On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 34 .707 --
Red Sox 72 42 .632 9.0
White Sox 64 53 .547 18.5
Indians 61 54 .530 20.5
Tigers 60 56 .517 22.0
Senators 50 68 .424 33.0
Athletics 40 76 .345 42.0
Browns 33 79 .295 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 43 .623 --
Cardinals 65 48 .575 5.5
Cubs 65 53 .551 8.0
Dodgers 58 54 .518 12.0
Giants 56 57 .496 14.5
Pirates 52 60 .464 18.0
Bees 49 63 .438 21.0
Phillies 36 74 .327 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Keltner 6
2 Lou Boudreau 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Hal Trosky 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
3 Charlie Keller 5
4 Ken Keltner 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 1.33
2 Monte Pearson 0.58
3 Mel Harder 0.56
4 Lefty Mills 0.53
5 Tot Pressnell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 10
2 Johnny Rigney 8
3 Monte Pearson 7
4 Mel Harder 5
4 Syl Johnson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Jimmie Foxx .372
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Bob Johnson .344
5 Morrie Arnovich .338

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 94
5 2 tied 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 111
5 Bucky Walters 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
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 Dick Siebert .455
2 Joe DiMaggio .433
3 Charlie Keller .419
4 Johnny Mize .418
5 Max West .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 21
2 Joe Gordon 18
3 Babe Dahlgren 17
3 Charlie Keller 17
5 Hal Trosky 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
3 George Case 3
3 Pete Coscarart 3
3 Arky Vaughan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.00
2 Steve Sundra 0.55
3 Red Ruffing 0.69
4 Kirby Higbe 1.00
4 Larry French 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Johnny Rigney 24
3 Lefty Mills 21
4 Bobo Newsom 19
5 Kirby Higbe 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Emerson Dickman 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Curt Davis 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Keller .419
2 Gus Suhr .405
3 Joe DiMaggio .395
4 Johnny Mize .386
5 Jimmie Foxx .384

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 4 others tied 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 Carl Hubbell 1.57
3 Bob Weiland 1.69
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 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Bobo Newsom 34
2 Johnny Rigney 34
4 Lefty Mills 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 Joe DiMaggio .380
2 Johnny Mize .377
3 Jimmie Foxx .366
4 Bob Johnson .337
5 Joe Medwick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Hank Greenberg 37
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Joe Gordon 30
4 Johnny Mize 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 151
2 Hank Greenberg 134
3 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Gee Walker 121
5 Johnny Mize 120

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 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Bobo Newsom 203
3 Tommy Bridges 149
4 Joe Krakauskas 145
5 Bucky Walters 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Mace Brown 8
4 Curt Davis 7
4 Joe Heving 7