	Bob Johnson	.420
5	Eric McNair	.418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Joe Gordon	19
3	Bill Dickey	17
3	Hal Trosky	17
5	Babe Dahlgren	16

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	Steve Sundra	0.73
3	Milt Shoffner	0.93
4	Tommy Bridges	1.00
4	Danny MacFayden	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Johnny Marcum	3
1	Claude Passeau	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Claude Passeau	16
5	2 tied	15

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	Joe DiMaggio	.425
2	Zeke Bonura	.398
3	Bob Johnson	.396
4	Morrie Arnovich	.396
5	3 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	7
2	Zeke Bonura	6
2	Bill Dickey	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	29
2	Zeke Bonura	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Ted Williams	28
5	2 tied	27

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	Milt Shoffner	1.52
2	Atley Donald	1.71
3	Tommy Bridges	1.73
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	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	40
1	Claude Passeau	40
3	Tommy Bridges	33
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
5	Bobo Newsom	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
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	.363
2	Joe DiMaggio	.358
3	Jimmie Foxx	.350
4	Zeke Bonura	.347
5	George McQuinn	.343

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	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	135
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Zeke Bonura	125
4	Joe Gordon	125

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	2.62
2	Lefty Gomez	2.83
3	Bucky Walters	2.93
4	Paul Derringer	2.95
5	Red Ruffing	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
1	Bucky Walters	22
3	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bill Lee	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	210
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	Curt Davis	8
5	Dick Coffman	7