On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 38 .710 --
Red Sox 76 54 .585 16.5
White Sox 75 57 .568 18.5
Indians 70 60 .538 22.5
Tigers 69 62 .527 24.0
Senators 59 74 .444 35.0
Athletics 46 84 .354 46.5
Browns 35 94 .271 57.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 49 .611 --
Cardinals 73 54 .575 4.5
Cubs 71 61 .538 9.0
Dodgers 67 60 .528 10.5
Giants 65 60 .520 11.5
Pirates 59 68 .465 18.5
Bees 57 70 .449 20.5
Phillies 40 87 .315 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Coscarart 5
2 Jimmy Ripple 4
2 Enos Slaughter 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Joe Marty 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Coscarart 5
2 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Jimmy Ripple 4
4 Rollie Hemsley 3
4 Hal Trosky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 George Scharein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.71
2 Bill Crouch 0.44
3 Denny Galehouse 0.33
4 Red Ruffing 0.29
5 Cotton Pippen 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Crouch 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Cotton Pippen 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Bill Crouch 4
2 Denny Galehouse 4
2 Cotton Pippen 4
2 Jake Wade 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .405
2 Johnny Mize .363
3 Jimmie Foxx .360
4 Charlie Keller .346
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 104
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 2.67
5 Ted Lyons 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 23
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Bob Feller 20
4 Curt Davis 19
4 Paul Derringer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 211
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Claude Passeau 117
4 Bucky Walters 116
5 Tommy Bridges 115

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 .459
2 Eric McNair .455
3 Red Rolfe .438
4 Joe DiMaggio .433
5 Johnny Mize .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
2 Ted Williams 5
5 Ernie Lombardi 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Ted Williams 23
3 Hal Trosky 18
4 Charlie Keller 16
5 Joe Medwick 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 Hugh Casey 1.00
4 Ted Lyons 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Lefty Gomez 18
2 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Larry French 17
4 Johnny Rigney 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Clyde Shoun 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .432
2 Johnny Mize .431
3 Ken Keltner .400
4 Red Rolfe .399
5 Charlie Keller .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Hal Trosky 10
3 Ted Williams 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 56
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Hal Trosky 34
4 Charlie Keller 33
5 Joe Gordon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
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 Marius Russo 1.51
3 Larry French 1.60
4 Johnny Rigney 1.68
5 Steve Sundra 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Hugh Casey 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Luke Hamlin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Johnny Rigney 41
3 Bobo Newsom 37
4 Lefty Gomez 33
5 Larry French 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 5
2 Jumbo Brown 4
2 Joe Heving 4
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .374
2 Johnny Mize .372
3 Jimmie Foxx .360
4 Ken Keltner .337
5 George McQuinn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 Dolph Camilli 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 134
2 Jimmie Foxx 131
3 Ted Williams 129
4 Hank Greenberg 128
5 Frank McCormick 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 Red Ruffing 2.79
5 Paul Derringer 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Bob Feller 23
3 Red Ruffing 22
4 Paul Derringer 21
4 Bill Lee 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 266
2 Bobo Newsom 209
3 Tommy Bridges 143
4 Joe Krakauskas 138
5 Bucky Walters 137

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