On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 39 .711 --
Red Sox 80 55 .593 16.0
White Sox 77 58 .570 19.0
Indians 73 61 .545 22.5
Tigers 70 64 .522 25.5
Senators 59 78 .431 38.0
Athletics 48 87 .356 48.0
Browns 36 97 .271 59.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 50 .612 --
Cardinals 77 55 .583 3.5
Cubs 73 62 .541 9.0
Dodgers 69 61 .531 10.5
Giants 65 62 .512 13.0
Pirates 60 71 .458 20.0
Bees 57 72 .442 22.0
Phillies 41 88 .318 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Wally Moses 4
4 Bruce Campbell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Oscar Grimes 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Joe Marty 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 4
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Bill Dickey 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Herman 2
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McGee 0.75
2 Denny Galehouse 0.60
3 Tommy Bridges 0.50
3 Bucky Walters 0.50
5 Lefty Gomez 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Bucky Walters 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .396
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Charlie Keller .338
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 Ted Williams 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 120
3 Jimmie Foxx 106
4 Frank McCormick 105
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 2.23
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 24
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 Tommy Bridges 120
3 Bucky Walters 120
5 Claude Passeau 117

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 Red Rolfe .482
2 Ken Keltner .476
3 Oscar Grimes .472
4 Ted Williams .460
5 Rip Russell .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5
4 Ernie Lombardi 4
4 Jim Tabor 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 21
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
3 Joe Medwick 18
4 Jim Tabor 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Eric McNair 5
3 Pete Fox 4
4 Billy Herman 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chubby Dean 0.00
2 Alex Carrasquel 0.57
3 Joe Heving 0.59
4 Gene Thompson 0.69
5 Marius Russo 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Larry French 18
4 Lefty Gomez 17
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 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Rolfe .410
2 Joe DiMaggio .408
3 Ken Keltner .402
4 Ted Williams .386
5 Johnny Mize .380

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 51
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Ted Williams 37
4 Charlie Keller 32
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marius Russo 1.51
2 Bob Bowman 1.74
3 Bucky Walters 1.78
4 Joe Sullivan 1.90
5 Lefty Grove 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 6
1 Hugh Casey 6
3 Curt Davis 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Johnny Rigney 42
3 Larry French 35
4 Lefty Gomez 33
5 Bobo Newsom 32

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 .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .358
4 Red Rolfe .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Mel Ott 30
4 Dolph Camilli 29
4 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 131
3 Jimmie Foxx 129
4 Hank Greenberg 122
5 Joe Medwick 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Lee Handley 20
5 Mike Kreevich 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.25
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Hugh Casey 2.76
4 Paul Derringer 2.79
5 Red Ruffing 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 209
3 Tommy Bridges 142
4 Bucky Walters 137
5 Joe Krakauskas 134

Saves

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