On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 28 .702 --
Red Sox 58 35 .624 7.5
White Sox 54 43 .557 13.5
Indians 49 44 .527 16.5
Tigers 50 46 .521 17.0
Senators 41 57 .418 27.0
Athletics 35 59 .372 31.0
Browns 26 67 .280 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 32 .652 --
Cardinals 49 42 .538 10.5
Cubs 50 45 .526 11.5
Pirates 47 43 .522 12.0
Giants 46 46 .500 14.0
Dodgers 45 46 .495 14.5
Bees 42 49 .462 17.5
Phillies 26 62 .295 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Hayes 5
1 Ken Keltner 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Lou Finney 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Tom Hafey 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 5
2 Bill Lohrman 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 Bill Nagel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 1.20
2 Bill Lohrman 1.00
3 Dutch Leonard 0.83
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.40
5 Gene Thompson 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lohrman 6
1 Johnny Rigney 6
3 Dutch Leonard 5
4 Schoolboy Rowe 4
4 Gene Thompson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .363
2 Morrie Arnovich .352
3 Zeke Bonura .346
4 Buddy Hassett .339
5 George McQuinn .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
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 Frank McCormick 81
2 Gee Walker 81
4 Jimmie Foxx 80
5 Hank Greenberg 79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.15
2 Lou Fette 2.25
3 Whit Wyatt 2.31
4 Bump Hadley 2.52
5 Hugh Casey 2.54

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 12
3 Mace Brown 7
4 Chubby Dean 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .449
2 Rabbit Warstler .426
3 Lee Handley .417
4 Hank Greenberg .404
4 Arky Vaughan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bobby Doerr 5
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Mel Ott 4
3 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Bobby Doerr 16
3 Max West 15
4 Elbie Fletcher 13
4 Rudy York 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 4
1 George Case 4
1 Eric McNair 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.78
2 Eddie Smith 1.04
3 Carl Hubbell 1.17
4 Bucky Walters 1.33
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Gene Thompson 23
3 Bob Feller 20
4 Tom Sunkel 17
5 Dutch Leonard 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Archie McKain 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .400
2 Jimmie Foxx .386
3 Eric McNair .380
4 Chuck Klein .377
5 Buddy Hassett .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Frankie Hayes 7
3 Earl Averill 6
3 Bobby Doerr 6
3 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Jim Tabor 28
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 Ted Williams 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.00
2 Bob Bowman 1.88
3 Mort Cooper 1.89
4 Johnny Rigney 1.98
5 Joe Krakauskas 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Joe Heving 6
3 Joe Bowman 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 46
2 Bob Feller 39
3 Mort Cooper 33
4 Gene Thompson 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Bob Bowman 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .361
2 Joe DiMaggio .356
3 Jimmie Foxx .349
4 Zeke Bonura .349
5 Buddy Hassett .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
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 152
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Zeke Bonura 129
3 Gee Walker 129
5 3 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Frankie Crosetti 22
3 Lee Handley 20
4 Ben Chapman 19
5 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 258
2 Bobo Newsom 235
3 Joe Krakauskas 156
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 Lefty Mills 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Mace Brown 10
4 Curt Davis 7
5 4 tied 6