On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 28 .705 --
Red Sox 59 35 .628 7.5
White Sox 55 43 .561 13.5
Indians 49 45 .521 17.5
Tigers 50 47 .515 18.0
Senators 42 57 .424 27.0
Athletics 35 60 .368 32.0
Browns 26 68 .277 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 32 .652 --
Cardinals 51 42 .548 9.5
Cubs 51 45 .531 11.0
Pirates 47 44 .516 12.5
Giants 46 46 .500 14.0
Dodgers 46 46 .500 14.0
Bees 42 51 .452 18.5
Phillies 26 63 .292 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stu Martin 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Enos Slaughter 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Enos Slaughter 2
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 Stan Hack 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
3 Johnny Peacock 4
4 Babe Dahlgren 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Luke Appling 2
3 Billy Herman 1
3 Johnny Hudson 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.33
2 Monte Pearson 0.31
3 Eddie Smith 0.27
4 Lon Warneke 0.25
5 Bill Posedel 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Joe Krakauskas 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 5
2 Mort Cooper 4
2 Bill Posedel 4
4 Joe Krakauskas 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .364
2 Morrie Arnovich .352
3 Zeke Bonura .346
4 George McQuinn .342
5 Johnny Mize .341

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 89
2 Jimmie Foxx 83
3 Frank McCormick 81
3 Gee Walker 81
5 Hank Greenberg 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Lee Handley 15
3 Luke Appling 13
3 Ben Chapman 13
3 Mike Kreevich 13

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 124
3 Claude Passeau 95
4 Tommy Bridges 91
5 Johnny Vander Meer 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Mace Brown 7
4 Chubby Dean 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .463
2 Hank Greenberg .439
3 Bobby Doerr .420
4 Jimmie Foxx .413
5 Lee Handley .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Bobby Doerr 5
4 Frankie Hayes 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Bobby Doerr 18
3 Max West 15
4 Ken Keltner 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Luke Appling 6
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Buddy Lewis 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.87
2 Carl Hubbell 1.17
3 Bucky Walters 1.33
4 Joe Bowman 1.55
5 Emerson Dickman 1.57

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 27
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Gene Thompson 19
4 Mort Cooper 18
5 Dutch Leonard 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Emerson Dickman 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .400
2 Jimmie Foxx .386
3 Rabbit Warstler .373
4 Chuck Klein .373
5 3 tied .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Frankie Hayes 8
3 Bill Dickey 6
3 Bobby Doerr 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Jim Tabor 30
3 Gee Walker 28
3 Ted Williams 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Luke Appling 8
3 Eric McNair 6
4 Mike Kreevich 5
4 Arky Vaughan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.00
2 Mort Cooper 1.79
3 Johnny Rigney 1.98
4 Bob Bowman 2.05
5 2 tied 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Joe Heving 6
3 Joe Bowman 5
3 Mort Cooper 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 47
2 Bob Feller 37
3 Mort Cooper 33
4 Gene Thompson 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .365
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Zeke Bonura .352
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Bob Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Johnny Mize 30
5 Harlond Clift 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Zeke Bonura 128
3 Gee Walker 128
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
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 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 258
2 Bobo Newsom 236
3 Joe Krakauskas 159
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 Lefty Mills 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Mace Brown 10
4 Curt Davis 7
5 4 tied 6