On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	20	.726	--
Red Sox	41	25	.621	8.5
White Sox	38	33	.535	14.0
Tigers	38	34	.528	14.5
Indians	38	34	.528	14.5
Senators	30	46	.395	24.5
Athletics	28	44	.389	24.5
Browns	21	51	.292	31.5

Games

White Sox 10, Tigers 5

Red Sox 3, Yankees 1

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Athletics 6, Senators 5

Senators 6, Athletics 3

Indians 5, Browns 3

Browns 10, Indians 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	43	26	.623	--
Giants	39	33	.542	5.5
Dodgers	35	32	.522	7.0
Cubs	39	36	.520	7.0
Cardinals	35	33	.515	7.5
Pirates	33	33	.500	8.5
Bees	32	36	.471	10.5
Phillies	19	46	.292	22.0

Games

Giants 8, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Bees 4, Phillies 0

Cubs 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	Taffy Wright	5
3	George Case	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Joe Gallagher	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Charlie Keller	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Tabor	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Ollie Bejma	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marius Russo	1.40
2	Thornton Lee	0.67
3	Johnny Broaca	0.50
4	Lou Fette	0.40
5	Joe Krakauskas	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marius Russo	7
2	Thornton Lee	6
3	Bill Trotter	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Al Milnar	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.374
2	Jimmie Foxx	.357
3	Zeke Bonura	.352
4	George McQuinn	.338
5	Frank McCormick	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Bob Johnson	14
3	3 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Hank Greenberg	62
3	Frank McCormick	61
4	Gee Walker	60
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	13
3	Ben Chapman	12
4	Stan Hack	11
5	Jim Tabor	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.87
2	Lou Fette	1.90
3	Mace Brown	2.26
4	Atley Donald	2.35
5	Tommy Bridges	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	Claude Passeau	79
4	Johnny Vander Meer	77
5	Tommy Bridges	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	9
3	Chubby Dean	6
4	Mace Brown	5
4	Curt Davis	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ival Goodman	.471
2	Ted Williams	.429
3	Tony Cuccinello	.422
4	Joe DiMaggio	.421
5	Bob Johnson	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Joe Gordon	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Jim Tabor	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Bob Johnson	20
3	Joe Gordon	18
4	Joe Cronin	17
4	Hal Trosky	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oscar Grimes	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Shoffner	0.00
2	Steve Sundra	0.67
3	Bill Posedel	1.00
3	Danny MacFayden	1.00
5	Atley Donald	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Johnny Marcum	3
1	Bill Posedel	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	18
2	Claude Passeau	17
3	Paul Derringer	16
3	Marius Russo	16
5	George Caster	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
1	Fred Frankhouse	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.415
2	Mel Ott	.407
3	Johnny Mize	.402
4	Jimmie Foxx	.389
5	Bob Johnson	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	9
2	Zeke Bonura	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Jim Tabor	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	31
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
1	Bob Johnson	31
1	Ted Williams	31
5	Bill Dickey	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	George Case	5
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Oscar Grimes	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Shoffner	1.45
2	Fritz Ostermueller	1.63
3	Atley Donald	1.77
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	Bob Feller	39
2	Claude Passeau	36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
4	Tommy Bridges	27
5	Fritz Ostermueller	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Curt Davis	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.366
2	Jimmie Foxx	.351
3	Joe DiMaggio	.351
4	Zeke Bonura	.347
5	George McQuinn	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Johnny Mize	38
4	Harlond Clift	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	161
2	Jimmie Foxx	136
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Zeke Bonura	130
5	Jeff Heath	126

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	2.51
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	153
4	Paul Derringer	141
5	Tommy Bridges	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Clint Brown	9
4	Dick Coffman	8
4	Curt Davis	8