On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	33	.700	--
Red Sox	68	39	.636	7.5
White Sox	61	50	.550	16.5
Indians	58	52	.527	19.0
Tigers	57	54	.514	20.5
Senators	48	64	.429	30.0
Athletics	38	72	.345	39.0
Browns	32	75	.299	43.5

Games

White Sox 1, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 0

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	69	39	.639	--
Cardinals	63	44	.589	5.5
Cubs	60	51	.541	10.5
Giants	54	53	.505	14.5
Dodgers	53	54	.495	15.5
Pirates	49	56	.467	18.5
Bees	47	60	.439	21.5
Phillies	33	71	.317	34.0

Games

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0

Bees 4, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Debs Garms	3
1	Hersh Martin	3
1	George Scharein	3
1	Enos Slaughter	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	George Selkirk	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Bill Dickey	2
1	George Scharein	2
1	George Selkirk	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.89
2	Eddie Smith	0.56
3	Joe Sullivan	0.53
4	Kirby Higbe	0.50
5	Bob Bowman	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
1	Joe Sullivan	8
3	Joe Bowman	5
3	Eddie Smith	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.395
2	Jimmie Foxx	.370
3	Johnny Mize	.353
4	Bob Johnson	.345
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	3 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	2.37
4	Lou Fette	2.53
5	Lefty Grove	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Red Ruffing	18
3	Curt Davis	17
3	Bob Feller	17
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	180
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	.455
2	Joe Medwick	.444
3	Joe Vosmik	.432
4	Johnny Mize	.431
5	Charlie Keller	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Max West	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	26
2	Benny McCoy	18
3	Babe Dahlgren	16
3	Frank McCormick	16
3	Max West	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Lee Handley	3
4	Buddy Hassett	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Bob Weiland	0.49
3	Pete Appleton	0.66
4	Hank Johnson	0.75
5	Mel Harder	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
3	Curt Davis	3
3	Luke Hamlin	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Lefty Mills	17
2	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Tommy Bridges	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	1
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.424
2	Johnny Mize	.421
3	Jimmie Foxx	.405
4	Joe DiMaggio	.384
5	George Selkirk	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Max West	31
4	Benny McCoy	28
5	Bobby Doerr	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	0.46
2	Carl Hubbell	1.61
3	Red Ruffing	1.65
4	Johnny Rigney	1.71
5	Thornton Lee	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
4	Luke Hamlin	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Bobo Newsom	44
3	Gene Thompson	33
4	Tommy Bridges	29
4	Mort Cooper	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.377
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Joe DiMaggio	.363
4	Bob Johnson	.336
5	Wally Moses	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
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	153
2	Hank Greenberg	144
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Frank McCormick	121
5	Gee Walker	120

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	2.44
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Red Ruffing	2.76
4	Mort Cooper	2.87
5	Lou Fette	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Bob Feller	22
3	Bill Lee	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Bobo Newsom	213
3	Joe Krakauskas	152
4	Tommy Bridges	147
5	Bucky Walters	131

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