On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	38	.698	--
Red Sox	76	49	.608	11.5
White Sox	70	57	.551	18.5
Indians	68	57	.544	19.5
Tigers	67	60	.528	21.5
Senators	55	73	.430	34.0
Athletics	45	80	.360	42.5
Browns	34	89	.276	52.5

Games

Red Sox 12, Yankees 11

Yankees 5, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Tigers 1

Indians 6, Browns 2

Senators 6, Athletics 1

Tigers 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	74	46	.617	--
Cardinals	70	52	.574	5.0
Cubs	70	57	.551	7.5
Dodgers	62	59	.512	12.5
Giants	61	59	.508	13.0
Pirates	55	66	.455	19.5
Bees	55	67	.451	20.0
Phillies	40	81	.331	34.5

Games

Bees 4, Phillies 3

Bees 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 14, Pirates 6

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Dodgers 1

Reds 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	6
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
4	Doc Cramer	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Jimmy Brown	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Don Gutteridge	4
3	Gee Walker	4
3	Ted Williams	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	George Case	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	1.00
2	Johnny Lanning	0.83
3	Paul Derringer	0.80
4	Thornton Lee	0.75
5	Fred Hutchinson	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	10
2	Thornton Lee	6
3	Fred Hutchinson	5
3	Johnny Lanning	5
3	Lefty Mills	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.410
2	Jimmie Foxx	.367
3	Johnny Mize	.361
4	Charlie Keller	.355
5	Bob Johnson	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Joe Gordon	24
4	Ted Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	127
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Jimmie Foxx	104
4	Frank McCormick	102
5	Joe Gordon	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	49
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Pete Fox	17
4	Ben Chapman	16
4	Mike Kreevich	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.34
2	Carl Hubbell	2.54
3	Red Ruffing	2.72
4	Lefty Grove	2.73
5	Hugh Casey	2.79

Wins

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

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	Joe Heving	8
3	Clyde Shoun	8
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.475
2	Joe DiMaggio	.472
3	Eric McNair	.420
4	Charlie Keller	.417
5	Spud Davis	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Hal Trosky	21
5	Joe Gordon	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Pete Fox	4
4	Pete Coscarart	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.67
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	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	4 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	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Clyde Shoun	2
2	Vito Tamulis	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.430
2	Joe DiMaggio	.429
3	Charlie Keller	.420
4	Joe Medwick	.384
5	Jimmie Foxx	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	59
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	35
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Hal Trosky	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Pete Fox	9
3	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Beckmann	0.64
2	Steve Sundra	1.80
3	Bob Bowman	1.91
3	Marius Russo	1.91
5	Larry French	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Johnny Rigney	38
3	Bobo Newsom	37
4	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Lefty Mills	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	5
2	Joe Heving	4
3	Pete Appleton	3
3	Clint Brown	3
3	Jumbo Brown	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.378
2	Joe DiMaggio	.378
3	Jimmie Foxx	.366
4	George McQuinn	.332
5	Frank McCormick	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	145
2	Joe DiMaggio	136
3	Ted Williams	127
4	Hank Greenberg	123
5	Joe Gordon	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	50
2	Ben Chapman	22
2	Pete Fox	22
2	Lee Handley	22
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	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Bill Lee	22
4	Paul Derringer	21
4	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Joe Heving	9
4	Mace Brown	8
4	Clyde Shoun	8