On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	22	.707	--
Red Sox	43	25	.632	6.5
White Sox	40	33	.548	12.0
Indians	40	34	.541	12.5
Tigers	38	36	.514	14.5
Senators	32	46	.410	22.5
Athletics	28	46	.378	24.5
Browns	21	53	.284	31.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 5, Yankees 3

Senators 5, Athletics 4

Senators 10, Athletics 3

Indians 14, Browns 2

Indians 5, Browns 1

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	44	26	.629	--
Giants	40	33	.548	5.5
Dodgers	35	33	.515	8.0
Cardinals	36	34	.514	8.0
Cubs	39	37	.513	8.0
Pirates	34	34	.500	9.0
Bees	32	38	.457	12.0
Phillies	21	46	.313	21.5

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 3, Bees 1

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

Pirates 8, Cardinals 6

Phillies 7, Bees 6

Reds 13, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Birdie Tebbetts	6
3	Morrie Arnovich	5
3	Red Rolfe	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Bill Nagel	2
1	Hal Trosky	2
5	9 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Frank McCormick	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Lou Chiozza	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	Hank Majeski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Lyons	0.56
2	Ken Chase	0.55
3	Mort Cooper	0.44
4	Harry Eisenstat	0.42
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	6
2	Harry Eisenstat	5
2	Ted Lyons	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Manny Salvo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.383
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Zeke Bonura	.350
4	George McQuinn	.339
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Hank Greenberg	16
3	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	14
3	5 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	70
2	Frank McCormick	66
3	Hank Greenberg	62
4	Joe Cronin	60
4	Gee Walker	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
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	Tommy Bridges	2.35
4	Atley Donald	2.46
5	Bump Hadley	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	14
2	Bucky Walters	13
3	Tommy Bridges	11
3	Paul Derringer	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	118
2	Bobo Newsom	85
3	Claude Passeau	79
4	Johnny Vander Meer	77
5	Tommy Bridges	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Chubby Dean	6
4	Mace Brown	5
4	Curt Davis	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.469
2	Ted Williams	.460
3	Ival Goodman	.457
4	Johnny Mize	.414
5	Chuck Klein	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Hal Trosky	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Jim Tabor	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Joe Cronin	19
3	Frank McCormick	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Tabor	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Lou Chiozza	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.67
2	Bill Posedel	1.00
3	Paul Derringer	1.33
4	Bump Hadley	1.59
5	2 tied	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	18
2	Ken Chase	17
2	Claude Passeau	17
4	George Caster	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
2	Fred Frankhouse	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.426
2	Johnny Mize	.406
3	Mel Ott	.398
4	Jimmie Foxx	.384
5	Bob Johnson	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	9
2	Johnny Mize	8
2	Hal Trosky	8
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	Jim Tabor	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Bob Johnson	31
3	Hal Trosky	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Oscar Grimes	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1.63
2	Whit Wyatt	1.93
3	Bill Posedel	1.98
4	Atley Donald	2.06
5	2 tied	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Harry Gumbert	5
4	Elden Auker	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Claude Passeau	36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
4	Ken Chase	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Curt Davis	2
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.366
2	Joe DiMaggio	.358
3	Jimmie Foxx	.351
4	Zeke Bonura	.346
5	George McQuinn	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Johnny Mize	40
4	Harlond Clift	34
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	138
3	Joe DiMaggio	134
4	Zeke Bonura	130
5	Jeff Heath	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
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	2.84
3	Bucky Walters	2.90
4	Paul Derringer	2.96
5	Russ Bauers	2.96

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	212
3	Joe Krakauskas	153
4	Tommy Bridges	138
5	Paul Derringer	133

Saves

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