On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	23	.723	--
Red Sox	48	27	.640	8.0
White Sox	44	36	.550	14.5
Indians	41	39	.513	17.5
Tigers	40	41	.494	19.0
Senators	34	50	.405	26.5
Athletics	31	49	.388	27.5
Browns	24	57	.296	35.0

Games

Red Sox 13, White Sox 10

White Sox 8, Red Sox 5

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Senators 10, Tigers 2

Yankees 9, Browns 0

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	48	29	.623	--
Cubs	43	39	.524	7.5
Cardinals	40	37	.519	8.0
Giants	41	38	.519	8.0
Dodgers	38	37	.507	9.0
Pirates	37	38	.493	10.0
Bees	37	41	.474	11.5
Phillies	24	49	.329	22.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Phillies 8, Pirates 3

Reds 12, Bees 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Taffy Wright	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Fern Bell	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Ted Williams	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	2
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Roy Hughes	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Atley Donald	1.25
2	Oral Hildebrand	1.00
3	Claude Passeau	0.80
4	Syl Johnson	0.44
5	Johnny Allen	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	8
2	Atley Donald	5
2	Lefty Mills	5
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.379
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Zeke Bonura	.347
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Buddy Hassett	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Hank Greenberg	17
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	5 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	78
2	Frank McCormick	74
3	Gee Walker	70
4	Hank Greenberg	69
5	Bob Johnson	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lee Handley	13
3	Ben Chapman	12
3	Stan Hack	12
5	Mike Kreevich	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.16
2	Bucky Walters	2.29
3	Bump Hadley	2.29
4	Lou Fette	2.29
5	Atley Donald	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	15
2	Bob Feller	14
3	Paul Derringer	12
3	Red Ruffing	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	132
2	Bobo Newsom	97
3	Claude Passeau	90
4	Johnny Vander Meer	79
5	Tommy Bridges	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Chubby Dean	6
4	Mace Brown	5
4	Curt Davis	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.426
1	Taffy Wright	.426
3	Rollie Hemsley	.424
4	Bob Johnson	.421
5	Wally Moses	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Tabor	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Frankie Hayes	4
2	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	19
1	Jim Tabor	19
3	Frank McCormick	18
4	Gee Walker	17
4	Ted Williams	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	George Case	3
1	Oscar Grimes	3
1	Mike Kreevich	3
1	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.75
3	Mort Cooper	1.07
4	Denny Galehouse	1.17
5	Steve Sundra	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	20
1	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Claude Passeau	18
4	Bob Feller	17
5	Mort Cooper	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mort Cooper	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.430
2	Joe DiMaggio	.389
3	Chuck Klein	.386
4	Jimmie Foxx	.375
5	Zeke Bonura	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	8
1	Johnny Mize	8
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Bill Dickey	7
3	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
1	Bob Johnson	33
3	Hal Trosky	32
4	Frank McCormick	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oscar Grimes	6
1	Jim Tabor	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	George Case	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.56
2	Denny Galehouse	1.82
3	Atley Donald	1.84
4	Bucky Walters	1.95
5	Bill Posedel	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Paul Derringer	4
2	Atley Donald	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Claude Passeau	30
4	Lefty Mills	29
5	Joe Krakauskas	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Boom-Boom Beck	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.357
2	Joe DiMaggio	.357
3	Zeke Bonura	.348
4	Bob Johnson	.346
5	Jimmie Foxx	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Johnny Mize	37
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Harlond Clift	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	136
3	Zeke Bonura	129
4	Joe DiMaggio	124
5	Bob Johnson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
3	Lee Handley	20
5	Stan Hack	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.70
2	Lefty Gomez	2.73
3	Bucky Walters	2.90
4	Bump Hadley	2.95
5	Mace Brown	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	216
3	Joe Krakauskas	157
4	Tommy Bridges	141
5	Paul Derringer	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Curt Davis	8
5	Dick Coffman	7