Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 5, 1939

On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	38	.703	--
Red Sox	76	51	.598	13.5
White Sox	72	57	.558	18.5
Indians	68	59	.535	21.5
Tigers	68	61	.527	22.5
Senators	57	73	.438	34.0
Athletics	45	82	.354	44.5
Browns	35	90	.280	53.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	47	.615	--
Cardinals	71	53	.573	5.0
Cubs	70	59	.543	8.5
Giants	64	59	.520	11.5
Dodgers	64	60	.516	12.0
Pirates	57	66	.463	18.5
Bees	56	69	.448	20.5
Phillies	40	84	.323	36.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Bees 2

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Bud Hafey	3
1	Eddie Joost	3
1	Chet Laabs	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	Frank Demaree	2
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
1	Billy Jurges	2
1	Dixie Walker	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gibby Brack	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Ernie Koy	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bucky Walters	0.50
2	Hugh Casey	0.43
3	Jack Knott	0.38
4	Cliff Melton	0.33
5	George Gill	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Jack Knott	5
3	George Gill	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.404
2	Jimmie Foxx	.367
3	Johnny Mize	.366
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
3	Hank Greenberg	25
5	4 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	2.28
2	Red Ruffing	2.72
3	Lefty Grove	2.73
4	Hugh Casey	2.75
5	Ted Lyons	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	22
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	114

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	.484
2	Joe DiMaggio	.465
3	Johnny Mize	.457
4	Spud Davis	.441
5	Eric McNair	.436

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	20
5	Charlie Gehringer	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Kirksieck	0.57
2	Paul Derringer	0.67
3	Bill Beckmann	0.82
4	Max Butcher	1.00
5	Bill Posedel	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Max Butcher	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Cliff Melton	3
2	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	Lefty Mills	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	.442
2	Joe DiMaggio	.410
3	Charlie Keller	.402
4	Ken Keltner	.385
5	Jimmie Foxx	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	56
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Pete Fox	9
3	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marius Russo	1.48
2	Max Butcher	1.79
3	Steve Sundra	1.80
4	Ira Hutchinson	1.98
5	Larry French	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	Luke Hamlin	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Cliff Melton	5
1	3 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	.380
2	Joe DiMaggio	.374
3	Jimmie Foxx	.369
4	George McQuinn	.334
5	Frank McCormick	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Mel Ott	31
4	Dolph Camilli	29
4	2 others tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	143
2	Joe DiMaggio	134
3	Ted Williams	128
4	Hank Greenberg	126
5	Joe Gordon	114

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	2.26
2	Lefty Grove	2.63
3	Hugh Casey	2.75
4	Bob Feller	2.79
5	Paul Derringer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Bill Lee	22
4	Red Ruffing	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	267
2	Bobo Newsom	212
3	Tommy Bridges	143
4	Joe Krakauskas	141
5	Bucky Walters	135

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