On This Day

Thursday, September 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	105	44	.705	--
Red Sox	88	61	.591	17.0
Indians	84	66	.560	21.5
White Sox	85	67	.559	21.5
Tigers	80	70	.533	25.5
Senators	64	88	.421	42.5
Athletics	55	96	.364	51.0
Browns	41	110	.272	65.0

Games

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

Senators 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	95	56	.629	--
Cardinals	91	59	.607	3.5
Cubs	82	69	.543	13.0
Dodgers	80	68	.541	13.5
Giants	76	73	.510	18.0
Pirates	67	83	.447	27.5
Bees	61	86	.415	32.0
Phillies	45	103	.304	48.5

Games

Bees 3, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 3, Bees 0

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Giants 8, Phillies 3

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bud Bates	5
2	Tom Hafey	4
2	Ed Leip	4
2	Wally Moses	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Bud Bates	1
2	Earle Brucker	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Jurges	6
2	Joe Gordon	4
3	Stan Benjamin	2
3	Earle Brucker	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bud Bates	1
1	Gene Desautels	1
1	Tom Hafey	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vito Tamulis	3.00
2	Hal Schumacher	0.80
3	Lefty Grove	0.78
4	Dutch Leonard	0.67
5	Oral Hildebrand	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vito Tamulis	12
2	Hal Schumacher	8
3	Lefty Grove	7
4	George Caster	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.382
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.353
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Joe Medwick	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Ted Williams	30
5	Joe Gordon	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	127
3	Joe DiMaggio	126
4	Joe Medwick	116
5	Bob Johnson	114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Bob Bowman	2.61
4	Gene Thompson	2.64
5	Ted Lyons	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	25
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Curt Davis	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	237
2	Bobo Newsom	189
3	Claude Passeau	137
4	Bucky Walters	135
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	Odell Hale	.407
2	Bob Johnson	.400
3	Augie Galan	.393
4	Hank Leiber	.391
5	Hank Greenberg	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Hank Leiber	6
3	Terry Moore	5
4	Joe Gallagher	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	22
2	Hank Leiber	21
3	Terry Moore	16
4	Hank Greenberg	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
2	Gee Walker	4
2	Roy Weatherly	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Crouch	0.73
2	Gene Thompson	0.96
3	Mort Cooper	1.00
4	Carl Doyle	1.23
5	Joe Haynes	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
2	George Caster	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	21
1	Bobo Newsom	21
1	Johnny Rigney	21
4	Bob Feller	20
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Bob Bowman	2
1	Fritz Ostermueller	2
4	Tommy Bridges	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Hank Leiber	.384
3	Ken Keltner	.382
4	Oscar Grimes	.382
5	Red Rolfe	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Hank Leiber	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Terry Moore	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	34
2	Joe Medwick	32
2	Ted Williams	32
4	Terry Moore	31
5	Oscar Grimes	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	9
2	Gee Walker	7
3	Mike Kreevich	6
3	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Eric McNair	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	0.72
2	Ted Lyons	1.67
3	Alex Carrasquel	1.71
4	Bob Bowman	1.74
5	Oral Hildebrand	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Bucky Walters	6
3	Larry French	5
3	Harry Gumbert	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Paul Derringer	35
4	Johnny Rigney	31
5	Vito Tamulis	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Bob Bowman	2
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	5 others tied	2