On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 38 .716 --
Red Sox 79 55 .590 17.0
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 87 .351 49.0
Browns 36 96 .273 59.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 50 .609 --
Cardinals 76 55 .580 3.5
Cubs 72 62 .537 9.0
Dodgers 69 60 .535 9.5
Giants 65 62 .512 12.5
Pirates 60 71 .458 19.5
Bees 57 71 .445 21.0
Phillies 41 87 .320 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Berres 3
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Tabor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 5
2 Joe Medwick 4
3 Maurice Van Robays 3
4 Ray Berres 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Butcher 0.31
2 Mort Cooper 0.12
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jim Tobin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Butcher 4
2 Nate Andrews 3
2 Jim Bagby 3
4 George Caster 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .401
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .356
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 Ken Keltner .460
3 Red Rolfe .456
4 Ted Williams .451
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Ted Williams 7
3 Hank Greenberg 5
4 Charlie Keller 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 27
2 Ted Williams 24
3 Joe Medwick 19
4 Jim Tabor 16
4 Hal Trosky 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Eric McNair 6
3 Pete Fox 4
4 Mike Kreevich 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chubby Dean 0.54
2 Joe Heving 0.59
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Bob Weiland 1.13
5 Archie McKain 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3
1 Marius Russo 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Larry French 18
3 Johnny Rigney 18
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .419
2 Red Rolfe .404
3 Ken Keltner .402
4 Hal Trosky .395
5 Johnny Mize .385

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 52
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Ted Williams 37
4 Charlie Keller 34
5 Joe Medwick 30

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 Bob Bowman 1.88
4 Steve Sundra 1.89
5 Joe Sullivan 1.90

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 Johnny Rigney 42
3 Larry French 35
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 2 tied 29

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 .374
2 Jimmie Foxx .361
3 Johnny Mize .359
4 Ken Keltner .340
5 Hal Trosky .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Hank Greenberg 38
3 Mel Ott 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 29
5 Dolph Camilli 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 131
3 Jimmie Foxx 129
4 Hank Greenberg 127
5 Joe Medwick 118

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 2.29
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 26
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 209
3 Joe Krakauskas 142
4 Tommy Bridges 137
5 Bucky Walters 133

Saves

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