On This Day

Sunday, July 16, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	23	.713	--
Red Sox	47	25	.653	6.0
White Sox	43	35	.551	13.0
Indians	40	38	.513	16.0
Tigers	39	40	.494	17.5
Senators	33	50	.398	25.5
Athletics	30	48	.385	26.0
Browns	24	54	.308	32.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Yankees 5, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Red Sox 9, Tigers 2

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Browns 13, Athletics 7

Athletics 5, Browns 5

White Sox 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	46	29	.613	--
Giants	41	36	.532	6.0
Dodgers	38	35	.521	7.0
Cubs	41	39	.513	7.5
Cardinals	38	37	.507	8.0
Pirates	36	37	.493	9.0
Bees	37	39	.487	9.5
Phillies	23	48	.324	21.0

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 4, Cubs 0

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 3

Bees 3, Reds 0

Bees 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	5
1	George McQuinn	5
1	Wally Moses	5
1	George Scharein	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George McQuinn	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Gee Walker	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Jack Bolling	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	3.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.75
3	Lefty Grove	0.67
4	Bill Posedel	0.62
5	Denny Galehouse	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Red Evans	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cotton Pippen	6
1	Jim Turner	6
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	Bill Posedel	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Bill Swift	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.351
3	Bob Johnson	.347
4	Buddy Hassett	.347
5	Zeke Bonura	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Hank Greenberg	17
3	Dolph Camilli	15
3	Jimmie Foxx	15
5	6 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Frank McCormick	69
3	Gee Walker	67
4	Hank Greenberg	66
4	Bob Johnson	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lee Handley	13
3	Ben Chapman	12
3	Stan Hack	12
5	Jim Tabor	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.92
2	Lou Fette	2.07
3	Bucky Walters	2.41
4	Bump Hadley	2.55
5	Mace Brown	2.59

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	82
4	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	Bob Johnson	.472
2	Eric McNair	.455
3	Max West	.420
4	Buddy Hassett	.419
5	Chuck Klein	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Jim Tabor	5
2	Hal Trosky	5
4	Joe Cronin	4
4	Frankie Hayes	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	19
2	Jim Tabor	17
3	Joe Cronin	16
3	Frank McCormick	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Jim Tabor	3
1	Arky Vaughan	3
5	17 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	1.17
2	Bump Hadley	1.23
3	Bucky Walters	1.30
4	Steve Sundra	1.35
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Emerson Dickman	3
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	21
2	Mort Cooper	19
3	Paul Derringer	17
4	Joe Krakauskas	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Fred Frankhouse	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.462
2	Johnny Mize	.416
3	Ival Goodman	.410
4	Chuck Klein	.381
5	Joe DiMaggio	.377

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	37
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Hal Trosky	30
4	Bill Dickey	27
5	Joe Gordon	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	6
1	George Case	6
1	Stan Hack	6
1	Jim Tabor	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.55
2	Denny Galehouse	1.82
3	Red Ruffing	1.89
4	Whit Wyatt	1.92
5	Milt Shoffner	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	5
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Atley Donald	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Claude Passeau	31
3	Bill Posedel	27
3	Johnny Vander Meer	27
5	Bobo Newsom	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
3	Boom-Boom Beck	2
3	Curt Davis	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.362
2	Joe DiMaggio	.351
3	Bob Johnson	.348
4	Jimmie Foxx	.347
5	Zeke Bonura	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	49
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	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	136
3	Zeke Bonura	128
4	Bob Johnson	124
5	Joe DiMaggio	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
3	Lee Handley	20
5	Stan Hack	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.60
2	Lefty Gomez	2.73
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	Curt Davis	8
5	Dick Coffman	7