On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	43	.695	--
Red Sox	82	59	.582	16.0
White Sox	80	62	.563	18.5
Indians	78	62	.557	19.5
Tigers	72	67	.518	25.0
Senators	61	82	.427	38.0
Athletics	52	89	.369	46.0
Browns	40	99	.288	57.0

Games

Browns 8, Yankees 4

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Indians 18, Athletics 5

White Sox 6, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 11, White Sox 7

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	85	52	.620	--
Cardinals	82	56	.594	3.5
Cubs	78	65	.545	10.0
Dodgers	74	63	.540	11.0
Giants	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	63	76	.453	23.0
Bees	58	77	.430	26.0
Phillies	43	94	.314	42.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 4

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Bees 5, Reds 3

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Pirates 10, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Bees 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George McQuinn	5
1	George Scharein	5
1	Arky Vaughan	5
1	Roy Weatherly	5
5	10 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Joe Gallagher	1
1	Joe Glenn	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Odell Hale	3
2	Don Heffner	3
2	Frankie Pytlak	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sibby Sisti	2
1	Gee Walker	2
1	Billy Werber	2
4	Johnny Berardino	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill McGee	1.20
2	Thornton Lee	0.83
3	Les McCrabb	0.80
4	Mort Cooper	0.67
5	Paul Derringer	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	8
2	Paul Derringer	7
2	Bob Feller	7
4	Mort Cooper	6
4	Bill McGee	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.388
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.346
4	Bob Johnson	.339
5	Paul Waner	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
3	Ted Williams	28
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	122
3	Frank McCormick	114
4	Joe Medwick	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	19
2	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Lee Handley	18
5	Gee Walker	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.19
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Ted Lyons	2.55
4	Bob Bowman	2.59
5	Carl Hubbell	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Curt Davis	21
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	224
2	Bobo Newsom	175
3	Claude Passeau	128
4	Bucky Walters	126
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	Oscar Grimes	.473
2	Hank Leiber	.462
3	Pep Young	.455
4	Red Rolfe	.433
5	Paul Waner	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Ted Williams	6
3	Hank Leiber	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	23
2	Oscar Grimes	19
3	Hank Leiber	17
4	Don Gutteridge	15
4	Ted Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	6
2	Gee Walker	5
3	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Johnny Welaj	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Ted Lyons	0.45
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.51
4	Lefty Grove	0.53
5	Red Lynn	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bucky Walters	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Larry French	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Bucky Walters	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Bob Bowman	1
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.411
2	Red Rolfe	.401
3	Don Heffner	.386
4	Paul Waner	.383
5	Hank Leiber	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	40
3	Joe Medwick	34
4	Hal Trosky	32
5	Charlie Keller	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	7
2	Eric McNair	7
2	Gee Walker	7
5	Cookie Lavagetto	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.62
2	Bob Bowman	1.42
3	Lefty Grove	1.61
4	Bucky Walters	1.63
5	Bill Lee	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Hugh Casey	6
3	Larry French	5
3	Mel Harder	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Johnny Rigney	40
3	Lefty Gomez	36
4	Larry French	34
4	Bobo Newsom	34

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	.369
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Ken Keltner	.338
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	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	133
3	Jimmie Foxx	125
4	Hank Greenberg	124
5	Frank McCormick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Lee Handley	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.16
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Bob Bowman	2.59
4	Ted Lyons	2.78
5	Hugh Casey	2.85

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	265
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Tommy Bridges	142
4	Bucky Walters	141
5	Claude Passeau	138

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