Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 14, 1939

On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	41	.701	--
Red Sox	81	56	.591	15.0
White Sox	79	59	.572	17.5
Indians	75	61	.551	20.5
Tigers	71	65	.522	24.5
Senators	60	80	.429	37.5
Athletics	49	88	.358	47.0
Browns	37	98	.274	58.0

Games

Tigers 6, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Senators 5, Browns 1

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	82	50	.621	--
Cardinals	79	55	.590	4.0
Cubs	76	62	.551	9.0
Dodgers	70	63	.526	12.5
Giants	66	65	.504	15.5
Pirates	62	73	.459	21.5
Bees	57	74	.435	24.5
Phillies	41	91	.311	41.0

Games

Cubs 13, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4

Cardinals 6, Bees 3

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Reds 8, Giants 5

Reds 9, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	6
2	Bob Elliott	5
2	Ival Goodman	5
2	Billy Jurges	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Dee Miles	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	4
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Lee Gamble	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nels Potter	0.71
2	Bobo Newsom	0.70
3	Johnny Allen	0.50
3	Dutch Leonard	0.50
5	Larry French	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Oral Hildebrand	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Larry French	5
3	Nels Potter	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Lon Warneke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.393
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.353
4	Joe Medwick	.338
5	Ken Keltner	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	135
2	Joe DiMaggio	120
3	Frank McCormick	108
4	Jimmie Foxx	106
5	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	Curt Davis	21
2	Paul Derringer	21
2	Bob Feller	21
2	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	217
2	Bobo Newsom	175
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	Oscar Grimes	.500
2	Ted Williams	.469
3	Bruce Campbell	.455
3	Red Rolfe	.455
5	Ken Keltner	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Hank Leiber	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Harry Danning	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	21
2	Oscar Grimes	17
2	Hank Leiber	17
4	Terry Moore	16
4	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chubby Dean	0.00
2	Gene Thompson	0.41
3	Ted Lyons	0.45
4	Alex Carrasquel	0.57
5	Joe Heving	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Larry French	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Larry French	23
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Johnny Allen	17
4	Paul Derringer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.417
2	Red Rolfe	.397
3	Don Heffner	.393
4	Joe DiMaggio	.388
5	Hal Trosky	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Ted Williams	9
4	Hank Leiber	8
4	Terry Moore	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	46
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Hal Trosky	34
4	Joe Medwick	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Pete Fox	8
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
1	Paul Derringer	6
4	Curt Davis	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Larry French	34
4	Lefty Gomez	33
5	Johnny Rigney	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Hal Trosky	.335
5	Joe Medwick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Mel Ott	30
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	135
2	Joe DiMaggio	131
3	Jimmie Foxx	129
4	Joe Medwick	121
5	Hank Greenberg	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
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	Hugh Casey	2.80
5	Paul Derringer	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	23
2	Bob Feller	23
4	Curt Davis	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	216
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