On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	23	.723	--
Red Sox	48	29	.623	9.0
White Sox	46	36	.561	13.5
Indians	41	39	.513	17.5
Tigers	41	41	.500	18.5
Senators	34	51	.400	27.0
Athletics	31	49	.388	27.5
Browns	24	57	.296	35.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 8, Red Sox 0

Tigers 11, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	49	29	.628	--
Cardinals	41	37	.526	8.0
Cubs	43	40	.518	8.5
Giants	41	39	.513	9.0
Pirates	38	38	.500	10.0
Dodgers	38	38	.500	10.0
Bees	38	41	.481	11.5
Phillies	24	50	.324	23.0

Games

Bees 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 10, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Reds 4, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Arky Vaughan	5
2	Barney McCosky	4
2	Eric McNair	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Alex Kampouris	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Barney McCosky	4
1	Rudy York	4
3	Fern Bell	3
4	Debs Garms	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1
2	Mike Kreevich	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Thompson	0.57
2	Bill Lee	0.56
3	Whit Wyatt	0.55
4	Jack Knott	0.44
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Whitey Moore	1
1	Johnny Rigney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	6
2	Bill Lee	5
3	Jack Knott	4
3	Gene Thompson	4
3	Jake Wade	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Archie McKain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.352
3	Zeke Bonura	.342
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Buddy Hassett	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	17
2	Hank Greenberg	17
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	5 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	78
2	Frank McCormick	74
3	Gee Walker	70
4	Hank Greenberg	69
5	Bob Johnson	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lee Handley	13
3	Ben Chapman	12
3	Stan Hack	12
3	Mike Kreevich	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Bump Hadley	2.29
3	Lou Fette	2.29
4	Whit Wyatt	2.31
5	Atley Donald	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	15
2	Bob Feller	14
3	Paul Derringer	12
3	Red Ruffing	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	132
2	Bobo Newsom	97
3	Claude Passeau	90
4	Johnny Vander Meer	82
5	Tommy Bridges	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
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	Frank Demaree	.455
2	Billy Jurges	.441
3	Buddy Hassett	.433
4	Rollie Hemsley	.424
5	Buddy Myer	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	George McQuinn	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Kreevich	17
1	Frank McCormick	17
3	Gee Walker	16
4	Bob Johnson	15
4	Hal Trosky	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Eric McNair	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	George Case	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.75
3	Denny Galehouse	1.00
4	Johnny Rigney	1.08
5	Gene Thompson	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Johnny Rigney	3
4	Joe Bowman	2
4	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	20
2	Bob Feller	17
3	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Joe Bowman	14
4	4 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mort Cooper	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.416
2	Joe DiMaggio	.394
3	Arky Vaughan	.378
4	Chuck Klein	.376
5	Ted Williams	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Bill Dickey	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
1	Hal Trosky	32
3	Bob Johnson	30
4	Frank McCormick	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oscar Grimes	6
1	Mike Kreevich	6
1	Jim Tabor	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.14
2	Danny MacFayden	1.40
3	Johnny Rigney	1.47
4	Mort Cooper	1.56
5	Denny Galehouse	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Mace Brown	4
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Paul Derringer	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Claude Passeau	30
4	Lefty Mills	29
5	Joe Krakauskas	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Boom-Boom Beck	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.361
2	Joe DiMaggio	.357
3	Bob Johnson	.346
4	Zeke Bonura	.345
5	Jimmie Foxx	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Johnny Mize	37
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Harlond Clift	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	137
3	Zeke Bonura	129
4	Joe DiMaggio	124
5	Bob Johnson	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.67
2	Lefty Gomez	2.73
3	Bucky Walters	2.90
4	Mace Brown	2.93
5	Bump Hadley	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	216
3	Joe Krakauskas	157
4	Tommy Bridges	141
5	Paul Derringer	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Curt Davis	8
5	Dick Coffman	7