On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 32 .692 --
Red Sox 65 37 .637 6.0
Indians 54 47 .535 16.5
White Sox 56 49 .533 16.5
Tigers 55 50 .524 17.5
Senators 47 59 .443 26.0
Athletics 36 69 .343 36.5
Browns 30 72 .294 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 36 .647 --
Cardinals 56 43 .566 8.5
Cubs 57 49 .538 11.0
Giants 51 50 .505 14.5
Dodgers 51 50 .505 14.5
Pirates 49 49 .500 15.0
Bees 43 58 .426 22.5
Phillies 30 68 .306 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
1 Chet Laabs 4
3 Harry Danning 3
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 2
1 Chet Laabs 2
3 Wally Berger 1
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 6
2 Johnny Berardino 5
3 Chet Laabs 4
4 Joe Grace 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dietrich 0.83
2 Tot Pressnell 0.38
2 Lon Warneke 0.38
4 Mace Brown 0.33
5 Bucky Walters 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dietrich 5
2 Bucky Walters 4
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Tot Pressnell 3
3 Lon Warneke 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .390
2 Jimmie Foxx .370
3 Bob Johnson .351
4 Johnny Mize .348
5 Morrie Arnovich .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Johnny Mize 20
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 95
2 Frank McCormick 93
3 Jimmie Foxx 91
4 Gee Walker 85
5 Bob Johnson 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Lee Handley 17
3 Ben Chapman 14
4 Luke Appling 13
4 Mike Kreevich 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.31
2 Bucky Walters 2.35
3 Lou Fette 2.42
4 Bump Hadley 2.56
5 Red Ruffing 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 20
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 108
4 Tommy Bridges 105
5 2 tied 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 .468
2 Bobby Mattick .459
3 Charlie Keller .455
4 Buddy Lewis .438
5 Gus Suhr .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 6
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Frankie Hayes 5
3 Max West 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 18
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
3 Frank McCormick 16
3 Max West 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Buddy Hassett 4
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 Carl Hubbell 1.66
4 Ted Lyons 1.69
5 Mel Harder 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Joe Krakauskas 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Gene Thompson 20
4 Bob Feller 17
5 Paul Derringer 15

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 .407
2 Jimmie Foxx .391
3 Joe Grace .385
4 Gee Walker .376
5 Johnny Mize .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Frankie Hayes 8
2 Mel Ott 8
4 Wally Berger 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Max West 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
3 Frankie Hayes 27
3 Frank McCormick 27

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 Bucky Walters 1.88
4 Bill Trotter 1.96
5 Carl Hubbell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Curt Davis 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 3 tied 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 .369
2 Joe DiMaggio .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Bob Johnson .342
5 Zeke Bonura .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Hank Greenberg 143
3 Joe DiMaggio 128
4 Zeke Bonura 123
5 Frank McCormick 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Lee Handley 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
4 Frankie Crosetti 19
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.52
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 27
2 Bill Lee 23
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Paul Derringer 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 254
2 Bobo Newsom 221
3 Joe Krakauskas 161
4 Tommy Bridges 149
5 Bucky Walters 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Jumbo Brown 7
5 4 tied 6