On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	25	.713	--
Red Sox	52	30	.634	7.5
White Sox	49	37	.570	12.5
Indians	45	40	.529	16.0
Tigers	43	44	.494	19.0
Senators	36	54	.400	27.5
Athletics	33	52	.388	28.0
Browns	24	62	.279	37.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 5

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Indians 11, Senators 2

Indians 4, Senators 3

Tigers 16, Athletics 3

Red Sox 13, Browns 5

Red Sox 11, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	53	30	.639	--
Cardinals	44	39	.530	9.0
Cubs	46	41	.529	9.0
Pirates	42	39	.519	10.0
Dodgers	40	41	.494	12.0
Giants	41	43	.488	12.5
Bees	40	44	.476	13.5
Phillies	25	54	.316	26.0

Games

Cardinals 12, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 2

Pirates 3, Bees 2

Bees 1, Pirates 0

Cubs 7, Giants 5

Reds 5, Phillies 2

Reds 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Jimmy Brown	6
2	Myril Hoag	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gibby Brack	1
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Jimmy Brown	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	George Case	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Bowman	2.75
2	Bob Feller	0.67
3	Tommy Bridges	0.56
4	Gene Thompson	0.47
5	Pete Appleton	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Bowman	11
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Gene Thompson	7
4	Pete Appleton	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.367
2	Morrie Arnovich	.365
3	Bob Johnson	.346
4	George McQuinn	.346
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Hank Greenberg	18
2	Johnny Mize	18
4	Mel Ott	16
4	Ted Williams	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	85
2	Frank McCormick	75
3	Gee Walker	74
4	Hank Greenberg	73
5	Bob Johnson	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Lee Handley	14
3	Mike Kreevich	13
4	Ben Chapman	12
4	Stan Hack	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.11
2	Bucky Walters	2.22
3	Whit Wyatt	2.31
4	Atley Donald	2.42
5	Bump Hadley	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	16
2	Bob Feller	15
3	Paul Derringer	13
3	Red Ruffing	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	140
2	Bobo Newsom	110
3	Claude Passeau	91
4	Tommy Bridges	83
4	Johnny Vander Meer	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
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	.429
2	Bob Johnson	.418
3	Taffy Wright	.417
4	Rabbit Warstler	.405
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	17
2	Myril Hoag	16
2	Mike Kreevich	16
2	Ted Williams	16
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Eric McNair	5
4	Luke Appling	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.50
2	Mort Cooper	0.86
3	Thornton Lee	1.00
4	Whitey Moore	1.35
5	Johnny Rigney	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	27
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Mort Cooper	17
3	Lefty Mills	17
5	Johnny Rigney	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Boom-Boom Beck	2
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	Bill Swift	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.416
2	Jimmie Foxx	.398
3	Joe DiMaggio	.397
4	Buddy Myer	.394
5	Chuck Klein	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Johnny Mize	8
3	Joe Gordon	7
3	Hal Trosky	7
3	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Bob Johnson	31
4	Ted Williams	30
5	Frank McCormick	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	7
1	Mike Kreevich	7
3	George Case	6
3	Oscar Grimes	6
3	Eric McNair	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.42
2	Milt Shoffner	1.51
3	Bill Posedel	1.59
4	Gene Thompson	1.59
5	Johnny Rigney	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Mace Brown	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Lefty Mills	30
4	Claude Passeau	29
5	3 tied	26

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	.364
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Jimmie Foxx	.350
4	Bob Johnson	.348
5	George McQuinn	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Johnny Mize	33
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Harlond Clift	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	162
2	Jimmie Foxx	142
3	Zeke Bonura	131
4	Joe DiMaggio	127
5	Gee Walker	124

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	2.57
2	Mace Brown	2.73
3	Bucky Walters	2.87
4	Bump Hadley	2.90
5	Paul Derringer	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bob Feller	22
4	Tommy Bridges	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	229
3	Joe Krakauskas	160
4	Tommy Bridges	146
5	2 tied	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Curt Davis	8
5	Dick Coffman	7