On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 31 .690 --
Red Sox 61 37 .622 7.0
White Sox 56 46 .549 14.0
Indians 52 47 .525 16.5
Tigers 52 49 .515 17.5
Senators 46 57 .447 24.5
Athletics 36 64 .360 33.0
Browns 29 70 .293 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 35 .643 --
Cardinals 55 42 .567 7.5
Cubs 54 47 .535 10.5
Pirates 49 46 .516 12.5
Giants 48 48 .500 14.0
Dodgers 49 49 .500 14.0
Bees 43 54 .443 19.5
Phillies 27 67 .287 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
3 Lonny Frey 4
3 Bobby Mattick 4
3 Rip Russell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Bill Nagel 1
2 Rip Russell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Stan Hack 3
4 Wally Berger 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.64
2 Bucky Walters 0.50
3 Hugh Mulcahy 0.44
4 Larry French 0.33
5 Lefty Grove 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Joe Krakauskas 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 7
2 Bucky Walters 5
3 Larry French 4
3 Hugh Mulcahy 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .366
2 Morrie Arnovich .349
3 Zeke Bonura .344
4 George McQuinn .343
5 Bob Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Mel Ott 21
3 Hank Greenberg 20
4 Johnny Mize 19
5 George Selkirk 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 91
2 Frank McCormick 89
3 Jimmie Foxx 87
4 Bob Johnson 82
4 Gee Walker 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Lee Handley 16
3 Ben Chapman 14
4 Luke Appling 13
4 Mike Kreevich 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.18
2 Whit Wyatt 2.31
3 Bucky Walters 2.41
4 Red Ruffing 2.50
5 Hugh Casey 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 19
2 Bob Feller 16
3 Curt Davis 15
3 Paul Derringer 15
3 Red Ruffing 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 161
2 Bobo Newsom 125
3 Claude Passeau 105
4 Tommy Bridges 99
5 Johnny Vander Meer 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Mace Brown 7
4 Chubby Dean 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .433
2 Frankie Hayes .426
3 LeGrant Scott .408
4 Joe Cronin .397
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Max West 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Max West 17
3 Cookie Lavagetto 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 15
5 Frank McCormick 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Buddy Hassett 4
4 Earl Averill 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Trotter 0.51
2 Bob Bowman 1.08
3 Tom Sunkel 1.29
4 Ken Chase 1.37
5 Dutch Leonard 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Tommy Bridges 16
2 Mort Cooper 16
2 Paul Derringer 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Pete Appleton 3
3 Mace Brown 2
3 Emerson Dickman 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .382
2 Luke Appling .376
3 Mike Kreevich .371
4 Bob Johnson .370
5 Gee Walker .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Frankie Hayes 7
2 Bill Nagel 7
2 Mel Ott 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Frank McCormick 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Elbie Fletcher 25
5 Bob Johnson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Luke Appling 8
3 Eric McNair 6
4 Buddy Hassett 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Trotter 0.63
2 Bob Bowman 1.24
3 Bucky Walters 1.88
4 Ted Lyons 1.93
5 Johnny Rigney 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Curt Davis 6
3 Mort Cooper 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Bobo Newsom 42
3 Mort Cooper 33
4 Gene Thompson 30
5 Lefty Mills 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
4 Boom-Boom Beck 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .365
2 Joe DiMaggio .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .356
4 Zeke Bonura .342
5 Bob Johnson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Johnny Mize 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Hank Greenberg 142
3 Joe DiMaggio 126
4 Zeke Bonura 124
5 Gee Walker 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Lee Handley 21
3 Ben Chapman 20
4 Frankie Crosetti 18
4 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.57
2 Lou Fette 2.73
3 Red Ruffing 2.90
4 Mort Cooper 2.97
5 Bump Hadley 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Bill Lee 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 257
2 Bobo Newsom 217
3 Joe Krakauskas 162
4 Tommy Bridges 149
5 Lefty Mills 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Jumbo Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6