On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	24	.718	--
Red Sox	50	30	.625	8.5
White Sox	48	36	.571	12.5
Indians	43	40	.518	17.0
Tigers	42	44	.488	19.5
Senators	36	52	.409	26.5
Athletics	33	51	.393	27.5
Browns	24	60	.286	36.5

Games

Senators 11, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 2

Tigers 11, Athletics 10

Red Sox 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	51	30	.630	--
Cubs	45	41	.523	8.5
Pirates	41	38	.519	9.0
Cardinals	42	39	.519	9.0
Dodgers	40	39	.506	10.0
Giants	41	42	.494	11.0
Bees	39	43	.476	12.5
Phillies	25	52	.325	24.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2

Pirates 9, Bees 3

Cubs 8, Giants 7

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Dario Lodigiani	4
2	Dick Siebert	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	Ernie Koy	4
3	Max West	3
3	Sam West	3
3	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1
2	Ernie Koy	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.63
2	Joe Krakauskas	0.56
3	Lynn Nelson	0.50
3	Manny Salvo	0.50
5	Jack Wilson	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Joe Krakauskas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	12
2	Joe Krakauskas	5
2	Manny Salvo	5
2	Jack Wilson	5
5	Lynn Nelson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vance Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.359
3	Bob Johnson	.343
4	Buddy Hassett	.343
5	Zeke Bonura	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	18
1	Hank Greenberg	18
1	Johnny Mize	18
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	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
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	Paul Derringer	13
3	Red Ruffing	13
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	132
2	Bobo Newsom	110
3	Claude Passeau	91
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	Buddy Myer	.452
2	Buddy Hassett	.435
3	Taffy Wright	.420
4	Chuck Klein	.418
5	Bob Johnson	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Chuck Klein	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	George McQuinn	4
3	Bill Nagel	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	17
1	Mike Kreevich	17
1	Frank McCormick	17
4	Gee Walker	16
4	Taffy Wright	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Mike Kreevich	5
3	Eric McNair	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	3 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	Joe Krakauskas	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	27
2	Mort Cooper	17
2	Lefty Mills	17
4	Joe Krakauskas	16
5	Claude Passeau	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	.416
2	Jimmie Foxx	.394
3	Joe DiMaggio	.392
4	Ted Williams	.391
5	Chuck Klein	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	33
2	Bob Johnson	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Frank McCormick	28
5	Chuck Klein	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Luke Appling	6
2	George Case	6
2	Oscar Grimes	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.14
2	Mort Cooper	1.28
3	Johnny Rigney	1.50
4	Bill Posedel	1.59
5	Milt Shoffner	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Luke Hamlin	5
2	Bill Posedel	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	43
2	Bob Feller	38
3	Lefty Mills	30
4	Mort Cooper	29
4	Claude Passeau	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
3	Boom-Boom Beck	2
3	Bob Bowman	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.363
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Bob Johnson	.347
4	Zeke Bonura	.346
5	Jimmie Foxx	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
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	138
3	Zeke Bonura	130
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	Gee Walker	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
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	2.77
4	Bump Hadley	2.83
5	Bucky Walters	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	23
1	Bucky Walters	23
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	229
3	Joe Krakauskas	162
4	Tommy Bridges	141
5	Paul Derringer	132

Saves

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