On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	25	.722	--
Red Sox	55	34	.618	9.5
White Sox	51	41	.554	15.0
Indians	48	41	.539	16.5
Tigers	46	46	.500	20.0
Senators	38	57	.400	29.5
Athletics	34	55	.382	30.5
Browns	26	64	.289	39.0

Games

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Indians 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	58	30	.659	--
Pirates	46	41	.529	11.5
Cubs	49	44	.527	11.5
Cardinals	46	42	.523	12.0
Dodgers	44	43	.506	13.5
Giants	43	46	.483	15.5
Bees	41	48	.461	17.5
Phillies	26	59	.306	30.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Pirates 6, Bees 5

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Gamble	4
1	LeGrant Scott	4
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	Pete Fox	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Myers	2
2	Ernie Koy	1
2	Johnny Rizzo	1
2	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Myers	4
2	Ernie Koy	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	Dee Miles	3
2	Max West	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Thompson	1.00
2	Lon Warneke	0.60
3	Tommy Bridges	0.57
4	Johnny Allen	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
1	Gene Thompson	8
3	Johnny Allen	5
4	Hugh Mulcahy	4
4	Lynn Nelson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Red Lynn	1
1	Lefty Mills	1
1	Bud Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.363
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Zeke Bonura	.345
4	George McQuinn	.342
5	Buddy Hassett	.339

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	80
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	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	144
2	Bobo Newsom	115
3	Claude Passeau	95
4	Tommy Bridges	91
5	Johnny Vander Meer	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Mace Brown	7
4	Chubby Dean	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.439
2	Gee Walker	.435
3	Buddy Myer	.433
4	Bill Dickey	.421
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Rudy York	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	19
3	Elbie Fletcher	16
4	Chuck Klein	15
4	2 others 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	Red Ruffing	1.00
5	Emerson Dickman	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Emerson Dickman	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	25
2	Gene Thompson	23
3	Bob Feller	21
4	Mort Cooper	18
5	Tom Sunkel	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Bob Bowman	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Bill Swift	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.415
2	Buddy Myer	.409
3	Ted Williams	.395
4	Bob Johnson	.390
5	Chuck Klein	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Johnny Mize	8
3	Ted Williams	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	33
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
2	Frank McCormick	29
2	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	0.97
2	Bucky Walters	1.67
3	Bump Hadley	1.71
4	Clyde Shoun	1.78
5	Atley Donald	1.84

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	Lefty Mills	34
3	Mort Cooper	33
4	Bob Feller	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.366
2	Johnny Mize	.359
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	Bob Johnson	.347
5	Zeke Bonura	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Harlond Clift	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	151
2	Jimmie Foxx	147
3	Zeke Bonura	132
4	Gee Walker	129
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.59
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Bump Hadley	2.83
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	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	230
3	Joe Krakauskas	159
4	Tommy Bridges	150
5	Lefty Mills	129

Saves

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