On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Red Sox 89 62 .589 17.0
Indians 86 66 .566 20.5
White Sox 86 68 .558 21.5
Tigers 80 72 .526 26.5
Senators 65 88 .425 42.0
Athletics 55 97 .362 51.5
Browns 42 111 .275 65.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 56 .632 --
Cardinals 92 60 .605 4.0
Dodgers 83 69 .546 13.0
Cubs 83 70 .542 13.5
Giants 76 74 .507 19.0
Pirates 67 84 .444 28.5
Bees 63 87 .420 32.0
Phillies 45 105 .300 50.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 5
1 Cookie Lavagetto 5
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Bolling 1
1 Al Brancato 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Moore 4
2 Leo Durocher 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Whitey Wietelmann 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Benjamin 1
1 Jack Bolling 1
1 Chet Clemens 1
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Hamlin 1.00
2 Jack Knott 0.88
3 Bill Lee 0.86
4 Loy Hanning 0.80
4 Monte Pearson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Callahan 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Bill Crouch 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Knott 7
2 Bill Lee 6
2 Tom Sunkel 6
4 Joe Callahan 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .381
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .351
4 Bob Johnson .338
5 Hal Trosky .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
5 Joe Gordon 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Frank McCormick 127
3 Joe DiMaggio 126
4 Joe Medwick 117
5 Bob Johnson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Mike Kreevich 22
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 2.60
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 240
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Bucky Walters 135
5 Mort Cooper 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 18
3 Clyde Shoun 9
4 Bob Bowman 8
4 Joe Heving 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .457
2 Hank Greenberg .412
3 Terry Moore .392
4 Cookie Lavagetto .389
4 Don Padgett .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Ted Williams 5
2 Rudy York 5
4 Joe Gallagher 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 18
2 Lou Finney 16
2 Frank McCormick 16
4 Hank Greenberg 15
4 Terry Moore 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 5
1 Roy Weatherly 5
3 Pete Fox 4
3 Gee Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Pearson 0.69
2 Gene Thompson 1.13
3 Carl Doyle 1.15
4 Whitey Moore 1.23
5 Max Lanier 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 George Caster 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Luke Hamlin 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Johnny Rigney 21
3 Mort Cooper 20
4 Paul Derringer 18
5 Bill Lee 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Fritz Ostermueller 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .408
2 Ted Williams .398
3 Oscar Grimes .383
4 Terry Moore .378
5 Hank Leiber .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Hank Leiber 10
3 Ted Williams 9
4 Terry Moore 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 36
2 Joe Medwick 33
3 Terry Moore 31
4 Oscar Grimes 29
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Mike Kreevich 7
2 Eric McNair 7
2 Gee Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 0.72
2 Alex Carrasquel 1.71
3 Bob Bowman 1.82
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.82
5 Ted Lyons 1.85

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 48
2 Paul Derringer 35
3 Bobo Newsom 33
4 Johnny Rigney 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Bob Bowman 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 7 others tied 2