On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	41	.705	--
Red Sox	81	58	.583	17.0
White Sox	79	61	.564	19.5
Indians	77	61	.558	20.5
Tigers	71	67	.514	26.5
Senators	61	81	.430	38.5
Athletics	51	88	.367	47.0
Browns	38	99	.277	59.0

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

Athletics 7, White Sox 6

Senators 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	84	51	.622	--
Cardinals	81	55	.596	3.5
Cubs	78	63	.553	9.0
Dodgers	72	63	.533	12.0
Giants	67	67	.500	16.5
Pirates	62	75	.453	23.0
Bees	57	76	.429	26.0
Phillies	42	93	.311	42.0

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Bees 5

Reds 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	5
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Rolfe	5
2	Hank Greenberg	3
3	Sam Chapman	2
3	Johnny Cooney	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Chapman	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Haynes	1.33
2	Johnny Rigney	0.73
3	Bucky Walters	0.67
4	Ray Harrell	0.33
4	Bill Lee	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	8
2	Bucky Walters	6
3	George Barnicle	5
4	Ray Harrell	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.388
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.349
4	Ken Keltner	.340
5	Bob Johnson	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Hank Greenberg	28
4	Mel Ott	27
4	Ted Williams	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Joe DiMaggio	121
3	Frank McCormick	112
4	Jimmie Foxx	106
4	Joe Medwick	106

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	2.19
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Ted Lyons	2.55
4	Bob Bowman	2.60
5	Red Ruffing	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
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	Bucky Walters	126
4	Claude Passeau	124
5	Tommy Bridges	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Joe Heving	8
3	Clyde Shoun	8
5	4 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Rolfe	.484
2	Oscar Grimes	.471
3	Ken Keltner	.460
4	Rip Russell	.439
5	Bruce Campbell	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Hank Leiber	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	22
2	Oscar Grimes	18
3	Hank Leiber	17
4	Terry Moore	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	5
2	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
2	Johnny Welaj	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chubby Dean	0.00
2	Gene Thompson	0.35
3	Ted Lyons	0.45
4	Lefty Grove	0.53
5	Alex Carrasquel	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Mel Harder	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
4	Hugh Casey	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bucky Walters	20
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Larry French	18
4	Johnny Rigney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.427
2	Red Rolfe	.417
3	Don Heffner	.391
4	Bruce Campbell	.378
5	Billy Herman	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Ted Williams	10
3	Hank Leiber	9
3	Hal Trosky	9
5	Hank Greenberg	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Joe Medwick	33
4	Hal Trosky	32
5	Charlie Keller	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	7
3	Mike Kreevich	6
3	Cookie Lavagetto	6
3	Eric McNair	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.62
2	Bob Bowman	1.43
3	Lefty Grove	1.46
4	Bucky Walters	1.63
5	Bill Lee	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	6
1	Paul Derringer	6
3	Curt Davis	5
3	Larry French	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Johnny Rigney	40
3	Larry French	34
3	Bobo Newsom	34
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
2	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Vito Tamulis	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.368
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.354
4	Ken Keltner	.340
5	Hal Trosky	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Joe DiMaggio	132
3	Jimmie Foxx	125
4	Hank Greenberg	123
5	2 tied	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	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.16
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Bob Bowman	2.60
4	Ted Lyons	2.78
5	Hugh Casey	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	23
2	Bob Feller	23
4	Bill Lee	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	258
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Tommy Bridges	142
4	Bucky Walters	141
5	Joe Krakauskas	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
3	Curt Davis	8
3	2 others tied	8