On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	36	.710	--
Red Sox	74	49	.602	13.5
White Sox	68	56	.548	20.0
Indians	66	57	.537	21.5
Tigers	66	58	.532	22.0
Senators	54	72	.429	35.0
Athletics	44	79	.358	43.5
Browns	34	87	.281	52.5

Games

Yankees 11, Indians 8

Tigers 14, Red Sox 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	45	.619	--
Cardinals	68	51	.571	5.5
Cubs	69	56	.552	7.5
Dodgers	61	57	.517	12.0
Giants	59	58	.504	13.5
Pirates	54	64	.458	19.0
Bees	53	66	.445	20.5
Phillies	39	79	.331	34.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Bees 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Pete Fox	3
1	Debs Garms	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Hank Leiber	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Birdie Tebbetts	4
4	Tom Carey	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Debs Garms	1
1	Gus Suhr	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vito Tamulis	1.14
2	Larry French	0.62
3	Monte Pearson	0.43
4	Bill Posedel	0.33
5	Elden Auker	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Bill Posedel	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vito Tamulis	8
2	Monte Pearson	6
3	Larry French	5
4	Elden Auker	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie McKain	1
1	Marius Russo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.408
2	Jimmie Foxx	.367
3	Johnny Mize	.360
4	Charlie Keller	.353
5	Bob Johnson	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	23
3	Joe Gordon	23
3	Hal Trosky	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	111
3	Jimmie Foxx	102
3	Frank McCormick	102
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	16
3	Pete Fox	16
5	Mike Kreevich	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Red Ruffing	2.38
3	Lefty Grove	2.73
4	Bump Hadley	2.78
5	Bob Bowman	2.85

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	195
2	Bobo Newsom	156
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	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.470
2	Johnny Mize	.435
3	Charlie Gehringer	.429
4	Debs Garms	.412
5	Eric McNair	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Ted Williams	25
3	Hal Trosky	20
4	Bruce Campbell	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Pete Fox	4
4	Pete Coscarart	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.50
2	Cliff Melton	1.00
3	Luke Hamlin	1.10
4	Max Butcher	1.13
5	Bill Beckmann	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Bill Posedel	3
1	Red Ruffing	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Johnny Rigney	22
3	Boom-Boom Beck	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Larry French	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Vito Tamulis	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.441
2	Charlie Keller	.419
3	Joe DiMaggio	.417
4	Jimmie Foxx	.379
5	Enos Slaughter	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	59
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Babe Dahlgren	29
3	Hal Trosky	29
5	Charlie Keller	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Pete Fox	8
3	Buddy Lewis	6
4	Ben Chapman	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.36
2	Bob Bowman	1.15
3	Red Ruffing	1.59
4	Cliff Melton	1.88
5	Marius Russo	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Johnny Rigney	41
3	Lefty Gomez	33
3	Bobo Newsom	33
5	Lefty Mills	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.382
2	Johnny Mize	.376
3	Jimmie Foxx	.364
4	Frank McCormick	.334
5	George McQuinn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Joe Gordon	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	145
2	Joe DiMaggio	135
3	Hank Greenberg	124
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Joe Gordon	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	49
2	Ben Chapman	22
2	Lee Handley	22
4	Pete Fox	21
5	Stan Hack	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.33
2	Lefty Grove	2.63
3	Bob Feller	2.76
4	Hugh Casey	2.89
5	Red Ruffing	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Bill Lee	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	207
3	Tommy Bridges	146
4	Joe Krakauskas	142
5	Bucky Walters	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
3	Joe Heving	8
5	4 tied	7