On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 38 .708 --
Red Sox 76 53 .589 15.5
White Sox 75 57 .568 18.0
Indians 69 60 .535 22.5
Tigers 69 62 .527 23.5
Senators 59 73 .447 34.0
Athletics 45 84 .349 46.5
Browns 35 93 .273 56.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 49 .608 --
Cardinals 72 54 .571 4.5
Cubs 71 60 .542 8.0
Giants 65 60 .520 11.0
Dodgers 65 60 .520 11.0
Pirates 59 67 .468 17.5
Bees 57 70 .449 20.0
Phillies 40 85 .320 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ollie Bejma 5
1 Chet Laabs 5
1 Rip Radcliff 5
1 Gee Walker 5
5 3 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Ernie Lombardi 2
3 Ollie Bejma 1
3 Roy Cullenbine 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Bejma 4
2 Ken Chase 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Jake Powell 1
1 Norm Schlueter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Blanton 0.38
1 Ken Chase 0.38
3 Mort Cooper 0.33
4 Bill Lee 0.30
5 Joe Sullivan 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Kennedy 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Ken Chase 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .407
2 Johnny Mize .363
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Charlie Keller .348
5 Bob Johnson .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 129
2 Joe DiMaggio 119
3 Jimmie Foxx 106
4 Frank McCormick 103
5 Gee Walker 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 18
2 Lee Handley 18
4 Mike Kreevich 17
5 Ben Chapman 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.28
2 Carl Hubbell 2.59
3 Lefty Grove 2.66
4 Red Ruffing 2.72
5 Ted Lyons 2.74

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 .478
2 Joe DiMaggio .460
3 Spud Davis .432
4 Eric McNair .431
5 Johnny Mize .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Hal Trosky 7
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Ted Williams 23
3 Charlie Keller 21
3 Hal Trosky 21
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Eric McNair 6
3 Pete Fox 5
3 Buddy Lewis 5
5 Gee Walker 4

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 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Rigney 4
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 25
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Lefty Gomez 18
3 Bobo Newsom 18
5 2 tied 17

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 .434
2 Joe DiMaggio .425
3 Charlie Keller .397
4 Ken Keltner .397
5 Paul Waner .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Hal Trosky 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Ted Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 56
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Hal Trosky 31
5 Joe Gordon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Pete Fox 9
3 Eric McNair 7
4 Joe Kuhel 5
4 2 others tied 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 Larry French 33
4 Lefty Gomez 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 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Johnny Mize .372
3 Jimmie Foxx .365
4 Ken Keltner .336
5 George McQuinn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Dolph Camilli 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 135
3 Ted Williams 129
4 Hank Greenberg 128
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 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.26
2 Lefty Grove 2.56
3 Hugh Casey 2.75
4 Bob Feller 2.87
5 Paul Derringer 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Bob Feller 22
3 Paul Derringer 21
3 Bill Lee 21
3 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 261
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