On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	37	.704	--
Red Sox	75	49	.605	12.5
White Sox	69	56	.552	19.0
Indians	67	57	.540	20.5
Tigers	66	59	.528	22.0
Senators	54	73	.425	35.0
Athletics	45	79	.363	42.5
Browns	34	88	.279	52.5

Games

Red Sox 12, Yankees 7

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Indians 9, Browns 3

Athletics 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	46	.613	--
Cardinals	68	52	.567	5.5
Cubs	70	56	.556	6.5
Dodgers	62	58	.517	11.5
Giants	60	59	.504	13.0
Pirates	55	64	.462	18.0
Bees	53	67	.442	20.5
Phillies	40	79	.336	33.0

Games

Giants 10, Dodgers 6

Dodgers 7, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Bees 2

Pirates 11, Cardinals 3

Cubs 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	4
1	Jo-Jo Moore	4
1	Al Todd	4
1	Roy Weatherly	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	4
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Joe Vosmik	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh Casey	1.17
2	Bobo Newsom	0.71
3	Ken Chase	0.50
4	Mace Brown	0.46
5	Johnny Rigney	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Mace Brown	6
3	Bobo Newsom	5
4	Ken Chase	4
4	Luke Hamlin	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.408
2	Jimmie Foxx	.365
3	Johnny Mize	.360
4	Charlie Keller	.354
5	Bob Johnson	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	24
4	Dolph Camilli	23
4	2 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	123
2	Joe DiMaggio	113
3	Jimmie Foxx	103
4	Frank McCormick	102
5	2 tied	96

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	2.34
2	Red Ruffing	2.72
3	Lefty Grove	2.73
4	Bump Hadley	2.78
5	Hugh Casey	2.79

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	161
3	Claude Passeau	116
4	Tommy Bridges	115
5	Bucky Walters	108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.463
2	Eric McNair	.438
3	Ken Keltner	.431
4	Johnny Mize	.429
5	Charlie Keller	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Hal Trosky	21
4	Charlie Keller	19
5	4 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	Bill Beckmann	0.82
3	Max Butcher	1.13
4	Bill Posedel	1.33
5	Vance Page	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	25
2	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Boom-Boom Beck	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Ken Chase	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Vito Tamulis	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.441
2	Joe DiMaggio	.429
3	Charlie Keller	.422
4	Enos Slaughter	.372
5	Gus Suhr	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	61
2	Ted Williams	36
3	Charlie Keller	30
3	Hal Trosky	30
5	Babe Dahlgren	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.36
2	Bob Bowman	1.91
2	Marius Russo	1.91
4	Larry French	2.00
5	Johnny Rigney	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	38
2	Johnny Rigney	38
4	Lefty Gomez	33
5	Lefty Mills	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Clyde Shoun	4
4	Jumbo Brown	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.379
2	Johnny Mize	.379
3	Jimmie Foxx	.362
4	Frank McCormick	.332
5	George McQuinn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	144
2	Joe DiMaggio	137
3	Hank Greenberg	123
3	Ted Williams	123
5	Joe Gordon	114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.38
2	Lefty Grove	2.63
3	Bob Feller	2.76
4	Hugh Casey	2.79
5	Paul Derringer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Bill Lee	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Tommy Bridges	146
4	Joe Krakauskas	142
5	Bucky Walters	133

Saves

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