On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	33	.689	--
Red Sox	66	38	.635	6.0
Indians	55	48	.534	16.5
White Sox	57	50	.533	16.5
Tigers	55	51	.519	18.0
Senators	48	60	.444	26.0
Athletics	37	70	.346	36.5
Browns	31	72	.301	40.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 1

Indians 2, White Sox 0

White Sox 3, Indians 0

Browns 11, Tigers 7

Athletics 12, Yankees 9

Yankees 21, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	66	38	.635	--
Cardinals	58	43	.574	6.5
Cubs	58	49	.542	9.5
Giants	53	50	.515	12.5
Dodgers	51	52	.495	14.5
Pirates	49	50	.495	14.5
Bees	45	58	.437	20.5
Phillies	30	70	.300	34.0

Games

Bees 13, Dodgers 6

Bees 8, Dodgers 2

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Giants 11, Phillies 2

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	2
1	Frank Demaree	2
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
1	Jo-Jo Moore	2
1	Enos Slaughter	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Frankie Hayes	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	2
1	George Case	2
3	Frank Demaree	1
3	Tommy Henrich	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.83
2	Carl Hubbell	1.50
3	Thornton Lee	0.86
4	Red Ruffing	0.83
5	Curt Davis	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	11
2	Mort Cooper	7
3	Curt Davis	6
3	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Thornton Lee	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.395
2	Jimmie Foxx	.366
3	Bob Johnson	.352
4	Johnny Mize	.349
5	George McQuinn	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Mel Ott	23
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Johnny Mize	20
5	Dolph Camilli	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	97
2	Jimmie Foxx	93
2	Frank McCormick	93
4	Bob Johnson	87
5	Gee Walker	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
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	Red Ruffing	2.49
5	Bump Hadley	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Bob Feller	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
4	Curt Davis	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	172
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	Buddy Lewis	.455
2	Johnny Mize	.449
3	Paul Waner	.441
4	Joe Grace	.440
5	Gus Suhr	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Wally Berger	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Frankie Hayes	6
2	Max West	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Babe Dahlgren	20
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
4	Frankie Hayes	19
5	Bob Johnson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Buddy Hassett	4
3	Wally Moses	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.26
2	Thornton Lee	1.38
3	Mel Harder	1.73
4	Carl Hubbell	1.76
5	Cliff Melton	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Joe Krakauskas	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Bill Lohrman	17
4	Mort Cooper	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.390
2	Joe Grace	.386
3	Johnny Mize	.384
4	Jimmie Foxx	.383
5	George Selkirk	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Frankie Hayes	9
2	Mel Ott	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Max West	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Frankie Hayes	30
4	Max West	29
5	Frank McCormick	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Luke Appling	7
3	Buddy Hassett	6
3	Billy Werber	6
5	Eric McNair	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.23
2	Bill Trotter	1.96
3	Carl Hubbell	2.03
4	Mort Cooper	2.03
5	Thornton Lee	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Bobo Newsom	46
3	Gene Thompson	36
4	Mort Cooper	33
4	Lefty Mills	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.371
2	Joe DiMaggio	.362
3	Jimmie Foxx	.360
4	Bob Johnson	.344
5	Zeke Bonura	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Joe Gordon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	159
2	Hank Greenberg	143
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Frank McCormick	121
4	Gee Walker	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Lee Handley	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Frankie Crosetti	18
4	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.54
2	Red Ruffing	2.83
3	Mort Cooper	2.87
4	Lou Fette	2.87
5	Curt Davis	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Bob Feller	23
2	Red Ruffing	23
4	Tommy Bridges	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	265
2	Bobo Newsom	221
3	Joe Krakauskas	161
4	Tommy Bridges	149
5	Bucky Walters	130

Saves

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