On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1939

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1939 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1939

Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Red Sox 89 62 .589 17.0
Indians 87 67 .565 20.5
White Sox 86 69 .555 22.0
Tigers 81 73 .526 26.5
Senators 65 88 .425 42.0
Athletics 55 97 .362 51.5
Browns 43 111 .279 64.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 57 .630 --
Cardinals 92 61 .601 4.5
Dodgers 84 69 .549 12.5
Cubs 84 70 .545 13.0
Giants 77 74 .510 18.5
Pirates 68 85 .444 28.5
Bees 63 88 .417 32.5
Phillies 45 106 .298 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elbie Fletcher 4
1 Paul Waner 4
3 Ival Goodman 3
3 Joe Grace 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Grace 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Maurice Van Robays 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Ival Goodman 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barney McCosky 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Harry Craft 1
2 Lynn King 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Heintzelman 1.00
2 Hugh Casey 0.67
3 Bobo Newsom 0.60
4 Bob Feller 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emil Bildilli 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Ken Heintzelman 6
3 Emil Bildilli 5
3 Bill Clemensen 5
3 Kirby Higbe 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Doyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .381
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .350
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 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Frank McCormick 128
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 Barney McCosky 20
5 4 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.29
2 Lefty Grove 2.54
3 Gene Thompson 2.55
4 Bob Bowman 2.60
5 Ted Lyons 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Curt Davis 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 246
2 Bobo Newsom 192
3 Claude Passeau 139
4 Bucky Walters 137
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 Mike Tresh .417
3 Terry Moore .408
4 Frank McCormick .400
5 Odell Hale .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Rudy York 5
3 Joe Gallagher 4
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 18
2 Lou Finney 16
2 Frank McCormick 16
4 Terry Moore 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Weatherly 5
2 Pete Fox 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Barney McCosky 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
2 Monte Pearson 0.69
3 Gene Thompson 0.93
4 Carl Doyle 1.02
5 Max Lanier 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 George Caster 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Mort Cooper 20
3 Paul Derringer 18
4 Bobo Newsom 17
5 Johnny Gee 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Fritz Ostermueller 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Odell Hale .392
3 Hank Leiber .383
4 Terry Moore .378
5 Red Rolfe .372

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 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 8
2 Mike Kreevich 7
2 Eric McNair 7
4 Joe Kuhel 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 0.65
2 Lefty Grove 1.64
3 Alex Carrasquel 1.71
4 Bob Bowman 1.82
5 Oral Hildebrand 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 8
2 Hugh Casey 6
2 Harry Gumbert 6
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Bucky Walters 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Paul Derringer 35
4 Johnny Rigney 31
4 Bucky Walters 31

Saves

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