On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 27 .710 --
Red Sox 57 34 .626 8.0
White Sox 53 42 .558 14.0
Indians 48 43 .527 17.0
Tigers 49 46 .516 18.0
Senators 40 57 .412 28.0
Athletics 34 58 .370 31.5
Browns 26 66 .283 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 31 .659 --
Cardinals 49 42 .538 11.0
Cubs 50 45 .526 12.0
Pirates 46 43 .517 13.0
Dodgers 45 45 .500 14.5
Giants 45 46 .495 15.0
Bees 42 49 .462 18.0
Phillies 26 62 .295 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Harry Danning 3
2 Tony Giuliani 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Moose Solters 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.00
2 Mace Brown 0.43
3 Lefty Grove 0.42
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.38
5 2 tied 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Larry French 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Ken Chase 4
3 Paul Derringer 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Archie McKain 1
1 Clyde Shoun 1
1 Vito Tamulis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .362
2 Morrie Arnovich .352
3 Zeke Bonura .343
4 George McQuinn .340
5 Buddy Hassett .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Mel Ott 19
4 Johnny Mize 18
4 George Selkirk 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 87
2 Gee Walker 81
3 Frank McCormick 80
4 Hank Greenberg 79
5 Jimmie Foxx 77

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 2.15
2 Lou Fette 2.25
3 Atley Donald 2.30
4 Whit Wyatt 2.31
5 Bump Hadley 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 18
2 Bob Feller 15
3 Curt Davis 14
3 Paul Derringer 14
3 Red Ruffing 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Bobo Newsom 123
3 Claude Passeau 95
4 Tommy Bridges 91
5 Johnny Vander Meer 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
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 George Selkirk .441
2 Gee Walker .439
3 Rabbit Warstler .423
4 Hank Greenberg .421
5 Joe DiMaggio .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Mel Ott 5
4 George Selkirk 4
4 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Bobby Doerr 16
3 Max West 15
4 Elbie Fletcher 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 4
1 George Case 4
1 Mike Kreevich 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.50
2 Bob Bowman 0.78
3 Emerson Dickman 1.16
4 Eddie Smith 1.23
5 Bucky Walters 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Gene Thompson 19
4 Tom Sunkel 17
5 Joe Krakauskas 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Bob Bowman 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Archie McKain 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .398
2 Eric McNair .393
3 Taffy Wright .379
4 Jimmie Foxx .376
5 Chuck Klein .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Mel Ott 7
3 Earl Averill 6
3 Bobby Doerr 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Elbie Fletcher 28
4 Jim Tabor 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 0.97
2 Bucky Walters 1.13
3 Clyde Shoun 1.71
4 Bob Bowman 1.78
5 Bump Hadley 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Curt Davis 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Emerson Dickman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 46
2 Bob Feller 39
3 Lefty Mills 34
4 Mort Cooper 33
5 Joe Krakauskas 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Bob Bowman 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .361
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Zeke Bonura .346
5 Buddy Hassett .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Johnny Mize 31
5 Harlond Clift 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 149
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Zeke Bonura 129
3 Gee Walker 129
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Frankie Crosetti 22
3 Lee Handley 20
4 Ben Chapman 18
4 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.48
2 Lou Fette 2.67
3 Bump Hadley 2.85
4 Red Ruffing 2.95
5 Paul Derringer 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 25
2 Bobo Newsom 23
3 Paul Derringer 22
4 Tommy Bridges 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 264
2 Bobo Newsom 235
3 Joe Krakauskas 162
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 Lefty Mills 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Mace Brown 10
4 Curt Davis 7
5 4 tied 6