On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	30	.697	--
Red Sox	60	37	.619	8.0
White Sox	55	46	.545	15.0
Indians	51	47	.520	17.5
Tigers	52	48	.520	17.5
Senators	45	57	.441	25.5
Athletics	36	63	.364	33.0
Browns	29	69	.296	39.5

Games

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Indians 7, Yankees 1

Browns 11, Athletics 4

Browns 8, Athletics 6

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 10, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	62	34	.646	--
Cardinals	55	42	.567	7.5
Cubs	53	46	.535	10.5
Pirates	49	46	.516	12.5
Giants	48	48	.500	14.0
Dodgers	48	48	.500	14.0
Bees	43	53	.448	19.0
Phillies	26	67	.280	34.5

Games

Bees 9, Cubs 8

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 0

Cardinals 8, Phillies 3

Dodgers 5, Reds 0

Reds 8, Dodgers 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	6
2	Johnny Berardino	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	George McQuinn	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	3
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny McCoy	5
1	George McQuinn	5
3	Johnny Berardino	4
3	Zeke Bonura	4
3	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Joe Glenn	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	1.50
2	Bob Feller	1.12
3	Bob Weiland	1.00
4	Paul Derringer	0.62
5	Jack Wilson	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Paul Derringer	8
3	Luke Hamlin	6
3	Jack Wilson	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	Cliff Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.364
2	Morrie Arnovich	.348
3	George McQuinn	.345
4	Zeke Bonura	.344
5	Johnny Mize	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	27
2	Mel Ott	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Johnny Mize	19
5	George Selkirk	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	89
2	Jimmie Foxx	85
3	Frank McCormick	84
4	Bob Johnson	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Lee Handley	16
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	Red Ruffing	2.50
5	Bump Hadley	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	19
2	Bob Feller	16
3	Curt Davis	15
3	Red Ruffing	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	161
2	Bobo Newsom	124
3	Claude Passeau	105
4	Tommy Bridges	99
5	Johnny Vander Meer	92

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	Frankie Hayes	.426
2	LeGrant Scott	.412
3	Billy Herman	.411
4	Joe Grace	.410
5	Joe Medwick	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Bill Dickey	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	25
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Bobby Doerr	16
4	Joe Cronin	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Luke Appling	5
3	Buddy Hassett	3
4	Earl Averill	2
4	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.70
2	Bill Trotter	0.86
3	Dutch Leonard	1.50
3	Lou Fette	1.50
5	Carl Hubbell	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	4
2	Bob Bowman	3
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Gene Thompson	22
3	Tommy Bridges	21
4	Bob Bowman	16
4	2 others 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	.382
3	Billy Herman	.377
4	Luke Appling	.375
5	Bob Johnson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Frankie Hayes	7
3	George McQuinn	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Bob Johnson	28
3	Elbie Fletcher	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Frank McCormick	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Luke Appling	8
3	Eric McNair	6
4	Mike Kreevich	5
4	Arky Vaughan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Trotter	1.05
2	Bucky Walters	1.14
3	Bob Bowman	1.24
4	Johnny Rigney	1.77
5	Ted Lyons	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	7
2	Curt Davis	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Emerson Dickman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Mort Cooper	33
3	Gene Thompson	33
5	Claude Passeau	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	.361
3	Jimmie Foxx	.353
4	Zeke Bonura	.349
5	Bob Johnson	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Harlond Clift	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Hank Greenberg	148
3	Zeke Bonura	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	126
5	Gee Walker	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Lee Handley	21
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Frankie Crosetti	18
4	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.49
2	Lou Fette	2.61
3	Red Ruffing	2.80
4	Mort Cooper	2.97
5	Bump Hadley	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Bob Feller	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Red Ruffing	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	257
2	Bobo Newsom	226
3	Joe Krakauskas	159
4	Tommy Bridges	149
5	Bucky Walters	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	13
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Curt Davis	7
5	3 tied	6