On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 18 .746 --
Red Sox 39 25 .609 10.5
Tigers 38 33 .535 15.0
White Sox 37 33 .529 15.5
Indians 37 33 .529 15.5
Senators 29 45 .392 25.5
Athletics 27 43 .386 25.5
Browns 20 50 .286 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 25 .632 --
Giants 38 32 .543 6.0
Dodgers 34 31 .523 7.5
Cardinals 35 33 .515 8.0
Cubs 38 36 .514 8.0
Pirates 33 33 .500 9.0
Bees 31 36 .463 11.5
Phillies 19 45 .297 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Frank Croucher 1
1 Joe Gallagher 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gallagher 3
1 Max West 3
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 1.33
2 Bill Posedel 0.38
3 Bob Feller 0.33
3 Dizzy Trout 0.33
3 Whit Wyatt 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Harry Kimberlin 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 8
2 Whit Wyatt 4
3 Emerson Dickman 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Whitehead 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .376
2 Zeke Bonura .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .352
4 George McQuinn .342
5 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Johnny Mize 15
3 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Ernie Lombardi 14
3 George Selkirk 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 68
2 Hank Greenberg 62
3 Joe Gordon 59
4 Zeke Bonura 58
4 2 others tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lee Handley 13
3 Ben Chapman 12
4 Stan Hack 11
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.87
2 Tommy Bridges 2.00
3 Lou Fette 2.08
4 Mace Brown 2.26
5 Atley Donald 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 14
2 Bucky Walters 12
3 Tommy Bridges 11
3 Paul Derringer 11
3 Red Ruffing 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 118
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 Ted Williams .452
2 Eric McNair .434
3 Joe DiMaggio .426
4 Pinky Higgins .422
5 Ival Goodman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Jim Tabor 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 21
2 Joe Gordon 18
3 Hal Trosky 17
4 Babe Dahlgren 16
4 Bob Johnson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oscar Grimes 4
1 Stan Hack 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Shoffner 0.00
2 Bill Posedel 1.00
2 Danny MacFayden 1.00
4 Atley Donald 1.20
5 Walt Masterson 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Paul Derringer 18
3 George Caster 15
4 Claude Passeau 14
4 Milt Shoffner 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 2
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Bob Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .412
2 Johnny Mize .406
3 Bob Johnson .394
4 Mel Ott .386
5 Joe Gordon .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Zeke Bonura 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Joe Gordon 7
2 Jim Tabor 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Zeke Bonura 30
2 Ted Williams 30
4 Bob Johnson 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Ben Chapman 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Stan Hack 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Shoffner 1.45
2 Atley Donald 1.77
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.82
4 Whit Wyatt 1.93
5 Bill Posedel 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 40
2 Bob Feller 39
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Paul Derringer 25
4 Bobo Newsom 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Mort Cooper 2
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Fred Frankhouse 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .366
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .349
4 Zeke Bonura .349
5 George McQuinn .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Johnny Mize 38
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Jimmie Foxx 135
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Zeke Bonura 129
5 Joe Gordon 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 24
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Stan Hack 20
4 Lee Handley 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.62
2 Lefty Gomez 2.83
3 Bucky Walters 2.94
4 Russ Bauers 2.96
5 Paul Derringer 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 23
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Bill Lee 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 261
2 Bobo Newsom 210
3 Joe Krakauskas 149
4 Paul Derringer 141
5 Tommy Bridges 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Mace Brown 10
3 Clint Brown 8
3 Curt Davis 8
5 Dick Coffman 7