On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	23	.701	--
Red Sox	44	25	.638	6.0
White Sox	40	35	.533	13.0
Indians	40	35	.533	13.0
Tigers	39	37	.513	14.5
Senators	33	47	.413	22.5
Athletics	30	46	.395	23.5
Browns	22	54	.289	31.5

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 3

Yankees 6, Tigers 3

Senators 11, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	45	27	.625	--
Giants	41	34	.547	5.5
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Dodgers	36	34	.514	8.0
Cardinals	37	36	.507	8.5
Pirates	35	35	.500	9.0
Bees	34	39	.466	11.5
Phillies	21	47	.309	22.0

Games

Bees 10, Cardinals 4

Dodgers 14, Pirates 4

Giants 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	4
2	Leo Durocher	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	3
1	Al Lopez	3
1	Al Todd	3
1	Johnny Welaj	3
1	Taffy Wright	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Rabbit Warstler	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	0.71
2	Lefty Mills	0.67
3	Joe Bowman	0.50
3	Red Ruffing	0.50
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	8
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	Luke Hamlin	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Harry Kelley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.380
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Buddy Hassett	.344
4	Zeke Bonura	.343
5	Bob Johnson	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
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	65
4	Joe Gordon	62
4	2 others tied	62

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	Whit Wyatt	1.92
2	Lou Fette	2.07
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	Red Ruffing	12
4	Tommy Bridges	11
4	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	.491
3	Don Padgett	.469
4	Bob Johnson	.444
5	Pete Coscarart	.442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Joe Cronin	17
2	Hal Trosky	17
4	Bob Johnson	16
5	Frank McCormick	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Tabor	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
3	Morrie Arnovich	2
3	George Case	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.23
2	Steve Sundra	1.35
3	Harry Eisenstat	1.59
4	Danny MacFayden	1.67
5	Mort Cooper	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Mace Brown	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Mort Cooper	2
3	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	21
2	Bobo Newsom	18
3	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bucky Walters	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
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	Bob Johnson	.439
2	Johnny Mize	.426
3	Joe DiMaggio	.415
4	Chuck Klein	.395
5	Ival Goodman	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
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
1	Bob Johnson	33
3	Hal Trosky	28
4	Ted Williams	27
5	2 tied	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	Mort Cooper	1.83
3	Red Ruffing	1.89
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	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Claude Passeau	28
3	Paul Derringer	27
3	Bobo Newsom	27
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Curt Davis	2
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
2	Fred Frankhouse	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.363
2	Joe DiMaggio	.356
3	Jimmie Foxx	.352
4	George McQuinn	.345
5	Bob Johnson	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Johnny Mize	37
4	Harlond Clift	33
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	136
3	Zeke Bonura	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	126
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	Lefty Gomez	2.69
2	Lou Fette	2.69
3	Bucky Walters	2.90
4	Russ Bauers	2.96
5	Red Ruffing	3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	252
2	Bobo Newsom	215
3	Joe Krakauskas	156
4	Tommy Bridges	138
5	Paul Derringer	134

Saves

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