On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	104	43	.707	--
Red Sox	87	60	.592	17.0
White Sox	84	65	.564	21.0
Indians	82	66	.554	22.5
Tigers	77	70	.524	27.0
Senators	63	86	.423	42.0
Athletics	53	95	.358	51.5
Browns	41	106	.279	63.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Athletics 4

White Sox 11, Browns 9

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 2, Indians 1

Tigers 9, Indians 1

Yankees 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	93	54	.633	--
Cardinals	89	57	.610	3.5
Dodgers	78	66	.542	13.5
Cubs	80	69	.537	14.0
Giants	72	72	.500	19.5
Pirates	67	81	.453	26.5
Bees	60	83	.420	31.0
Phillies	44	101	.303	48.0

Games

Giants 5, Bees 4

Bees 5, Giants 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Dodgers 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 9, Cubs 1

Reds 11, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	5
1	Joe Gallagher	5
1	Cookie Lavagetto	5
1	Jimmy Ripple	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Tresh	5
2	Eric McNair	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Jimmy Ripple	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Morrie Arnovich	2
1	Pete Fox	2
1	Mike Kreevich	2
4	Gene Desautels	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Harder	0.78
2	Tommy Bridges	0.62
2	Ken Chase	0.62
4	Max Lanier	0.60
5	Harry Gumbert	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Barnicle	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	7
2	Thornton Lee	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Ken Chase	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.384
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.354
4	Bob Johnson	.338
5	Joe Medwick	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Ted Williams	30
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	126
3	Joe DiMaggio	125
4	Joe Medwick	115
5	Bob Johnson	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Lee Handley	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
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	27
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Curt Davis	22
3	Bob Feller	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
2	Bobo Newsom	186
3	Claude Passeau	137
4	Bucky Walters	133
5	Tommy Bridges	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	17
3	Clyde Shoun	9
4	Joe Heving	8
5	5 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.434
2	Don Heffner	.419
3	Terry Moore	.409
4	Hank Leiber	.406
5	Ival Goodman	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	8
2	Ted Williams	6
3	Hank Greenberg	5
4	Bill Dickey	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	27
2	Frank McCormick	22
3	Joe Medwick	21
4	Oscar Grimes	17
5	Terry Moore	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
1	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Cookie Lavagetto	4
3	Gee Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	0.63
2	Gene Thompson	0.64
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.71
3	Bill Crouch	0.71
5	Bob Bowman	0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	25
2	Bobo Newsom	24
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Claude Passeau	20
5	Johnny Rigney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	2
1	Emerson Dickman	2
1	Fritz Ostermueller	2
4	Tommy Bridges	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Oscar Grimes	.398
2	Ted Williams	.391
3	Don Heffner	.387
4	Joe Cronin	.385
4	2 others tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
2	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Hank Leiber	10
5	Terry Moore	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Ted Williams	37
4	Hank Leiber	36
5	Charlie Keller	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	10
2	George Case	9
3	Gee Walker	8
4	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Eric McNair	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	1.17
2	Ted Lyons	1.32
3	Bucky Walters	1.90
4	Marius Russo	1.91
5	Lefty Grove	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Bucky Walters	7
3	Hugh Casey	5
3	Curt Davis	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Paul Derringer	35
3	Johnny Rigney	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Jumbo Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.358
4	Hal Trosky	.336
5	Charlie Keller	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	31
4	Mel Ott	30
4	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	132
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Joe Medwick	120
5	Jimmie Foxx	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	25
3	Ben Chapman	21
3	Mike Kreevich	21
5	Gee Walker	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.23
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Bob Bowman	2.62
4	Ted Lyons	2.84
5	Bob Feller	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	28
2	Paul Derringer	25
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Curt Davis	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Bobo Newsom	205
3	Claude Passeau	145
4	Tommy Bridges	143
5	Bucky Walters	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	17
3	Clyde Shoun	9
4	Curt Davis	8
4	Joe Heving	8