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

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

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