On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 43 .707 --
Red Sox 87 60 .592 17.0
Indians 84 66 .560 21.5
White Sox 85 67 .559 21.5
Tigers 80 70 .533 25.5
Senators 63 87 .420 42.5
Athletics 54 95 .362 51.0
Browns 41 110 .272 65.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 56 .627 --
Cardinals 91 58 .611 2.5
Cubs 82 69 .543 12.5
Dodgers 79 67 .541 13.0
Giants 74 73 .503 18.5
Pirates 67 83 .447 27.0
Bees 60 85 .414 31.5
Phillies 45 101 .308 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 6
2 Bob Elliott 5
2 Augie Galan 5
2 Joe Kuhel 5
5 Hank Leiber 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 5
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Rip Russell 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 2
1 Augie Galan 2
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 Oscar Grimes 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.86
2 Bill Cox 0.75
3 Bill McGee 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 0.43
5 Oad Swigart 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Cox 6
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Eddie Smith 6
4 Oad Swigart 5
5 Johnny Rigney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .384
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .353
4 Bob Johnson .341
5 Joe Medwick .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Ted Williams 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Frank McCormick 126
3 Joe DiMaggio 125
4 Joe Medwick 116
5 Hank Greenberg 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Ben Chapman 18
4 4 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.29
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
2 Bob Bowman 2.57
4 Gene Thompson 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Curt Davis 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Claude Passeau 137
4 Bucky Walters 135
5 Tommy Bridges 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 17
3 Clyde Shoun 9
4 Joe Heving 8
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Leiber .426
2 Augie Galan .415
3 Odell Hale .414
4 Bob Johnson .393
5 2 tied .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 8
2 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Joe Gallagher 4
3 Terry Moore 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 27
2 Frank McCormick 21
3 Terry Moore 17
4 Hank Greenberg 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.50
2 Gene Thompson 0.73
2 Bill Crouch 0.73
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.15
5 Bob Bowman 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Bill McGee 4
1 Gene Thompson 4
4 Bob Feller 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Johnny Rigney 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
4 Gene Thompson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Bob Bowman 2
1 Fritz Ostermueller 2
4 Tommy Bridges 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .432
2 Oscar Grimes .382
3 Red Rolfe .378
4 Ken Keltner .378
5 Hank Leiber .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
1 Ted Williams 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 10
3 Hank Leiber 10
5 Terry Moore 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Hank Leiber 34
2 Joe Medwick 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Terry Moore 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Eric McNair 7
2 Gee Walker 7
4 George Case 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 1.15
2 Bob Bowman 1.56
3 Ted Lyons 1.67
4 Bill McGee 1.86
5 Marius Russo 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 7
2 Bucky Walters 6
3 Larry French 5
3 Mel Harder 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Bobo Newsom 42
3 Johnny Rigney 39
4 Paul Derringer 31
5 Bucky Walters 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Joe Heving 3
3 Bob Bowman 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 5 others tied 2