On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 32 .689 --
Red Sox 64 37 .634 6.0
White Sox 56 48 .538 15.5
Indians 53 47 .530 16.5
Tigers 55 49 .529 16.5
Senators 47 58 .448 25.0
Athletics 36 68 .346 35.5
Browns 29 72 .287 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 36 .644 --
Cardinals 56 42 .571 7.5
Cubs 56 49 .533 11.0
Giants 51 49 .510 13.5
Pirates 49 48 .505 14.0
Dodgers 50 50 .500 14.5
Bees 43 57 .430 21.5
Phillies 29 68 .299 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Paul Waner 3
4 Frankie Crosetti 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 George McQuinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Babe Dahlgren 2
2 Pete Fox 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Buddy Rosar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 1.00
2 Nels Potter 0.62
3 Kirby Higbe 0.50
4 Bill Lee 0.44
5 Lefty Gomez 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 11
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Nels Potter 5
4 Kirby Higbe 4
4 Bill Lee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .392
2 Jimmie Foxx .368
3 Bob Johnson .352
4 Johnny Mize .346
5 Morrie Arnovich .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Mel Ott 22
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 90
4 Bob Johnson 84
4 Gee Walker 84

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 Bump Hadley 2.56
5 Red Ruffing 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 19
2 Bob Feller 16
2 Red Ruffing 16
4 Tommy Bridges 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 161
2 Bobo Newsom 136
3 Claude Passeau 107
4 Tommy Bridges 105
5 Johnny Vander Meer 95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Grace .488
2 Bobby Mattick .485
3 Lou Finney .455
4 Pete Fox .442
5 Joe Medwick .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Frankie Hayes 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 17
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
3 Frank McCormick 16
3 Max West 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Buddy Hassett 5
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Earl Averill 2
3 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.75
2 Bob Bowman 1.26
3 Mel Harder 1.50
4 Carl Hubbell 1.66
5 Ted Lyons 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Bob Feller 21
2 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Gene Thompson 20
5 Claude Passeau 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Emerson Dickman 3
4 Clyde Shoun 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .408
2 Gee Walker .392
3 Jimmie Foxx .387
4 Luke Appling .369
5 Johnny Mize .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Frankie Hayes 8
2 Mel Ott 8
4 George McQuinn 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Frankie Hayes 27
2 Frank McCormick 27
4 Joe DiMaggio 26
4 2 others tied 26

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 Luke Hamlin 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 51
2 Bob Feller 43
3 Gene Thompson 35
4 Tommy Bridges 30
5 Mort Cooper 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 4
1 Clint Brown 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
4 Emerson Dickman 3
4 Clyde Shoun 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .368
2 Joe DiMaggio .364
3 Jimmie Foxx .358
4 Bob Johnson .342
5 Zeke Bonura .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Johnny Mize 31
3 Mel Ott 31
5 Harlond Clift 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 156
2 Hank Greenberg 144
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Gee Walker 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Lee Handley 21
3 Ben Chapman 20
4 Frankie Crosetti 19
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.57
2 Lou Fette 2.87
3 Bump Hadley 2.95
4 Red Ruffing 2.96
5 Mort Cooper 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Bill Lee 23
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Paul Derringer 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 254
2 Bobo Newsom 228
3 Joe Krakauskas 162
4 Tommy Bridges 149
5 Bucky Walters 129

Saves

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