Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 10, 1939

On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	32	.686	--
Red Sox	64	37	.634	5.5
White Sox	56	48	.538	15.0
Indians	53	47	.530	16.0
Tigers	54	49	.524	16.5
Senators	47	58	.448	24.5
Athletics	36	67	.350	34.5
Browns	29	71	.290	40.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 5

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Senators 7, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	65	36	.644	--
Cardinals	56	42	.571	7.5
Cubs	55	49	.529	11.5
Giants	51	48	.515	13.0
Pirates	49	47	.510	13.5
Dodgers	50	50	.500	14.5
Bees	43	57	.430	21.5
Phillies	28	68	.292	34.5

Games

Giants 6, Bees 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Dodgers 3

Cubs 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Joe Marty	3
1	Red Rolfe	3
1	Dick Siebert	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Hayes	3
1	Joe Marty	3
1	Mel Ott	3
4	Bobby Doerr	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Bill Nagel	1
1	Birdie Tebbetts	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	1.00
1	Cliff Melton	1.00
3	Tommy Bridges	0.67
4	Boom-Boom Beck	0.30
4	Dutch Leonard	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Cliff Melton	6
3	Johnny Lanning	4
4	Pete Appleton	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Emerson Dickman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.388
2	Jimmie Foxx	.368
3	Bob Johnson	.351
4	Johnny Mize	.346
5	Morrie Arnovich	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Johnny Mize	20
5	George Selkirk	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	95
2	Frank McCormick	93
3	Jimmie Foxx	90
4	Bob Johnson	84
4	Gee Walker	84

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	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.41
3	Lou Fette	2.42
4	Bump Hadley	2.61
5	Red Ruffing	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	19
2	Bob Feller	16
2	Red Ruffing	16
4	Tommy Bridges	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	161
2	Bobo Newsom	125
3	Claude Passeau	107
4	Tommy Bridges	105
5	Johnny Vander Meer	95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Grace	.474
2	Joe Medwick	.436
3	Frankie Hayes	.435
4	Pete Fox	.423
5	Lou Finney	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Max West	6
3	Wally Berger	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max West	20
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
2	Frank McCormick	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Bobby Doerr	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Buddy Hassett	5
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Billy Werber	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.06
2	Mel Harder	1.50
3	Carl Hubbell	1.66
4	Ted Lyons	1.69
5	Vito Tamulis	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Ken Chase	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Gene Thompson	20
4	Paul Derringer	17
5	Claude Passeau	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.409
2	Gee Walker	.392
3	Jimmie Foxx	.387
4	George Selkirk	.372
5	Luke Appling	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Frankie Hayes	7
4	Wally Berger	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Frank McCormick	27
3	Bob Johnson	26
3	Max West	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Luke Appling	8
3	Buddy Hassett	6
3	Eric McNair	6
3	Billy Werber	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.23
2	Ted Lyons	1.85
3	Bill Trotter	1.96
4	Bucky Walters	2.02
5	Carl Hubbell	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Luke Hamlin	5
3	Joe Heving	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Gene Thompson	35
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Mort Cooper	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
4	Emerson Dickman	3
4	Clyde Shoun	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.368
2	Jimmie Foxx	.359
3	Joe DiMaggio	.358
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Zeke Bonura	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Johnny Mize	31
3	Mel Ott	31
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	156
2	Hank Greenberg	144
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Gee Walker	125
5	2 tied	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	2.87
3	Red Ruffing	2.96
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	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	254
2	Bobo Newsom	217
3	Joe Krakauskas	162
4	Tommy Bridges	149
5	Bucky Walters	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Jumbo Brown	7
5	4 tied	6