On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	33	.692	--
Red Sox	66	39	.629	7.0
White Sox	58	50	.537	16.5
Indians	56	50	.528	17.5
Tigers	57	52	.523	18.0
Senators	48	61	.440	27.0
Athletics	38	70	.352	36.5
Browns	31	73	.298	41.5

Games

Tigers 12, Indians 3

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	68	38	.642	--
Cardinals	59	44	.573	7.5
Cubs	59	50	.541	10.5
Giants	53	51	.510	14.0
Dodgers	52	52	.500	15.0
Pirates	49	52	.485	16.5
Bees	45	59	.433	22.0
Phillies	31	70	.307	34.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Giants 5

Phillies 4, Bees 3

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 7, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Debs Garms	3
1	Ival Goodman	3
1	Benny McCoy	3
1	Joe Medwick	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Alex Kampouris	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny McCoy	6
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Alex Kampouris	3
4	Gibby Brack	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Ernie Koy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.67
2	Lefty Gomez	1.00
3	Jack Wilson	0.86
4	Johnny Niggeling	0.55
5	Lynn Nelson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	6
1	Jack Wilson	6
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
5	Ken Chase	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.391
2	Jimmie Foxx	.366
3	Bob Johnson	.352
4	Johnny Mize	.348
5	Morrie Arnovich	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	97
2	Frank McCormick	96
3	Jimmie Foxx	93
4	Bob Johnson	88
5	Gee Walker	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
4	Luke Appling	13
4	Mike Kreevich	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.35
3	Red Ruffing	2.49
4	Lou Fette	2.53
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	141
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
1	Gus Suhr	.455
3	Johnny Mize	.449
4	Paul Waner	.447
5	2 tied	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Wally Berger	6
2	Frankie Hayes	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Babe Dahlgren	20
2	Benny McCoy	20
4	Frankie Hayes	19
5	Bob Johnson	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Fox	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Lee Handley	3
3	Buddy Hassett	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	1.37
2	Ted Lyons	1.42
3	Mel Harder	1.73
4	Cliff Melton	2.01
5	Mort Cooper	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Johnny Rigney	19
3	Bobo Newsom	18
3	Jack Wilson	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
4	Emerson Dickman	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.386
2	Bob Johnson	.381
3	Johnny Mize	.378
4	Joe Medwick	.377
5	Gee Walker	.374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Max West	30
4	Frankie Hayes	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Luke Appling	7
3	Buddy Hassett	6
4	Pete Fox	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.61
2	Johnny Rigney	1.71
3	Red Ruffing	1.94
4	Mort Cooper	2.03
5	Thornton Lee	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Luke Hamlin	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Bob Feller	49
3	Mort Cooper	33
4	Gene Thompson	32
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.371
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Joe DiMaggio	.359
4	Bob Johnson	.342
5	Wally Moses	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Joe Gordon	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	158
2	Hank Greenberg	143
3	Joe DiMaggio	127
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	Gee Walker	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Lee Handley	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Pete Fox	20
5	2 tied	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	Red Ruffing	23
3	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Bob Feller	22
3	Bill Lee	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	214
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	8
4	Pete Appleton	6
4	4 others tied	6