On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	33	.694	--
Red Sox	66	39	.629	7.5
White Sox	59	50	.541	16.5
Indians	58	50	.537	17.0
Tigers	57	53	.518	19.0
Senators	48	62	.436	28.0
Athletics	38	70	.352	37.0
Browns	31	75	.292	43.0

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 4, Senators 0

Indians 3, Browns 0

Indians 7, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	68	39	.636	--
Cardinals	61	44	.581	6.0
Cubs	60	50	.545	9.5
Giants	54	51	.514	13.0
Dodgers	52	53	.495	15.0
Pirates	49	54	.476	17.0
Bees	46	60	.434	21.5
Phillies	32	71	.311	34.0

Games

Bees 9, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Phillies 3, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Buddy Hassett	4
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Hank Majeski	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Terry Moore	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Majeski	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Terry Moore	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	Barney McCosky	1
2	Eric McNair	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Harder	0.50
1	Bucky Walters	0.50
3	Bob Klinger	0.44
3	Dutch Leonard	0.44
5	Bill Posedel	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Bill McGee	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Bill Posedel	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.396
2	Jimmie Foxx	.366
3	Bob Johnson	.352
4	Johnny Mize	.351
5	Morrie Arnovich	.341

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	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.34
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	109
4	Tommy Bridges	107
5	Bucky Walters	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Suhr	.478
2	Johnny Mize	.453
3	Bob Johnson	.446
4	Charlie Keller	.443
5	Buddy Lewis	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Frankie Hayes	6
3	Wally Berger	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Benny McCoy	20
3	Babe Dahlgren	19
3	Frankie Hayes	19
5	Bob Johnson	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Weiland	0.49
2	Mel Harder	1.29
3	Johnny Rigney	1.37
4	Ted Lyons	1.42
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Bill Lohrman	19
2	Johnny Rigney	19
4	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Jack Wilson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	3
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
4	Emerson Dickman	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.453
2	Johnny Mize	.397
3	Jimmie Foxx	.395
4	Joe DiMaggio	.381
5	Joe Medwick	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Mel Ott	9
4	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Max West	31
4	Benny McCoy	28
5	Frank McCormick	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Pete Fox	5
3	Lee Handley	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.59
2	Johnny Rigney	1.71
3	Red Ruffing	1.94
4	Thornton Lee	2.06
5	Carl Hubbell	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Bob Bowman	5
3	Luke Hamlin	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Bob Feller	49
3	Gene Thompson	32
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.374
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Joe DiMaggio	.362
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	130
4	Frank McCormick	122
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	2.52
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	151
5	Bucky Walters	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Pete Appleton	6
4	5 others tied	6