On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	34	.699	--
Red Sox	71	41	.634	7.5
White Sox	63	51	.553	16.5
Indians	59	54	.522	20.0
Tigers	59	55	.518	20.5
Senators	50	67	.427	31.0
Athletics	39	74	.345	40.0
Browns	33	77	.300	44.5

Games

Yankees 14, White Sox 5

Indians 6, Senators 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 4

Red Sox 10, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	70	42	.625	--
Cardinals	65	46	.586	4.5
Cubs	63	53	.543	9.0
Dodgers	56	54	.509	13.0
Giants	56	55	.505	13.5
Pirates	51	58	.468	17.5
Bees	47	62	.431	21.5
Phillies	35	73	.324	33.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Pirates 8, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Padgett	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Billy Jurges	3
2	Cookie Lavagetto	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Brubaker	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Marius Russo	3
2	Birdie Tebbetts	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Roy Hughes	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Cookie Lavagetto	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
2	Cliff Melton	0.62
2	Marius Russo	0.62
4	Bob Feller	0.60
5	Tommy Bridges	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	8
2	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Bob Feller	6
4	Cliff Melton	5
4	Marius Russo	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Swift	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.392
2	Jimmie Foxx	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Bob Johnson	.346
5	Morrie Arnovich	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Johnny Mize	22
5	Dolph Camilli	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	105
2	Jimmie Foxx	100
3	Frank McCormick	99
4	Bob Johnson	91
5	Hank Greenberg	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	2.65
5	Lefty Grove	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Bob Feller	18
2	Red Ruffing	18
4	Curt Davis	17
5	Tommy Bridges	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	186
2	Bobo Newsom	144
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Claude Passeau	110
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	.446
3	Paul Waner	.435
4	Max West	.413
5	Chet Laabs	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Wally Berger	5
3	Babe Dahlgren	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Babe Dahlgren	18
3	Ted Williams	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Pete Coscarart	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Steve Sundra	0.55
3	Kirby Higbe	1.00
4	Bob Weiland	1.10
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Mulcahy	4
2	Bob Bowman	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Johnny Rigney	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	Bill Lohrman	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.403
2	Charlie Keller	.397
3	Jimmie Foxx	.392
4	Bobby Doerr	.377
4	Paul Waner	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Max West	28
4	Bobby Doerr	26
4	Johnny Mize	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Buddy Hassett	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.44
2	Bob Weiland	1.04
3	Carl Hubbell	1.57
4	Red Ruffing	1.76
5	Marius Russo	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bill Lee	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Tommy Bridges	35
3	Bobo Newsom	34
4	Gene Thompson	33
5	Johnny Rigney	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.377
2	Joe DiMaggio	.370
3	Jimmie Foxx	.368
4	Bob Johnson	.339
5	Bobby Doerr	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Joe Gordon	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Hank Greenberg	137
3	Joe DiMaggio	128
4	Johnny Mize	121
5	2 tied	119

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	2.45
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Red Ruffing	2.82
4	Mort Cooper	2.91
5	Hugh Casey	3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Bobo Newsom	203
3	Tommy Bridges	153
4	Joe Krakauskas	149
5	Bucky Walters	136

Saves

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