On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	38	.705	--
Red Sox	76	52	.594	14.5
White Sox	73	57	.562	18.5
Indians	68	60	.531	22.5
Tigers	69	61	.531	22.5
Senators	58	73	.443	34.0
Athletics	45	83	.352	45.5
Browns	35	91	.278	54.5

Games

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Senators 6, Athletics 3

White Sox 7, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	76	48	.613	--
Cardinals	71	54	.568	5.5
Cubs	71	59	.546	8.0
Giants	65	59	.524	11.0
Dodgers	65	60	.520	11.5
Pirates	58	67	.464	18.5
Bees	56	70	.444	21.0
Phillies	40	85	.320	36.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Giants 10, Bees 4

Cubs 11, Cardinals 3

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	5
1	Billy Werber	5
3	Harry Craft	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Ival Goodman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Larry French	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Rosenthal	3
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
2	Joe Bowman	2
2	Frank Demaree	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	George Case	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	0.75
2	Larry French	0.70
3	Lefty Gomez	0.56
4	Lefty Grove	0.50
5	Luke Hamlin	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	7
2	Johnny Rigney	6
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.405
2	Johnny Mize	.365
3	Jimmie Foxx	.364
4	Charlie Keller	.348
5	Bob Johnson	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Hank Greenberg	25
5	4 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	129
2	Joe DiMaggio	118
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
4	Frank McCormick	103
5	Joe Gordon	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
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	Lefty Grove	2.66
3	Red Ruffing	2.72
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	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bob Feller	19

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	.468
2	Joe DiMaggio	.464
3	Johnny Mize	.444
4	Eric McNair	.436
5	Spud Davis	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Hal Trosky	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Elbie Fletcher	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Ted Williams	24
3	Charlie Keller	22
4	Hal Trosky	18
5	Charlie Gehringer	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
2	Eric McNair	5
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Kirksieck	0.57
2	Bill Beckmann	0.78
3	Marius Russo	0.90
4	Max Butcher	1.00
4	Hugh Casey	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Johnny Rigney	4
3	Max Butcher	3
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	25
2	Boom-Boom Beck	21
3	Bob Feller	20
4	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Bobo Newsom	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Clyde Shoun	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.446
2	Joe DiMaggio	.420
3	Charlie Keller	.398
4	Red Rolfe	.387
5	Ken Keltner	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Ted Williams	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	55
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Hal Trosky	29
5	Joe Gordon	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Pete Fox	9
3	Eric McNair	6
4	Joe Kuhel	5
4	Buddy Lewis	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Beckmann	1.29
2	Max Butcher	1.42
3	Marius Russo	1.48
4	Steve Sundra	1.80
5	Johnny Rigney	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Rigney	6
2	Hugh Casey	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Larry French	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Johnny Rigney	44
3	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Lefty Mills	34
5	2 tied	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	.374
3	Jimmie Foxx	.366
4	Ken Keltner	.333
4	George McQuinn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Mel Ott	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
5	Dolph Camilli	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	141
2	Joe DiMaggio	134
3	Ted Williams	129
4	Hank Greenberg	126
5	Joe Gordon	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Lee Handley	21
5	Stan Hack	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
2	Lefty Grove	2.56
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	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bill Lee	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	267
2	Bobo Newsom	209
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	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Mace Brown	8
3	2 others tied	8