On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	40	.706	--
Red Sox	81	55	.596	15.0
White Sox	79	58	.577	17.5
Indians	74	61	.548	21.5
Tigers	70	65	.519	25.5
Senators	59	80	.424	38.5
Athletics	48	88	.353	48.0
Browns	37	97	.276	58.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Indians 9, Yankees 4

Browns 11, Athletics 3

White Sox 3, Senators 1

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	80	50	.615	--
Cardinals	78	55	.586	3.5
Cubs	74	62	.544	9.0
Dodgers	69	62	.527	11.5
Giants	66	63	.512	13.5
Pirates	61	72	.459	20.5
Bees	57	73	.438	23.0
Phillies	41	89	.315	39.0

Games

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Giants 4

Cardinals 10, Phillies 9

Cubs 15, Bees 4

Reds 3, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Heffner	4
1	Hank Leiber	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	2
2	Morrie Aderholt	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Frankie Hayes	1
2	Joe Medwick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	6
2	Oscar Grimes	3
2	Bobby Mattick	3
2	Joe Medwick	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mark Christman	2
2	Jack Bolling	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Bud Hafey	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.75
2	Gene Thompson	1.50
3	Ted Lyons	0.78
4	Harry Gumbert	0.75
4	Claude Passeau	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
3	Bob Feller	6
3	Claude Passeau	6
3	Gene Thompson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.397
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.355
4	Joe Medwick	.338
5	Ken Keltner	.337

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
4	Joe Medwick	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	19
2	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Lee Handley	18
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.23
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Ted Lyons	2.55
4	Red Ruffing	2.76
5	Bob Bowman	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	24
2	Bob Feller	21
2	Red Ruffing	21
4	Curt Davis	20
4	Paul Derringer	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	217
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Claude Passeau	123
4	Tommy Bridges	120
4	Bucky Walters	120

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	Ken Keltner	.492
2	Red Rolfe	.473
3	Rip Russell	.471
4	Oscar Grimes	.462
5	Ted Williams	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Hank Leiber	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	21
2	Oscar Grimes	17
3	Joe DiMaggio	16
3	Jim Tabor	16
3	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Pete Fox	5
1	Eric McNair	5
4	Mike Kreevich	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chubby Dean	0.00
2	Gene Thompson	0.41
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.57
4	Ted Lyons	0.62
5	Joe Heving	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Larry French	18
3	Lefty Gomez	17
4	Paul Derringer	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.419
2	Red Rolfe	.409
3	Don Heffner	.402
4	Joe DiMaggio	.400
5	Hal Trosky	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
1	Hal Trosky	11
3	Ted Williams	9
4	Hank Greenberg	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	46
2	Hal Trosky	37
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Joe Medwick	32
5	Charlie Keller	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
1	Pete Fox	10
3	Eric McNair	7
4	Mike Kreevich	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.62
2	Marius Russo	1.34
3	Lefty Grove	1.46
4	Bob Bowman	1.74
5	Bucky Walters	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Hugh Casey	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Larry French	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Johnny Rigney	42
3	Larry French	35
4	Lefty Gomez	33
5	Bobo Newsom	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.358
4	Ken Keltner	.335
5	Red Rolfe	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Hank Greenberg	35
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	121
4	Joe Medwick	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	24
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Lee Handley	20
5	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.25
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Ted Lyons	2.78
4	Paul Derringer	2.79
5	Hugh Casey	2.80

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	209
3	Tommy Bridges	142
4	Bucky Walters	137
5	2 tied	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