On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 25 .719 --
Red Sox 55 32 .632 8.0
White Sox 51 40 .560 14.0
Indians 47 40 .540 16.0
Tigers 45 45 .500 19.5
Senators 37 56 .398 29.0
Athletics 33 54 .379 30.0
Browns 24 64 .273 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 30 .651 --
Cardinals 46 40 .535 10.0
Pirates 45 40 .529 10.5
Cubs 48 43 .527 10.5
Dodgers 42 43 .494 13.5
Giants 42 45 .483 14.5
Bees 40 47 .460 16.5
Phillies 26 57 .313 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Harry Craft 4
4 Fern Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gibby Brack 4
1 Don Padgett 4
1 Max West 4
4 Harry Craft 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Norm Schlueter 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.50
2 Curt Davis 0.30
3 Paul Derringer 0.25
4 Dizzy Trout 0.17
5 Woody Rich 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Carrasquel 4
1 Bill Lee 4
3 Curt Davis 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .370
2 Jimmie Foxx .367
3 Bob Johnson .344
4 Johnny Mize .343
5 George McQuinn .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Johnny Mize 18
4 Mel Ott 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 85
2 Gee Walker 81
3 Frank McCormick 77
4 Hank Greenberg 74
5 Jimmie Foxx 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Lee Handley 15
3 Mike Kreevich 13
4 Ben Chapman 12
4 Stan Hack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.16
2 Lou Fette 2.25
3 Atley Donald 2.30
4 Whit Wyatt 2.31
5 Mace Brown 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 17
2 Bob Feller 15
3 Paul Derringer 14
3 Red Ruffing 14
5 Curt Davis 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 140
2 Bobo Newsom 115
3 Claude Passeau 91
4 Tommy Bridges 83
4 Johnny Vander Meer 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Mace Brown 6
3 Chubby Dean 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .435
2 Gee Walker .432
3 Bob Johnson .429
4 Buddy Myer .424
5 Harry Craft .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Harry Craft 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
1 Gee Walker 21
3 Elbie Fletcher 17
3 Chuck Klein 17
5 Myril Hoag 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.50
2 Joe Dobson 0.75
3 Bob Bowman 1.20
4 Mort Cooper 1.32
5 Lefty Grove 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
4 Paul Derringer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Bob Feller 22
3 Lefty Mills 18
4 Tom Sunkel 17
5 Joe Krakauskas 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Bob Bowman 2
2 Mort Cooper 2
2 Bill Swift 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .419
2 Buddy Myer .409
3 Bob Johnson .400
3 Ted Williams .400
5 Jimmie Foxx .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Johnny Mize 8
3 Joe Gordon 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 34
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Frank McCormick 30
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 8
2 George Case 7
3 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Eric McNair 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 1.29
2 Bucky Walters 1.67
3 Milt Shoffner 1.70
4 Bump Hadley 1.71
5 Paul Derringer 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Paul Derringer 6
3 Mace Brown 5
3 Emerson Dickman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 44
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Lefty Mills 31
4 Mort Cooper 28
4 Joe Krakauskas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Bob Bowman 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Boom-Boom Beck 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .363
2 Johnny Mize .360
3 Jimmie Foxx .354
4 Bob Johnson .351
5 Zeke Bonura .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Hank Greenberg 45
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Johnny Mize 31
5 Harlond Clift 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 150
3 Zeke Bonura 131
4 Gee Walker 129
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Frankie Crosetti 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Lee Handley 20
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.57
2 Bucky Walters 2.64
3 Mace Brown 2.75
4 Bump Hadley 2.90
5 Paul Derringer 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 24
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Red Ruffing 22
5 Bob Feller 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 252
2 Bobo Newsom 230
3 Joe Krakauskas 164
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 2 tied 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Mace Brown 10
4 Dick Coffman 7
4 Curt Davis 7