Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 10, 1939

On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	38	.716	--
Red Sox	78	55	.586	17.5
White Sox	76	58	.567	20.0
Indians	72	61	.541	23.5
Tigers	70	63	.526	25.5
Senators	59	77	.434	38.0
Athletics	47	86	.353	48.5
Browns	36	96	.273	59.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 11, Tigers 9

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Yankees 6, Senators 2

Red Sox 10, Athletics 7

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Indians 15, Browns 5

Browns 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	78	50	.609	--
Cardinals	76	54	.585	3.0
Cubs	72	62	.537	9.0
Dodgers	69	60	.535	9.5
Giants	65	62	.512	12.5
Pirates	59	71	.454	20.0
Bees	57	71	.445	21.0
Phillies	41	87	.320	37.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Giants 4

Cardinals 9, Pirates 3

Cardinals 11, Pirates 4

Reds 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Gutteridge	6
1	Terry Moore	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	2
1	Myril Hoag	2
1	Ted Williams	2
4	Joe Cronin	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gantenbein	5
1	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Oscar Grimes	4
3	Myril Hoag	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
2	Joe Heving	0.80
3	Larry French	0.60
4	Bobo Newsom	0.50
4	Marius Russo	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Marius Russo	7
3	Larry French	6
3	Bobo Newsom	6
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.401
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.358
4	Charlie Keller	.341
5	Hal Trosky	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
2	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Mel Ott	27
5	Ted Williams	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	132
2	Joe DiMaggio	120
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
4	Frank McCormick	104
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	18
2	Lee Handley	18
2	Mike Kreevich	18
5	2 tied	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	Curt Davis	20
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bob Feller	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	211
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Claude Passeau	117
4	Bucky Walters	116
5	Tommy Bridges	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
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	Oscar Grimes	.484
2	Red Rolfe	.459
3	Ken Keltner	.435
4	Barney McCosky	.431
5	Harry Danning	.426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Ted Williams	24
3	Hal Trosky	20
4	Charlie Keller	16
4	Joe Medwick	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Eric McNair	6
3	Pete Fox	5
4	Buddy Lewis	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chubby Dean	0.57
2	Joe Heving	0.59
3	Ted Lyons	1.00
4	Archie McKain	1.17
5	Marius Russo	1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Paul Derringer	18
3	Larry French	18
3	Johnny Rigney	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.425
2	Ken Keltner	.402
3	Hal Trosky	.395
4	Johnny Mize	.395
5	Red Rolfe	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Hal Trosky	11
3	Ted Williams	10
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	53
2	Hal Trosky	38
3	Ted Williams	37
4	Charlie Keller	35
5	Johnny Mize	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Pete Fox	9
3	Eric McNair	7
4	Mike Kreevich	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marius Russo	1.51
2	Bucky Walters	1.81
3	Max Butcher	1.86
4	Bob Bowman	1.88
5	Steve Sundra	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	6
2	Bob Bowman	5
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Bobo Newsom	43
3	Johnny Rigney	42
4	Larry French	35
5	Lefty Gomez	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Clyde Shoun	4
3	Jumbo Brown	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.364
3	Johnny Mize	.362
4	Ken Keltner	.338
5	Hal Trosky	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Mel Ott	30
5	Dolph Camilli	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	134
2	Ted Williams	132
3	Jimmie Foxx	131
4	Hank Greenberg	127
5	Joe Medwick	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Lee Handley	20
5	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Hugh Casey	2.76
4	Paul Derringer	2.78
5	Red Ruffing	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	215
3	Joe Krakauskas	142
4	Tommy Bridges	137
4	Bucky Walters	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
3	Joe Heving	8
3	Clyde Shoun	8