On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	34	.696	--
Red Sox	70	41	.631	7.5
White Sox	63	50	.558	15.5
Indians	58	54	.518	20.0
Tigers	58	55	.513	20.5
Senators	50	66	.431	30.0
Athletics	39	73	.348	39.0
Browns	33	76	.303	43.5

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	69	41	.627	--
Cardinals	65	44	.596	3.5
Cubs	62	52	.544	9.0
Giants	55	54	.505	13.5
Dodgers	54	54	.500	14.0
Pirates	50	58	.463	18.0
Bees	47	61	.435	21.0
Phillies	34	72	.321	33.0

Games

Giants 8, Phillies 4

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Cubs 9, Pirates 5

Pirates 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 7, Reds 1

Cardinals 7, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pepper Martin	6
2	Buddy Rosar	5
3	Zeke Bonura	4
3	Tom Hafey	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Red Rolfe	2
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	Elbie Fletcher	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Red Rolfe	4
4	Elbie Fletcher	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	George Selkirk	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Weiland	2.50
2	Lefty Gomez	0.71
3	Bucky Walters	0.70
4	Carl Hubbell	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	7
2	Johnny Rigney	6
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	Bob Weiland	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.390
2	Jimmie Foxx	.368
3	Johnny Mize	.359
4	Bob Johnson	.343
5	Zeke Bonura	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Johnny Mize	22
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	101
2	Jimmie Foxx	98
3	Frank McCormick	97
4	Hank Greenberg	90
4	Bob Johnson	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
4	Mike Kreevich	14
4	Barney McCosky	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Red Ruffing	2.37
3	Bucky Walters	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	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	180
2	Bobo Newsom	144
3	Claude Passeau	110
4	Tommy Bridges	107
5	Bucky Walters	105

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Suhr	.476
2	Johnny Mize	.463
3	Paul Waner	.431
4	Debs Garms	.424
5	Max West	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Max West	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Benny McCoy	17
2	Johnny Mize	17
4	Babe Dahlgren	16
4	Max West	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Lee Handley	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Steve Sundra	0.55
3	Bob Weiland	0.71
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.23
5	Eddie Smith	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Mulcahy	4
2	Bob Bowman	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Vern Kennedy	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Lefty Gomez	20
2	Bobo Newsom	20
4	Johnny Rigney	19
4	Bucky Walters	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.425
2	Charlie Keller	.397
3	Jimmie Foxx	.394
4	Bobby Doerr	.375
5	George Selkirk	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Max West	31
4	Bobby Doerr	28
4	Benny McCoy	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Pete Fox	5
3	Buddy Hassett	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.48
2	Carl Hubbell	1.54
3	Red Ruffing	1.76
4	Ted Lyons	2.12
5	Larry French	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bill Lee	6
4	Luke Hamlin	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Bobo Newsom	46
3	Mort Cooper	35
4	Bucky Walters	33
5	2 tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.381
2	Joe DiMaggio	.366
3	Jimmie Foxx	.362
4	Bob Johnson	.338
5	Zeke Bonura	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Johnny Mize	32
5	Joe Gordon	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Hank Greenberg	139
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Johnny Mize	122
5	Gee Walker	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Lee Handley	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
3	Pete Fox	21
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.47
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Red Ruffing	2.76
4	Mort Cooper	2.91
5	Curt Davis	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bill Lee	23
2	Red Ruffing	23
4	Bob Feller	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	208
3	Joe Krakauskas	154
4	Tommy Bridges	147
5	Bucky Walters	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Curt Davis	7
4	Joe Heving	7