On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	38	.703	--
Red Sox	76	51	.598	13.5
White Sox	71	57	.555	19.0
Indians	68	58	.540	21.0
Tigers	67	61	.523	23.0
Senators	57	73	.438	34.0
Athletics	45	82	.354	44.5
Browns	35	89	.282	53.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 2

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Tigers 5

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

Senators 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	74	47	.612	--
Cardinals	71	52	.577	4.0
Cubs	70	59	.543	8.0
Giants	63	59	.516	11.5
Dodgers	63	60	.512	12.0
Pirates	57	66	.463	18.0
Bees	56	68	.452	19.5
Phillies	40	83	.325	35.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Bees 4

Bees 5, Dodgers 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Cubs 3

Giants 10, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Cardinals 4, Reds 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Lavagetto	6
1	Paul Waner	6
3	Joe Gallagher	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Harry Danning	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	6
2	Johnny Mize	5
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Charlie Gelbert	4
3	Bob Seeds	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Frank Croucher	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	1.00
2	Bob Feller	0.65
3	Marius Russo	0.60
4	Boom-Boom Beck	0.43
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	11
2	Boom-Boom Beck	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
4	Pete Appleton	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.404
2	Jimmie Foxx	.367
3	Johnny Mize	.363
4	Charlie Keller	.351
5	Bob Johnson	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Joe Gordon	24
4	3 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	128
2	Joe DiMaggio	117
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
4	Frank McCormick	102
5	Joe Gordon	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	50
2	Pete Fox	18
2	Lee Handley	18
4	Ben Chapman	16
4	Mike Kreevich	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.34
2	Red Ruffing	2.72
3	Lefty Grove	2.73
4	Hugh Casey	2.79
5	Ted Lyons	2.86

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	206
2	Bobo Newsom	162
3	Claude Passeau	116
4	Tommy Bridges	115
5	Bucky Walters	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
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	.517
2	Joe DiMaggio	.465
3	Eric McNair	.431
4	Charlie Keller	.419
5	Spud Davis	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Hal Trosky	19
5	Joe Gordon	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
4	Pete Coscarart	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.67
2	Bill Beckmann	0.82
3	Max Butcher	1.00
4	Bill Posedel	1.33
5	Johnny Allen	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Boom-Boom Beck	21
3	Johnny Rigney	19
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.426
2	Joe DiMaggio	.413
3	Charlie Keller	.404
4	Ken Keltner	.393
5	Jimmie Foxx	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Joe Gordon	8
4	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	59
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Elbie Fletcher	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Pete Fox	10
3	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Beckmann	0.64
2	Marius Russo	1.48
3	Max Butcher	1.79
4	Steve Sundra	1.80
5	Larry French	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Luke Hamlin	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Bobo Newsom	38
2	Johnny Rigney	38
4	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Lefty Mills	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.375
2	Joe DiMaggio	.373
3	Jimmie Foxx	.367
4	George McQuinn	.332
5	Frank McCormick	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Hank Greenberg	36
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	128
4	Hank Greenberg	125
5	Joe Gordon	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	22
3	Lee Handley	22
5	Stan Hack	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.31
2	Lefty Grove	2.63
3	Hugh Casey	2.79
4	Bob Feller	2.79
5	Paul Derringer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Bill Lee	22
4	Red Ruffing	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	267
2	Bobo Newsom	212
3	Tommy Bridges	143
4	Joe Krakauskas	141
5	2 tied	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Joe Heving	9
4	Jumbo Brown	8
4	2 others tied	8