On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	102	43	.703	--
Red Sox	85	60	.586	17.0
Indians	82	63	.566	20.0
White Sox	80	65	.552	22.0
Tigers	74	70	.514	27.5
Senators	63	84	.429	40.0
Athletics	53	93	.363	49.5
Browns	41	102	.287	60.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 5

Indians 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	90	54	.625	--
Cardinals	87	57	.604	3.0
Cubs	80	67	.544	11.5
Dodgers	74	66	.529	14.0
Giants	70	71	.496	18.5
Pirates	67	78	.462	23.5
Bees	59	81	.421	29.0
Phillies	44	97	.312	44.5

Games

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Reds 10, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ival Goodman	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Harry Craft	3
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Ernie Lombardi	1
2	Bill Nicholson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	6
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Doc Cramer	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Tabor	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.58
2	Gene Thompson	0.55
3	Larry French	0.43
4	Mort Cooper	0.36
5	Archie McKain	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Milt Shoffner	1
1	Gene Thompson	1
1	Charlie Wagner	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Gene Thompson	6
3	Mort Cooper	4
4	Larry French	3
4	Archie McKain	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Emerson Dickman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.385
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Bob Johnson	.337
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	141
2	Frank McCormick	125
3	Joe DiMaggio	122
4	Joe Medwick	113
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	Bob Bowman	2.62
5	Ted Lyons	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Paul Derringer	23
3	Curt Davis	22
3	Bob Feller	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
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	5 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Leiber	.429
2	Don Heffner	.413
3	Johnny Cooney	.409
4	Enos Slaughter	.407
5	2 tied	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	25
2	Joe Medwick	24
3	Frank McCormick	22
4	Oscar Grimes	19
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Pete Fox	3
1	Billy Herman	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.54
2	Gene Thompson	0.62
3	Bob Bowman	0.96
4	Oral Hildebrand	1.15
5	Charlie Root	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Bob Bowman	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Claude Passeau	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	2
1	Emerson Dickman	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
4	Tommy Bridges	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.409
2	Oscar Grimes	.400
3	Hal Trosky	.395
4	Hank Leiber	.389
5	Don Heffner	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Ted Williams	36
4	Hank Leiber	35
5	Charlie Keller	32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	1.17
2	Ted Lyons	1.32
3	Bucky Walters	1.45
4	Charlie Root	1.87
5	Marius Russo	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Mel Harder	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Johnny Rigney	35
4	Paul Derringer	34
5	Larry French	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Bob Bowman	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.374
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Ken Keltner	.340
5	Hal Trosky	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	141
2	Frank McCormick	131
3	Joe DiMaggio	127
4	Joe Medwick	121
5	Jimmie Foxx	118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.15
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Bob Bowman	2.62
4	Bob Feller	2.82
5	Ted Lyons	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	28
2	Paul Derringer	24
2	Bob Feller	24
4	Curt Davis	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	269
2	Bobo Newsom	198
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