On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 23 .697 --
Red Sox 44 25 .638 5.5
White Sox 40 34 .541 12.0
Indians 40 35 .533 12.5
Tigers 39 36 .520 13.5
Senators 32 47 .405 22.5
Athletics 29 46 .387 23.5
Browns 22 53 .293 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 26 .634 --
Giants 40 34 .541 6.5
Cubs 40 37 .519 8.0
Cardinals 37 35 .514 8.5
Pirates 35 34 .507 9.0
Dodgers 35 34 .507 9.0
Bees 33 39 .458 12.5
Phillies 21 47 .309 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Hassett 6
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Radcliff 4
2 Harry Craft 3
2 Charlie Gelbert 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.56
2 Joe Krakauskas 0.50
2 Bill Posedel 0.50
4 Bob Feller 0.45
5 Bobo Newsom 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Posedel 6
2 Atley Donald 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
2 Bucky Walters 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 Woody Rich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .356
3 Zeke Bonura .348
4 Buddy Hassett .338
5 Frank McCormick .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Hank Greenberg 16
3 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 6 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 71
2 Frank McCormick 66
3 Hank Greenberg 63
4 Joe Gordon 61
4 2 others tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lee Handley 13
3 Ben Chapman 12
4 Stan Hack 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.90
2 Whit Wyatt 1.92
3 Tommy Bridges 2.35
4 Mace Brown 2.40
5 Bucky Walters 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 123
2 Bobo Newsom 90
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 Ival Goodman .552
2 Joe DiMaggio .508
3 Pete Coscarart .447
4 Bob Johnson .435
5 Dario Lodigiani .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Jim Tabor 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
4 Joe Cronin 4
4 Bob Johnson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 19
1 Bob Johnson 19
3 Joe Cronin 18
4 Hal Trosky 17
5 Frank McCormick 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
4 Morrie Arnovich 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.23
2 Steve Sundra 1.35
3 Danny MacFayden 1.50
4 Harry Eisenstat 1.59
5 Mort Cooper 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Bucky Walters 17
3 Mort Cooper 15
3 Joe Krakauskas 15
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Boom-Boom Beck 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .429
2 Bob Johnson .426
3 Johnny Mize .423
4 Ival Goodman .394
5 Chuck Klein .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Joe Gordon 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Hal Trosky 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
2 Bob Johnson 32
3 Hal Trosky 28
4 Ted Williams 27
5 Zeke Bonura 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Oscar Grimes 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Eisenstat 1.44
2 Red Ruffing 1.63
3 Mort Cooper 1.83
4 Whit Wyatt 1.92
5 Fritz Ostermueller 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Atley Donald 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Claude Passeau 28
3 Bobo Newsom 27
4 Johnny Vander Meer 25
4 Bucky Walters 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
2 Fred Frankhouse 2
2 Al Milnar 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .364
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 George McQuinn .345
5 Zeke Bonura .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Johnny Mize 39
4 Harlond Clift 33
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Jimmie Foxx 137
3 Joe DiMaggio 132
4 Zeke Bonura 128
5 Jeff Heath 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Frankie Crosetti 22
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Stan Hack 20
4 Lee Handley 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.62
2 Lefty Gomez 2.69
3 Bucky Walters 2.90
4 Paul Derringer 2.96
5 Russ Bauers 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 23
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Bill Lee 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 215
3 Joe Krakauskas 156
4 Tommy Bridges 138
5 Paul Derringer 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
4 Curt Davis 8