On This Day

Monday, August 7, 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 52 47 .525 17.0
Tigers 52 48 .520 17.5
Senators 45 57 .441 25.5
Athletics 36 63 .364 33.0
Browns 29 70 .293 40.0

Games

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
Dodgers 49 48 .505 13.5
Giants 48 48 .500 14.0
Bees 43 54 .443 19.5
Phillies 26 67 .280 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
1 Leo Durocher 2
1 Buddy Hassett 2
1 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 Max West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cookie Lavagetto 3
1 Max West 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Billy Sullivan 2
3 Dixie Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Mills 0.60
2 Bill Posedel 0.25
2 Tot Pressnell 0.25
4 Willis Hudlin 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Vito Tamulis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 6
2 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 Bill Posedel 3
2 Vito Tamulis 3
5 Willis Hudlin 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Milnar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .364
2 Morrie Arnovich .348
3 Zeke Bonura .344
4 George McQuinn .343
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 .465
2 Joe Medwick .433
3 Billy Herman .412
4 LeGrant Scott .408
5 Lou Finney .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Max West 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Max West 17
3 Cookie Lavagetto 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Buddy Hassett 4
4 Earl Averill 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Trotter 0.51
2 Bob Bowman 1.08
3 Tom Sunkel 1.29
4 Ken Chase 1.37
5 Dutch Leonard 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Tommy Bridges 16
2 Mort Cooper 16
4 Dutch Leonard 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Emerson Dickman 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .398
2 Jimmie Foxx .383
3 Luke Appling .376
4 Joe DiMaggio .369
4 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 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Bob Johnson 28
3 Frank McCormick 26
4 Joe DiMaggio 25
4 Elbie Fletcher 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Luke Appling 8
3 Eric McNair 6
4 Buddy Hassett 5
4 Mike Kreevich 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 Mel Harder 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Bobo Newsom 41
3 Mort Cooper 33
3 Gene Thompson 33
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 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .364
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .354
4 Zeke Bonura .346
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 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 153
2 Hank Greenberg 145
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 2.44
2 Lou Fette 2.73
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 Lefty Mills 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Jumbo Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6