Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 21, 1939

On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	102	43	.703	--
Red Sox	84	60	.583	17.5
Indians	81	63	.563	20.5
White Sox	80	65	.552	22.0
Tigers	74	69	.517	27.0
Senators	63	84	.429	40.0
Athletics	53	92	.366	49.0
Browns	41	102	.287	60.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

Yankees 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Indians 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	88	54	.620	--
Cardinals	86	57	.601	2.5
Cubs	80	66	.548	10.0
Dodgers	74	66	.529	13.0
Giants	70	71	.496	17.5
Pirates	67	76	.469	21.5
Bees	59	81	.421	28.0
Phillies	44	97	.312	43.5

Games

Cubs 9, Giants 3

Pirates 6, Bees 4

Pirates 7, Bees 0

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5

Reds 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Cooney	6
2	Gene Desautels	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	5
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	Frankie Hayes	3
2	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Brancato	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Charlie Keller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Gee	0.79
2	Denny Galehouse	0.62
2	Claude Passeau	0.62
4	Al Milnar	0.38
5	Paul Derringer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Johnny Gee	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Gee	11
2	Denny Galehouse	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
4	Paul Derringer	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Bridges	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.385
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Bob Johnson	.338
5	Charlie Keller	.335

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	119
4	Joe Medwick	112
5	Joe Gordon	108

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	23
3	Curt Davis	22
4	Bob Feller	21
4	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	224
2	Bobo Newsom	179
3	Claude Passeau	133
4	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	.462
2	Odell Hale	.432
3	Bob Elliott	.426
4	Don Heffner	.412
5	Oscar Grimes	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	7
2	Hank Greenberg	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Bill Dickey	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	25
1	Joe Medwick	25
3	Oscar Grimes	19
4	Frank McCormick	16
4	Terry Moore	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Billy Herman	3
2	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.54
2	Rip Sewell	0.59
3	Gene Thompson	0.87
4	Oral Hildebrand	0.92
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	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Claude Passeau	17
5	Nels Potter	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Bob Bowman	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	Mort Cooper	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.409
2	Hank Leiber	.404
3	Oscar Grimes	.403
4	Don Padgett	.403
5	Hal Trosky	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
1	Ted Williams	39
3	Joe Medwick	38
4	Hank Leiber	35
5	Charlie Keller	34

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	Lefty Grove	2.06
5	Bob Bowman	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Hugh Casey	6
2	Mel Harder	6
2	Marius Russo	6
2	Bucky Walters	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Johnny Rigney	35
4	Paul Derringer	34
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	.371
2	Jimmie Foxx	.359
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Ken Keltner	.341
5	Hal Trosky	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
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	127
3	Frank McCormick	125
4	Joe Medwick	124
5	Hank Greenberg	121

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	24
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Curt Davis	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	203
3	Claude Passeau	143
3	Bucky Walters	143
5	Tommy Bridges	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