Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 21, 1939

On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	24	.718	--
Red Sox	49	30	.620	9.0
White Sox	48	36	.571	12.5
Indians	43	39	.524	16.5
Tigers	41	43	.488	19.5
Senators	35	52	.402	27.0
Athletics	32	50	.390	27.5
Browns	24	59	.289	36.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

Indians 5, Senators 2

Athletics 6, Tigers 2

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	50	30	.625	--
Cardinals	42	38	.525	8.0
Cubs	44	41	.518	8.5
Pirates	40	38	.513	9.0
Dodgers	39	39	.500	10.0
Giants	41	41	.500	10.0
Bees	39	42	.481	11.5
Phillies	25	51	.329	23.0

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Cubs 3, Bees 1

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Phillies 16, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Dodgers 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky May	6
2	Jack Bolling	4
2	Nino Bongiovanni	4
2	Roy Hughes	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Tom Hafey	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Morrie Arnovich	4
2	Joe Grace	3
2	Tom Hafey	3
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Chapman	2
1	Mickey Owen	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Elbie Fletcher	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bucky Walters	0.67
2	Mort Cooper	0.60
3	Eddie Smith	0.57
4	Al Milnar	0.56
5	Joe Haynes	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Al Milnar	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	Al Milnar	5
2	Charlie Root	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Swift	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Zeke Bonura	.343
4	Bob Johnson	.339
5	George McQuinn	.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	80
2	Frank McCormick	75
3	Gee Walker	73
4	Hank Greenberg	72
5	Bob Johnson	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lee Handley	14
3	Mike Kreevich	13
4	Ben Chapman	12
4	Stan Hack	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.22
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	16
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	83
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	Rollie Hemsley	.424
2	Taffy Wright	.422
3	Frank Demaree	.417
4	Chuck Klein	.415
5	Buddy Hassett	.406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Kreevich	18
2	Chuck Klein	17
2	Frank McCormick	17
2	Gee Walker	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Eric McNair	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.50
3	Mort Cooper	0.86
4	Johnny Rigney	1.08
5	Gene Thompson	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	17
1	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
1	Bill Swift	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.410
2	Joe DiMaggio	.395
3	Chuck Klein	.386
4	Ted Williams	.385
5	Jimmie Foxx	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Hal Trosky	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Bob Johnson	30
4	Frank McCormick	28
4	Gee Walker	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Luke Appling	6
2	Oscar Grimes	6
2	Jim Tabor	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.14
2	Mort Cooper	1.28
3	Danny MacFayden	1.40
4	Johnny Rigney	1.47
5	Milt Shoffner	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Bobo Newsom	31
3	Mort Cooper	29
4	Claude Passeau	28
4	Bill Posedel	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Boom-Boom Beck	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.362
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Zeke Bonura	.346
4	Bob Johnson	.345
5	Jimmie Foxx	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Johnny Mize	34
4	Harlond Clift	30
4	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	161
2	Jimmie Foxx	137
3	Zeke Bonura	129
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	Gee Walker	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Pete Fox	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.68
2	Lefty Gomez	2.73
3	Mace Brown	2.76
4	Bump Hadley	2.83
5	Bucky Walters	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Paul Derringer	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