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
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
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 |