On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	31	.693	--
Red Sox	63	37	.630	6.5
White Sox	56	47	.544	15.0
Indians	53	47	.530	16.5
Tigers	53	49	.520	17.5
Senators	46	58	.442	25.5
Athletics	36	66	.353	34.5
Browns	29	71	.290	40.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Indians 6, Browns 5

Tigers 10, White Sox 3

Yankees 13, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	65	35	.650	--
Cardinals	56	42	.571	8.0
Cubs	54	49	.524	12.5
Pirates	49	47	.510	14.0
Giants	50	48	.510	14.0
Dodgers	49	49	.500	15.0
Bees	43	56	.434	21.5
Phillies	27	67	.287	35.0

Games

Reds 7, Cubs 5

Reds 11, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Bees 4

Giants 6, Bees 5

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	6
2	Buddy Hassett	5
2	Jo-Jo Moore	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lohrman	0.67
2	Johnny Allen	0.55
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.38
5	Lou Fette	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Bill Lohrman	6
3	Schoolboy Rowe	5
3	Gene Thompson	5
5	Lou Fette	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.369
2	Morrie Arnovich	.349
3	Bob Johnson	.349
4	Johnny Mize	.346
5	George McQuinn	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Mel Ott	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Johnny Mize	20
5	George Selkirk	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	95
2	Frank McCormick	93
3	Jimmie Foxx	89
4	Bob Johnson	82
4	Gee Walker	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Lee Handley	16
3	Ben Chapman	14
4	Luke Appling	13
4	Mike Kreevich	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.41
3	Lou Fette	2.42
4	Hugh Casey	2.59
5	Bump Hadley	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	19
2	Bob Feller	16
2	Red Ruffing	16
4	Curt Davis	15
4	Paul Derringer	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	161
2	Bobo Newsom	125
3	Claude Passeau	107
4	Tommy Bridges	99
5	Johnny Vander Meer	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	7
4	Chubby Dean	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Grace	.475
2	Joe Medwick	.448
3	Frankie Hayes	.435
4	Charlie Keller	.419
5	Lou Finney	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	22
2	Max West	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Frank McCormick	18
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Buddy Hassett	5
3	Luke Appling	4
4	Billy Werber	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.06
2	Dutch Leonard	1.33
3	Mel Harder	1.50
4	Carl Hubbell	1.66
5	2 tied	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Ken Chase	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Gene Thompson	20
3	Tom Sunkel	17
4	Tommy Bridges	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
2	Pete Appleton	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Emerson Dickman	2
3	Clyde Shoun	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.405
2	Jimmie Foxx	.388
3	Gee Walker	.387
4	George Selkirk	.378
5	Luke Appling	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Mel Ott	7
3	Bill Dickey	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Frank McCormick	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
3	Max West	25
3	Ted Williams	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Luke Appling	8
3	Buddy Hassett	6
3	Eric McNair	6
3	Billy Werber	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.23
2	Ted Lyons	1.85
3	Bill Trotter	1.96
4	Bucky Walters	2.02
5	Carl Hubbell	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Gene Thompson	35
4	Mort Cooper	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Pete Appleton	3
3	Clyde Shoun	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.368
2	Joe DiMaggio	.358
3	Jimmie Foxx	.358
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Zeke Bonura	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Johnny Mize	31
4	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Hank Greenberg	142
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Zeke Bonura	124
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Lee Handley	21
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Frankie Crosetti	18
4	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.57
2	Lou Fette	2.87
3	Red Ruffing	2.96
4	Mort Cooper	2.97
5	Bump Hadley	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bob Feller	22
2	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	257
2	Bobo Newsom	217
3	Joe Krakauskas	162
4	Tommy Bridges	149
5	Lefty Mills	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Jumbo Brown	7
5	3 tied	6