On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	34	.714	--
Red Sox	72	44	.621	11.5
White Sox	66	53	.555	19.0
Indians	63	54	.538	21.0
Tigers	62	56	.525	22.5
Senators	50	70	.417	35.5
Athletics	40	78	.339	44.5
Browns	33	82	.287	50.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 7, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Yankees 6, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	72	44	.621	--
Cardinals	67	48	.583	4.5
Cubs	67	53	.558	7.0
Dodgers	59	55	.518	12.0
Giants	58	57	.504	13.5
Pirates	52	62	.456	19.0
Bees	49	65	.430	22.0
Phillies	36	76	.321	34.0

Games

Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Cubs 8, Bees 1

Cubs 8, Bees 1

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Giants 8, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	5
2	Bruce Campbell	4
2	Johnny Cooney	4
2	Augie Galan	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	5
2	Hank Leiber	4
3	Dolph Camilli	3
4	Zeke Bonura	2
4	23 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	George Case	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Melton	0.80
2	Larry French	0.62
3	Bump Hadley	0.57
4	Bob Bowman	0.50
4	Hal Schumacher	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Bowman	5
1	Dick Errickson	5
1	Larry French	5
4	Bump Hadley	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.404
2	Jimmie Foxx	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.360
4	Charlie Keller	.350
5	Bob Johnson	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Joe Gordon	23
4	Dolph Camilli	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	108
2	Frank McCormick	102
3	Jimmie Foxx	101
4	Joe Gordon	95
5	Bob Johnson	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
3	Mike Kreevich	15
5	Barney McCosky	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Red Ruffing	2.35
3	Lefty Grove	2.59
4	Bump Hadley	2.78
5	Bob Feller	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	21
2	Red Ruffing	19
3	Curt Davis	18
3	Bob Feller	18
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	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	7
3	Clyde Shoun	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.455
2	Johnny Mize	.441
3	Dick Siebert	.434
4	Max West	.421
5	Don Padgett	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
4	Dolph Camilli	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.37
2	Lefty Grove	0.60
3	Red Ruffing	0.69
4	Larry French	1.00
5	Fritz Ostermueller	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	4
1	Al Milnar	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Johnny Rigney	24
3	Lefty Mills	21
4	Larry French	17
5	Lefty Gomez	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	3
2	Clint Brown	2
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	Curt Davis	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.423
2	Johnny Mize	.409
3	Gus Suhr	.402
4	Joe DiMaggio	.398
5	Jimmie Foxx	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Joe Gordon	8
4	Max West	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Joe Gordon	28
4	Babe Dahlgren	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.36
2	Bob Bowman	1.32
3	Mel Harder	1.56
4	Carl Hubbell	1.63
5	Bob Weiland	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bill Lee	6
4	Luke Hamlin	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Johnny Rigney	34
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Lefty Mills	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.383
2	Johnny Mize	.382
3	Jimmie Foxx	.362
4	Bob Johnson	.337
5	George McQuinn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Hank Greenberg	132
3	Joe DiMaggio	129
4	Gee Walker	121
5	Joe Gordon	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Lee Handley	22
3	Ben Chapman	21
3	Pete Fox	21
5	Stan Hack	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.35
2	Lefty Grove	2.49
3	Red Ruffing	2.82
4	Hugh Casey	2.89
5	Curt Davis	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Bill Lee	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	202
3	Tommy Bridges	149
4	Joe Krakauskas	147
5	Bucky Walters	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Curt Davis	7
4	2 others tied	7