On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	34	.717	--
Red Sox	72	46	.610	13.0
White Sox	66	54	.550	20.0
Indians	65	54	.546	20.5
Tigers	62	57	.521	23.5
Senators	52	70	.426	35.0
Athletics	41	78	.345	44.5
Browns	33	84	.282	51.5

Games

Athletics 2, White Sox 0

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 13, Tigers 3

Senators 8, Browns 7

Senators 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	44	.624	--
Cardinals	68	49	.581	5.0
Cubs	67	55	.549	8.5
Dodgers	60	56	.517	12.5
Giants	58	58	.500	14.5
Pirates	53	63	.457	19.5
Bees	50	66	.431	22.5
Phillies	38	76	.333	33.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 9, Dodgers 5

Reds 7, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Bees 10, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 6, Bees 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Arky Vaughan	6
2	Johnny Cooney	5
2	Terry Moore	5
2	Sam West	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Majeski	6
2	Pepper Martin	5
3	Ival Goodman	4
3	Ernie Koy	4
3	Hal Trosky	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Buddy Hassett	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.75
1	Denny Galehouse	0.75
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
3	Bill Lee	0.50
3	Red Ruffing	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	6
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Denny Galehouse	6
4	Boom-Boom Beck	5
4	Mort Cooper	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.401
2	Jimmie Foxx	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.361
4	Charlie Keller	.351
5	Bob Johnson	.342

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	45
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
3	Mike Kreevich	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Red Ruffing	2.38
3	Lefty Grove	2.59
4	Bob Feller	2.75
5	Bump Hadley	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	21
2	Red Ruffing	20
3	Bob Feller	19
4	Curt Davis	18
5	Paul Derringer	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	192
2	Bobo Newsom	147
3	Claude Passeau	114
4	Tommy Bridges	113
5	Bucky Walters	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Pete Appleton	7
3	Mace Brown	7
3	Clyde Shoun	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.448
2	Johnny Mize	.438
3	Debs Garms	.419
4	Max West	.412
5	Dick Siebert	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Red Rolfe	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Joe Gordon	19
4	Charlie Keller	17
4	Johnny Mize	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Pete Fox	5
3	Pete Coscarart	3
3	Joe Kuhel	3
3	Skeeter Newsome	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.50
2	Lefty Grove	0.60
3	Elden Auker	0.71
4	Larry French	1.00
5	Bob Feller	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	4
1	Al Milnar	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
4	Hugh Casey	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Johnny Rigney	24
3	Lefty Mills	22
4	Mort Cooper	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Vito Tamulis	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.422
2	Johnny Mize	.412
3	Gus Suhr	.404
4	Joe DiMaggio	.391
5	Jimmie Foxx	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Joe Gordon	8
4	Hal Trosky	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Babe Dahlgren	29
3	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Joe Gordon	28
5	Johnny Mize	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Pete Fox	6
2	Buddy Hassett	6
4	Joe Kuhel	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.36
2	Bob Bowman	1.41
3	Mel Harder	1.56
4	Johnny Rigney	1.84
5	Cliff Melton	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Ken Chase	5
3	Curt Davis	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Mort Cooper	33
2	Johnny Rigney	33
4	Lefty Mills	32
4	Bobo Newsom	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	5
1	Clint Brown	5
1	Clyde Shoun	5
4	Emerson Dickman	4
5	Vito Tamulis	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.384
2	Joe DiMaggio	.379
3	Jimmie Foxx	.357
4	Bob Johnson	.331
5	Frank McCormick	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
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	147
2	Hank Greenberg	130
3	Joe DiMaggio	123
4	Joe Gordon	119
4	Johnny Mize	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	49
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	Bob Feller	2.68
4	Red Ruffing	2.83
5	Hugh Casey	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Red Ruffing	23
4	Bill Lee	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
2	Bobo Newsom	202
3	Tommy Bridges	149
4	Joe Krakauskas	143
5	2 tied	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	3 others tied	7