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

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

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