On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 34 .719 --
Red Sox 73 46 .613 13.0
White Sox 67 54 .554 20.0
Indians 65 55 .542 21.5
Tigers 62 58 .517 24.5
Senators 52 71 .423 36.0
Athletics 41 79 .342 45.5
Browns 34 84 .288 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 45 .619 --
Cardinals 68 50 .576 5.0
Cubs 68 55 .553 7.5
Dodgers 60 56 .517 12.0
Giants 59 58 .504 13.5
Pirates 53 63 .457 19.0
Bees 51 66 .436 21.5
Phillies 38 77 .330 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Christman 4
1 Buddy Hassett 4
1 Stu Martin 4
4 Harlond Clift 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Don Heffner 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 Terry Moore 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Don Heffner 4
3 Mel Ott 3
3 Ted Williams 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Don Heffner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 0.73
2 Bill Trotter 0.62
3 Elden Auker 0.45
4 Marius Russo 0.44
5 Mel Harder 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Hiker Moran 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 8
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Tom Sunkel 5
2 Bill Trotter 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .405
2 Jimmie Foxx .368
3 Johnny Mize .358
4 Charlie Keller .356
5 Morrie Arnovich .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Joe Gordon 23
4 Dolph Camilli 22
4 4 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 111
2 Jimmie Foxx 102
2 Frank McCormick 102
4 Joe DiMaggio 101
5 Joe Gordon 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
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 Tommy Bridges 115
4 Claude Passeau 114
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 .452
2 Eric McNair .431
3 Charlie Keller .431
4 Johnny Mize .410
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 8
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 27
2 Hal Trosky 23
3 Bruce Campbell 17
4 Joe Gordon 16
4 Johnny Mize 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Pete Fox 5
3 Pete Coscarart 3
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Sundra 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.60
3 Larry French 1.00
4 Bill Beckmann 1.29
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 4
1 Al Milnar 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Larry French 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 32
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Ken Chase 17
3 Larry French 17
3 Lefty Mills 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Keller .434
2 Johnny Mize .412
3 Joe DiMaggio .398
4 Gus Suhr .380
5 Jimmie Foxx .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Mel Ott 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 Joe Gordon 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 50
2 Babe Dahlgren 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Joe Gordon 27
4 Hal Trosky 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Pete Fox 6
3 Buddy Hassett 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Sundra 0.36
2 Bob Bowman 1.41
3 Cliff Melton 1.88
4 Larry French 1.93
4 Marius Russo 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Johnny Rigney 41
3 Tommy Bridges 32
3 Lefty Mills 32
3 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 Joe DiMaggio .381
2 Johnny Mize .380
3 Jimmie Foxx .359
4 Frank McCormick .333
5 Bob Johnson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Mel Ott 36
4 Dolph Camilli 29
4 Joe Gordon 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 145
2 Hank Greenberg 129
3 Joe DiMaggio 128
4 Frank McCormick 118
5 Johnny Mize 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
2 Lee Handley 22
3 Ben Chapman 21
3 Pete Fox 21
5 Stan Hack 18

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 151
4 Joe Krakauskas 143
5 Bucky Walters 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