On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 43 .701 --
Red Sox 83 60 .580 17.5
Indians 80 63 .559 20.5
White Sox 80 64 .556 21.0
Tigers 73 69 .514 27.0
Senators 63 83 .432 39.0
Athletics 53 91 .368 48.0
Browns 41 101 .289 59.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 54 .617 --
Cardinals 85 57 .599 2.5
Cubs 79 66 .545 10.0
Dodgers 74 65 .532 12.0
Giants 70 70 .500 16.5
Pirates 65 76 .461 22.0
Bees 59 79 .428 26.5
Phillies 44 96 .314 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 4
1 Joe Gallagher 4
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 George McQuinn 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Finney 4
1 George Selkirk 4
3 Stu Martin 3
4 Mark Christman 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 2
2 Odell Hale 1
2 George Selkirk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Bowman 0.50
1 Mel Harder 0.50
3 Ted Lyons 0.40
4 Carl Hubbell 0.33
5 Hugh Casey 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Bowman 5
1 Mel Harder 5
3 Ted Lyons 4
4 Joe Haynes 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mort Cooper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .389
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .352
4 Paul Waner .338
5 Bob Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 31
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Joe DiMaggio 28
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 122
3 Frank McCormick 117
4 Joe Medwick 111
5 2 tied 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 2.18
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Carl Hubbell 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.64
5 Bob Bowman 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
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
3 Bucky Walters 128
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 Hank Leiber .447
2 Oscar Grimes .443
3 Odell Hale .439
4 Paul Waner .434
5 Don Heffner .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
1 Hank Leiber 6
3 Ted Williams 5
4 Larry Rosenthal 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 24
2 Hank Leiber 20
3 Oscar Grimes 19
4 Terry Moore 16
5 Frank McCormick 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Eric McNair 4
2 Roy Weatherly 4
4 Bill Dickey 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 0.42
2 Alex Carrasquel 0.57
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.92
4 Gene Thompson 0.93
5 Bob Bowman 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
4 Bob Bowman 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 20
1 Larry French 20
3 Bob Feller 18
3 Lefty Gomez 18
5 Bobo Newsom 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
2 Bob Bowman 1
2 Mort Cooper 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Keltner .417
2 Oscar Grimes .414
3 Don Padgett .403
4 Hank Leiber .391
5 Hal Trosky .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Ted Williams 39
3 Joe Medwick 37
4 Charlie Keller 33
5 Hank Leiber 31

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 1.32
2 Bucky Walters 1.45
3 Gene Thompson 1.91
4 Paul Derringer 1.97
5 Lefty Grove 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 7
2 Hugh Casey 6
2 Larry French 6
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Bucky Walters 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Larry French 36
3 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Johnny Rigney 35
5 Lefty Gomez 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Johnny Mize .357
4 Ken Keltner .340
5 Hal Trosky .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Frank McCormick 123
3 Joe Medwick 123
5 Jimmie Foxx 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 2.15
2 Lefty Grove 2.52
3 Bob Bowman 2.65
4 Bob Feller 2.79
5 Ted Lyons 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
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 143
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