Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 26, 1939

On This Day

Tuesday, September 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	104	43	.707	--
Red Sox	87	60	.592	17.0
White Sox	85	65	.567	20.5
Indians	82	66	.554	22.5
Tigers	79	70	.530	26.0
Senators	63	87	.420	42.5
Athletics	54	95	.362	51.0
Browns	41	109	.273	64.5

Games

Athletics 15, Senators 4

Tigers 5, Browns 4

Tigers 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	94	55	.631	--
Cardinals	90	58	.608	3.5
Dodgers	79	67	.541	13.5
Cubs	80	69	.537	14.0
Giants	74	73	.503	19.0
Pirates	67	81	.453	26.5
Bees	60	85	.414	32.0
Phillies	45	101	.308	47.5

Games

Giants 9, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Bees 3

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 6, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
1	Wally Moses	4
1	Tuck Stainback	4
1	Babe Young	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gallagher	3
2	Al Glossop	1
2	Joe Grace	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gallagher	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Dick Siebert	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.14
2	Mort Cooper	0.50
2	Luke Hamlin	0.50
4	Jack Kramer	0.31
5	3 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	8
2	Luke Hamlin	4
2	Jack Kramer	4
2	Gene Thompson	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.384
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.355
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Joe Medwick	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	33
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	116
5	Hank Greenberg	113

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
2	Bob Bowman	2.57
4	Gene Thompson	2.64
5	Ted Lyons	2.66

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	Hank Leiber	.426
2	Ted Williams	.409
3	Bob Johnson	.403
4	Odell Hale	.400
4	Don Padgett	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	8
2	Hank Greenberg	6
3	Joe Gallagher	4
3	Terry Moore	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	26
2	Frank McCormick	22
3	Terry Moore	17
4	Hank Greenberg	15
4	Joe Medwick	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
1	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Cookie Lavagetto	4
3	Gee Walker	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.50
2	Charlie Root	0.63
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.71
3	Bill Crouch	0.71
5	Gene Thompson	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Gene Thompson	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
4	Mel Harder	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Claude Passeau	20
1	Gene Thompson	20
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	2
1	Fritz Ostermueller	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Tommy Bridges	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cronin	.417
2	Ted Williams	.408
3	Oscar Grimes	.398
4	Hank Leiber	.393
5	Red Rolfe	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
1	Ted Williams	11
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Hank Leiber	9
5	Terry Moore	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	35
1	Ted Williams	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	33
4	Hank Leiber	32
5	Terry Moore	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	10
2	George Case	8
3	Eric McNair	7
3	Gee Walker	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	1.15
2	Bob Bowman	1.56
3	Ted Lyons	1.67
4	Marius Russo	1.91
5	Charlie Root	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Bucky Walters	6
3	Mel Harder	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Marius Russo	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Paul Derringer	35
3	Johnny Rigney	35
5	Mort Cooper	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Bob Bowman	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.354
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Joe Medwick	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	31
4	Ted Williams	30
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	132
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Joe Medwick	121
5	Hank Greenberg	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	25
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Ben Chapman	19
4	Gee Walker	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.23
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Bob Bowman	2.57
4	Ted Lyons	2.68
5	Carl Hubbell	2.75

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	202
3	Claude Passeau	141
4	Bucky Walters	140
5	Tommy Bridges	135

Saves

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