On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	25	.722	--
Red Sox	55	33	.625	9.0
White Sox	51	41	.554	15.0
Indians	47	41	.534	17.0
Tigers	45	46	.495	20.5
Senators	38	56	.404	29.0
Athletics	34	54	.386	30.0
Browns	25	64	.281	39.5

Games

Browns 11, Red Sox 6

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 0

Senators 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	56	30	.651	--
Cubs	49	43	.533	10.0
Cardinals	46	41	.529	10.5
Pirates	45	41	.523	11.0
Dodgers	43	43	.500	13.0
Giants	42	46	.477	15.0
Bees	41	47	.466	16.0
Phillies	26	57	.313	28.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Bees 7, Pirates 1

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hudson	4
2	Lou Finney	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Al Lopez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Glenn	2
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1
2	Chet Laabs	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Joe Glenn	3
4	Joe Cronin	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Bill Nagel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Chase	0.75
2	Mort Cooper	0.46
3	Oral Hildebrand	0.40
4	Claude Passeau	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	Buck Ross	1
1	Jack Russell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Bill Clemensen	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	Claude Passeau	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.370
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	George McQuinn	.345
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Zeke Bonura	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	86
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	Bump Hadley	2.47

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	144
2	Bobo Newsom	115
3	Claude Passeau	95
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	.452
2	Gee Walker	.438
3	Buddy Myer	.433
4	Augie Galan	.410
5	Bill Dickey	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Elbie Fletcher	17
3	Chuck Klein	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.50
2	Bill Trotter	0.51
3	Bucky Walters	0.67
4	Emerson Dickman	1.03
5	Bill Posedel	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Emerson Dickman	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	25
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Mort Cooper	18
3	Lefty Mills	18
5	Tom Sunkel	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Bob Bowman	2
2	Bill Swift	2
4	Boom-Boom Beck	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.422
2	Buddy Myer	.409
3	Ted Williams	.395
4	Bob Johnson	.389
5	Chuck Klein	.384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ted Williams	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	8
2	George Case	7
3	Mike Kreevich	6
4	Eric McNair	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	1.29
2	Bucky Walters	1.67
3	Bump Hadley	1.71
4	Atley Donald	1.84
5	Bob Bowman	1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	43
2	Mort Cooper	34
3	Bob Feller	31
3	Lefty Mills	31
5	Claude Passeau	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.367
2	Johnny Mize	.359
3	Jimmie Foxx	.352
4	Bob Johnson	.348
5	Zeke Bonura	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Harlond Clift	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	152
2	Jimmie Foxx	150
3	Zeke Bonura	131
4	Gee Walker	129
5	Joe DiMaggio	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	Bucky Walters	2.59
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Bump Hadley	2.90
4	Paul Derringer	2.91
5	Red Ruffing	2.96

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	256
2	Bobo Newsom	230
3	Joe Krakauskas	162
4	Tommy Bridges	142
5	Lefty Mills	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