On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	28	.708	--
Red Sox	59	35	.628	8.0
White Sox	55	44	.556	14.5
Indians	49	46	.516	18.5
Tigers	50	47	.515	18.5
Senators	43	57	.430	27.0
Athletics	35	61	.365	33.0
Browns	27	68	.284	40.5

Games

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Browns 3, Athletics 1

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	32	.656	--
Cardinals	52	42	.553	9.5
Cubs	52	45	.536	11.0
Pirates	48	44	.522	12.5
Giants	46	47	.495	15.0
Dodgers	46	47	.495	15.0
Bees	42	52	.447	19.5
Phillies	26	64	.289	33.5

Games

Cubs 1, Bees 0

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8

Reds 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	4
2	Joe Grace	3
2	Jackie Hayes	3
2	Billy Herman	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	3
1	George Scharein	3
3	Nino Bongiovanni	2
3	Dolph Camilli	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Lee Gamble	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oral Hildebrand	1.50
2	Claude Passeau	1.25
3	Tom Sunkel	0.50
4	Bill Trotter	0.38
5	Russ Bauers	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Oral Hildebrand	6
2	Claude Passeau	5
3	Boom-Boom Beck	4
3	Bob Joyce	4
3	Al Milnar	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marius Russo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.364
2	Morrie Arnovich	.351
3	Johnny Mize	.345
4	Zeke Bonura	.344
5	George McQuinn	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	26
2	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Mel Ott	20
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	82
4	Gee Walker	81
5	Hank Greenberg	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Lee Handley	15
3	Ben Chapman	14
4	Luke Appling	13
4	Mike Kreevich	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.18
2	Bucky Walters	2.19
3	Whit Wyatt	2.31
4	Bump Hadley	2.52
5	Red Ruffing	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	19
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	100
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	.474
2	George Selkirk	.444
3	Hank Greenberg	.415
4	LeGrant Scott	.412
5	Johnny Mize	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Bill Dickey	5
2	Bobby Doerr	5
2	Mel Ott	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	24
2	Bobby Doerr	18
3	Max West	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	Ken Keltner	13

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	0.70
2	Bill Trotter	0.95
3	Carl Hubbell	1.17
4	Dutch Leonard	1.33
5	Joe Bowman	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Bob Bowman	3
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	26
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Gene Thompson	19
4	Mort Cooper	18
5	3 tied	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	.398
2	Jimmie Foxx	.385
3	Rabbit Warstler	.385
4	Gee Walker	.382
5	Johnny Mize	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Frankie Hayes	7
2	Mel Ott	7
4	Bill Dickey	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Gee Walker	27
3	Chuck Klein	26
4	Frank McCormick	25
5	4 tied	24

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	1.25
2	Bob Bowman	1.72
3	Johnny Rigney	1.77
4	Bill Trotter	1.83
5	Mort Cooper	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	8
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Emerson Dickman	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	41
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Gene Thompson	30
4	Mort Cooper	29
4	2 others 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	.367
2	Joe DiMaggio	.357
3	Zeke Bonura	.353
4	Jimmie Foxx	.351
5	Bob Johnson	.336

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	153
2	Hank Greenberg	146
3	Zeke Bonura	128
4	Gee Walker	127
5	Joe DiMaggio	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
3	Lee Handley	20
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.49
2	Lou Fette	2.61
3	Bump Hadley	2.85
4	Red Ruffing	2.90
5	Paul Derringer	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
4	Tommy Bridges	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	226
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	9
4	Curt Davis	7
5	3 tied	6