On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	34	.704	--
Red Sox	72	41	.637	8.0
White Sox	63	53	.543	18.5
Indians	59	54	.522	21.0
Tigers	59	56	.513	22.0
Senators	50	67	.427	32.0
Athletics	40	74	.351	40.5
Browns	33	78	.297	46.0

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Yankees 16, White Sox 4

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Red Sox 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	71	42	.628	--
Cardinals	65	47	.580	5.5
Cubs	64	53	.547	9.0
Dodgers	57	54	.514	13.0
Giants	56	56	.500	14.5
Pirates	51	60	.459	19.0
Bees	49	62	.441	21.0
Phillies	35	74	.321	34.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Bees 1, Pirates 0

Bees 3, Pirates 1

Cubs 8, Giants 3

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Jim Tabor	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Harry Craft	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	5
1	Joe Gordon	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Dario Lodigiani	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Hollingsworth	0.67
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.67
3	Boom-Boom Beck	0.45
4	Atley Donald	0.43
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
2	Boom-Boom Beck	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
4	Fritz Ostermueller	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.397
2	Jimmie Foxx	.376
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Bob Johnson	.348
5	Morrie Arnovich	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	106
2	Jimmie Foxx	100
2	Frank McCormick	100
4	Bob Johnson	93
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	2.35
3	Bucky Walters	2.37
4	Lou Fette	2.65
5	Lefty Grove	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Red Ruffing	19
3	Bob Feller	18
4	Curt Davis	17
5	3 tied	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	Johnny Mize	.446
2	Jimmie Foxx	.431
3	Charlie Keller	.426
4	Joe DiMaggio	.418
5	Paul Waner	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Babe Dahlgren	18
3	Joe Gordon	17
4	Johnny Mize	15
4	Ted Williams	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Steve Sundra	0.55
3	Kirby Higbe	1.00
3	Larry French	1.00
5	Bob Weiland	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Ostermueller	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
3	Bob Bowman	3
3	Luke Hamlin	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Bill Lohrman	17
4	Kirby Higbe	16
4	Johnny Rigney	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.414
2	Gus Suhr	.400
3	Jimmie Foxx	.397
4	Johnny Mize	.387
5	Joe DiMaggio	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Joe DiMaggio	12
3	Mel Ott	8
3	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
2	Jimmie Foxx	36
3	Max West	28
4	Babe Dahlgren	25
4	Frank McCormick	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Buddy Hassett	5
2	Joe Kuhel	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.53
2	Bob Weiland	1.04
3	Carl Hubbell	1.57
4	Red Ruffing	1.80
5	Marius Russo	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Bob Bowman	5
3	Curt Davis	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	34
3	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Mort Cooper	29
4	Bucky Walters	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.377
2	Joe DiMaggio	.373
3	Jimmie Foxx	.373
4	Bob Johnson	.340
5	Bobby Doerr	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Joe Gordon	30
4	Johnny Mize	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Hank Greenberg	137
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Gee Walker	120
5	3 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Lee Handley	22
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	2.80
4	Curt Davis	2.98
5	Hugh Casey	3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
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