On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	23	.726	--
Red Sox	48	30	.615	10.0
White Sox	47	36	.566	13.5
Indians	42	39	.519	17.5
Tigers	41	42	.494	19.5
Senators	35	51	.407	27.0
Athletics	31	50	.383	28.5
Browns	24	58	.293	36.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Senators 8, Tigers 7

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	49	29	.628	--
Cardinals	41	37	.526	8.0
Cubs	43	41	.512	9.0
Pirates	39	38	.506	9.5
Giants	41	40	.506	9.5
Dodgers	38	38	.500	10.0
Bees	39	41	.488	11.0
Phillies	24	50	.324	23.0

Games

Bees 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Beckmann	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Hank Greenberg	3
3	Bobby Estalella	2
3	Chuck Klein	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	George Selkirk	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Benton	0.45
2	Dutch Leonard	0.43
3	Mel Harder	0.40
4	Thornton Lee	0.30
5	Bob Harris	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Harry Kelley	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Benton	5
2	Mel Harder	4
2	Bob Harris	4
4	Thornton Lee	3
4	Dutch Leonard	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Bowman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Bob Johnson	.340
4	George McQuinn	.338
5	Zeke Bonura	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	18
1	Johnny Mize	18
3	Jimmie Foxx	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	Hank Greenberg	72
4	Gee Walker	70
5	Bob Johnson	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lee Handley	14
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	Red Ruffing	13
4	Paul Derringer	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	132
2	Bobo Newsom	98
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	Buddy Myer	.452
2	Frank Demaree	.419
3	Stan Hack	.408
3	Taffy Wright	.408
5	Buddy Hassett	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Kreevich	19
2	Elbie Fletcher	16
2	Frank McCormick	16
2	Gee Walker	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.33
3	Johnny Rigney	1.08
4	Gene Thompson	1.20
5	Mort Cooper	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Emerson Dickman	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	Bill Posedel	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	20
2	Bob Feller	17
3	Bobo Newsom	15
3	Bill Posedel	15
3	Whit Wyatt	15

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	Joe DiMaggio	.411
2	Bob Johnson	.410
3	Chuck Klein	.381
4	Arky Vaughan	.379
5	Jimmie Foxx	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	8
1	Johnny Mize	8
3	Joe Gordon	7
3	Hal Trosky	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oscar Grimes	6
1	Mike Kreevich	6
1	Jim Tabor	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	2 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	Bill Posedel	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Bill Posedel	5
3	Mace Brown	4
3	Mort Cooper	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Bobo Newsom	31
3	Claude Passeau	30
4	Bill Posedel	28
5	Lefty Mills	27

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	Joe DiMaggio	.360
2	Johnny Mize	.360
3	Bob Johnson	.345
4	Jimmie Foxx	.343
5	Zeke Bonura	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
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	161
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	Bump Hadley	2.83
4	Bucky Walters	2.93
5	Mace Brown	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	22
1	Bucky Walters	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	217
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