On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	23	.716	--
Red Sox	47	26	.644	7.0
White Sox	43	35	.551	13.5
Indians	40	39	.506	17.0
Tigers	40	40	.500	17.5
Senators	33	50	.398	26.0
Athletics	31	48	.392	26.0
Browns	24	55	.304	33.0

Games

Yankees 3, Indians 0

Tigers 13, Red Sox 6

Athletics 11, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	29	.618	--
Giants	41	37	.526	7.0
Cubs	42	39	.519	7.5
Dodgers	38	36	.514	8.0
Cardinals	39	37	.513	8.0
Pirates	37	37	.500	9.0
Bees	37	40	.481	10.5
Phillies	23	49	.319	22.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 2

Reds 4, Bees 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Glenn	4
1	Wally Moses	4
3	Joe Bowman	3
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Chuck Klein	2
3	Bill Nagel	1
3	Dick Siebert	1
3	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Birdie Tebbetts	5
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Harry Craft	3
2	Joe Gallagher	3
2	Chuck Klein	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Joe Glenn	1
1	Red Rolfe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.90
2	Joe Bowman	0.55
3	Bobo Newsom	0.44
4	Bump Hadley	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Bob Joyce	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Joe Bowman	6
4	Bob Harris	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.379
2	Jimmie Foxx	.351
3	Bob Johnson	.346
4	Zeke Bonura	.344
5	Buddy Hassett	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Hank Greenberg	17
3	Dolph Camilli	15
3	Jimmie Foxx	15
5	7 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	74
2	Frank McCormick	70
3	Hank Greenberg	67
3	Bob Johnson	67
3	Gee Walker	67

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	Lou Fette	2.07
2	Whit Wyatt	2.16
3	Bucky Walters	2.29
4	Bump Hadley	2.29
5	Mace Brown	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	15
2	Bob Feller	14
3	Red Ruffing	12
4	Tommy Bridges	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	132
2	Bobo Newsom	97
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	Eric McNair	.472
2	Bob Johnson	.453
3	Chuck Klein	.431
4	Buddy Hassett	.424
5	Frank Demaree	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Jim Tabor	5
4	Frankie Hayes	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	19
2	Jim Tabor	18
3	Joe Gallagher	16
3	Gee Walker	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	George Case	3
1	Jim Tabor	3
1	Arky Vaughan	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.75
3	Denny Galehouse	1.17
4	Steve Sundra	1.35
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Denny Galehouse	3
2	Johnny Rigney	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	20
2	Mort Cooper	19
2	Bob Feller	19
4	Lefty Mills	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.439
2	Ival Goodman	.410
3	Chuck Klein	.391
4	Johnny Mize	.382
5	Joe DiMaggio	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Bill Dickey	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	34
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Hal Trosky	30
4	Bill Dickey	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	6
1	Jim Tabor	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Jack Bolling	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.55
2	Denny Galehouse	1.82
3	Red Ruffing	1.89
4	Bucky Walters	1.95
5	Bill Posedel	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	Lefty Grove	4
2	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Bill Posedel	27
3	Johnny Vander Meer	27
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
3	Boom-Boom Beck	2
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.359
2	Joe DiMaggio	.352
3	Bob Johnson	.348
4	Jimmie Foxx	.346
5	Zeke Bonura	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Johnny Mize	37
4	Harlond Clift	31
4	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	122

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	Bucky Walters	2.90
4	Johnny Lanning	2.91
5	Bump Hadley	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bill Lee	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
2	Bobo Newsom	218
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