On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	34	.712	--
Red Sox	72	43	.626	10.5
White Sox	65	53	.551	19.0
Indians	62	54	.534	21.0
Tigers	61	56	.521	22.5
Senators	50	69	.420	34.5
Athletics	40	77	.342	43.5
Browns	33	81	.289	49.0

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

Indians 6, Athletics 0

Yankees 11, Browns 0

Yankees 8, Browns 2

Tigers 5, Senators 2

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	Eric McNair	5
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Red Rolfe	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Hal Trosky	1
2	Joe Vosmik	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	5
2	George Selkirk	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	Earl Averill	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Desautels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Eisenstat	0.67
2	Lefty Gomez	0.55
3	Jack Knott	0.33
3	Bobo Newsom	0.33
5	Lefty Grove	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Steve Sundra	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Bill Trotter	5
3	Harry Eisenstat	4
4	Jack Knott	3
4	Bobo Newsom	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.402
2	Jimmie Foxx	.371
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Charlie Keller	.350
5	Bob Johnson	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Joe Gordon	23
4	Hank Greenberg	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	106
2	Jimmie Foxx	101
3	Frank McCormick	100
4	Joe Gordon	95
5	Bob Johnson	94

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	Lefty Grove	2.59
5	Lou Fette	2.65

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	147
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Claude Passeau	111
5	Bucky Walters	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	15
3	Mace Brown	7
4	Pete Appleton	6
4	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.456
2	Charlie Keller	.433
3	Max West	.421
4	Johnny Mize	.418
5	Dick Siebert	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
4	Babe Dahlgren	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Joe Gordon	21
3	Babe Dahlgren	19
3	Charlie Keller	19
5	Hal Trosky	18

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	0.37
3	Lefty Grove	0.60
4	Red Ruffing	0.69
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Johnny Rigney	24
3	Bobo Newsom	22
4	Lefty Gomez	21
4	Lefty Mills	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	Emerson Dickman	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.426
2	Gus Suhr	.405
3	Joe DiMaggio	.400
4	Johnny Mize	.394
5	Jimmie Foxx	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Max West	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Joe Gordon	28
4	Babe Dahlgren	27
4	Max West	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Buddy Hassett	5
2	Joe Kuhel	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.36
2	Bob Bowman	0.53
3	Mel Harder	1.56
4	Carl Hubbell	1.63
5	Bob Weiland	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Bob Bowman	5
3	Curt Davis	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	37
3	Johnny Rigney	34
4	Lefty Mills	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.380
2	Johnny Mize	.379
3	Jimmie Foxx	.364
4	Bob Johnson	.336
5	Bobby Doerr	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Johnny Mize	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Joe DiMaggio	132
2	Hank Greenberg	132
4	Gee Walker	122
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	2.49
3	Red Ruffing	2.80
4	Hugh Casey	3.06
5	Paul Derringer	3.08

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	206
3	Tommy Bridges	149
4	Joe Krakauskas	145
5	Bucky Walters	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	15
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Curt Davis	7
4	Joe Heving	7