On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 38 .712 --
Red Sox 76 55 .580 17.5
White Sox 75 57 .568 19.0
Indians 71 60 .542 22.5
Tigers 69 62 .527 24.5
Senators 59 75 .440 36.0
Athletics 47 84 .359 46.5
Browns 35 95 .269 58.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 50 .606 --
Cardinals 74 54 .578 3.5
Cubs 72 61 .541 8.0
Dodgers 68 60 .531 9.5
Giants 65 61 .516 11.5
Pirates 59 69 .461 18.5
Bees 57 71 .445 20.5
Phillies 41 87 .320 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Pete Coscarart 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Harry Danning 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 4
1 Lyn Lary 4
3 Joe Medwick 3
4 Harlond Clift 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Tipton 2
2 Morrie Arnovich 1
2 Bobby Mattick 1
2 Rip Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.75
2 Bob Weiland 0.58
3 Johnny Allen 0.43
4 Buck Ross 0.40
5 Hugh Casey 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 7
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Charlie Root 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .409
2 Johnny Mize .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .360
4 Charlie Keller .342
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 120
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 Joe DiMaggio .448
1 Red Rolfe .448
3 Ken Keltner .444
4 Barney McCosky .426
5 Johnny Mize .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 29
2 Ted Williams 23
3 Joe Medwick 18
4 Hal Trosky 17
5 2 tied 14

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 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 Lynn Nelson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Boom-Boom Beck 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Larry French 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Boom-Boom Beck 17
2 Larry French 17
2 Johnny Rigney 17
5 Hugh Casey 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
3 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .443
2 Johnny Mize .413
3 Ken Keltner .410
4 Red Rolfe .394
5 Paul Waner .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 13
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 53
2 Hal Trosky 35
3 Ted Williams 34
4 Charlie Keller 33
5 4 tied 27

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 Bucky Walters 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 6
2 Larry French 5
2 Luke Hamlin 5
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Clyde Shoun 4
3 Jumbo Brown 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .379
2 Johnny Mize .368
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Ken Keltner .337
5 George McQuinn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 Dolph Camilli 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 134
2 Jimmie Foxx 131
3 Ted Williams 129
4 Hank Greenberg 127
5 Joe Medwick 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Ben Chapman 22
4 Lee Handley 20
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.26
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Hugh Casey 2.76
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 Mace Brown 8
3 Joe Heving 8
3 Clyde Shoun 8