On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	23	.705	--
Red Sox	45	25	.643	6.0
White Sox	41	35	.539	13.0
Indians	40	36	.526	14.0
Tigers	39	38	.506	15.5
Senators	33	48	.407	23.5
Athletics	30	47	.390	24.5
Browns	23	54	.299	31.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 3

Red Sox 9, Indians 5

Yankees 10, Tigers 7

Browns 8, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	46	27	.630	--
Giants	41	35	.539	6.5
Dodgers	37	34	.521	8.0
Cubs	40	38	.513	8.5
Cardinals	37	37	.500	9.5
Pirates	35	36	.493	10.0
Bees	35	39	.473	11.5
Phillies	22	47	.319	22.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Bees 7, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Giants 4

Phillies 8, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rollie Hemsley	5
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Pinky May	4
4	Jack Bolling	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	4
2	Morrie Arnovich	3
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Rip Radcliff	1
1	George Selkirk	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	0.64
2	Bill Swift	0.43
3	Tommy Bridges	0.33
3	Milt Shoffner	0.33
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	7
2	Milt Shoffner	4
2	Tom Sunkel	4
2	Gene Thompson	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.381
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Zeke Bonura	.343
4	Buddy Hassett	.342
5	Bob Johnson	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Hank Greenberg	17
3	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	14
3	6 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Frank McCormick	68
3	Hank Greenberg	66
4	Bob Johnson	64
5	2 tied	63

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	Mace Brown	2.40
4	Bucky Walters	2.41
5	Bump Hadley	2.55

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
3	Johnny Vander Meer	79
5	Tommy Bridges	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
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	Don Padgett	.469
2	Buddy Myer	.441
3	Chuck Klein	.440
4	Joe DiMaggio	.439
4	Eric McNair	.439

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 Cronin	18
1	Bob Johnson	18
1	Hal Trosky	18
4	Frank McCormick	17
5	Jim Tabor	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Broaca	1.08
2	Bump Hadley	1.23
3	Steve Sundra	1.35
4	Bill Swift	1.38
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Johnny Rigney	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	21
2	Paul Derringer	17
2	Bucky Walters	17
4	Mort Cooper	15
4	Joe Krakauskas	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	2
1	Clint Brown	2
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.449
2	Johnny Mize	.426
3	Chuck Klein	.400
4	Joe DiMaggio	.392
5	Ival Goodman	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Bill Dickey	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Bob Johnson	7
2	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Hal Trosky	29
4	Bill Dickey	26
5	3 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	Bucky Walters	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Claude Passeau	28
3	Johnny Vander Meer	27
4	Tommy Bridges	26
4	Bobo Newsom	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Boom-Boom Beck	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	.363
2	Joe DiMaggio	.354
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	George McQuinn	.343
5	Zeke Bonura	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	49
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Johnny Mize	37
4	Harlond Clift	33
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	134
3	Zeke Bonura	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Lee Handley	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.60
2	Lefty Gomez	2.69
3	Russ Bauers	2.96
4	Bucky Walters	2.99
5	Red Ruffing	3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	252
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Joe Krakauskas	155
4	Tommy Bridges	140
5	Paul Derringer	134

Saves

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