On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 33 .697 --
Red Sox 67 39 .632 7.5
White Sox 60 50 .545 16.5
Indians 58 51 .532 18.0
Tigers 57 54 .514 20.0
Senators 48 63 .432 29.0
Athletics 38 71 .349 38.0
Browns 32 75 .299 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 39 .639 --
Cardinals 62 44 .585 6.0
Cubs 60 51 .541 10.5
Giants 54 52 .509 14.0
Dodgers 53 53 .500 15.0
Pirates 49 55 .471 18.0
Bees 46 60 .434 22.0
Phillies 32 71 .311 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Gene Desautels 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Hank Leiber 3
2 Billy Werber 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Chet Laabs 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hugh Casey 1.00
2 Curt Davis 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.50
4 Harry Eisenstat 0.43
4 Lefty Mills 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 6
2 Hugh Casey 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
4 Mace Brown 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Thornton Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .394
2 Jimmie Foxx .366
3 Johnny Mize .351
4 Bob Johnson .348
5 Morrie Arnovich .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Johnny Mize 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 97
1 Ted Williams 97
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 Mike Kreevich 14
5 2 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 Lefty Grove 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 20
2 Curt Davis 17
2 Bob Feller 17
2 Red Ruffing 17
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 .446
3 Bob Johnson .444
4 Charlie Keller .443
5 Buddy Lewis .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Enos Slaughter 5
2 Max West 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 30
2 Babe Dahlgren 19
3 Bob Johnson 18
3 Benny McCoy 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Weiland 0.49
2 Pete Appleton 0.61
3 Hank Johnson 0.75
4 Mel Harder 1.04
5 Ted Lyons 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Lefty Mills 18
2 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Tommy Bridges 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Keller .446
2 Johnny Mize .409
3 Jimmie Foxx .397
4 Joe DiMaggio .386
5 George Selkirk .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Mel Ott 10
4 Max West 8
5 Frankie Hayes 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
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 5 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 1.99
5 Carl Hubbell 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Bob Bowman 5
2 Luke Hamlin 5
2 Mel Harder 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 44
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Gene Thompson 33
4 Lefty Mills 31
5 Tommy Bridges 30

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 .375
2 Joe DiMaggio .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Bob Johnson .340
5 Wally Moses .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Johnny Mize 31
5 Joe Gordon 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Hank Greenberg 144
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
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 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.52
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Red Ruffing 2.86
4 Mort Cooper 2.87
5 Lou Fette 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Bill Lee 22
2 Red Ruffing 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 213
3 Joe Krakauskas 152
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