On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	100	43	.699	--
Red Sox	83	59	.585	16.5
White Sox	80	63	.559	20.0
Indians	79	63	.556	20.5
Tigers	73	68	.518	26.0
Senators	63	82	.434	38.0
Athletics	52	91	.364	48.0
Browns	40	101	.284	59.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 4

Senators 10, Indians 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	86	54	.614	--
Cardinals	84	57	.596	2.5
Cubs	79	65	.549	9.0
Dodgers	74	64	.536	11.0
Giants	69	70	.496	16.5
Pirates	65	76	.461	21.5
Bees	59	79	.428	26.0
Phillies	44	95	.317	41.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Pirates 5, Bees 3

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1

Phillies 13, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Brown	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Johnny Cooney	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Suhr	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Joe Marty	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	0.88
2	Harry Gumbert	0.78
3	Bobo Newsom	0.67
4	Max Lanier	0.50
4	Jack Wilson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	9
2	Harry Gumbert	7
2	Kirby Higbe	7
4	Jack Wilson	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.387
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Paul Waner	.338
5	Bob Johnson	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	30
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	117
4	Joe Medwick	110
5	Gee Walker	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	21
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Lee Handley	18
5	3 tied	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	179
3	Claude Passeau	128
4	Bucky Walters	126
5	Tommy Bridges	124

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	Odell Hale	.447
2	Oscar Grimes	.443
3	Hank Leiber	.442
4	Paul Waner	.434
5	Billy Herman	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Hank Leiber	6
3	Ted Williams	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	23
2	Hank Leiber	19
3	Oscar Grimes	17
4	Frank McCormick	15
4	Terry Moore	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	Roy Weatherly	4
4	Pete Fox	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Rip Sewell	0.42
3	Ted Lyons	0.45
4	Lefty Grove	0.53
5	Alex Carrasquel	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Larry French	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	20
1	Larry French	20
3	Bob Feller	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Bucky Walters	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Bob Bowman	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	Emerson Dickman	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Oscar Grimes	.424
2	Ken Keltner	.419
3	Don Heffner	.386
4	Red Rolfe	.386
5	Paul Waner	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Joe Medwick	36
4	Charlie Keller	33
5	Hal Trosky	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	8
3	Eric McNair	7
3	Gee Walker	7
5	Cookie Lavagetto	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.62
2	Lefty Grove	1.61
3	Bucky Walters	1.63
4	Bob Bowman	1.73
5	Paul Derringer	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Hugh Casey	6
2	Larry French	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Johnny Rigney	41
3	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Larry French	36
4	Lefty Gomez	36

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	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Ken Keltner	.338
5	Hal Trosky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
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	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	128
3	Frank McCormick	123
4	Jimmie Foxx	122
4	Joe Medwick	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	24
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Lee Handley	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.16
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Bob Bowman	2.59
4	Ted Lyons	2.77
5	Bob Feller	2.79

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	262
2	Bobo Newsom	203
3	Bucky Walters	141
4	Tommy Bridges	138
4	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