On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 105 44 .705 --
Red Sox 88 61 .591 17.0
Indians 86 66 .566 20.5
White Sox 85 67 .559 21.5
Tigers 80 72 .526 26.5
Senators 64 88 .421 42.5
Athletics 55 96 .364 51.0
Browns 41 110 .272 65.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 56 .632 --
Cardinals 91 59 .607 4.0
Cubs 82 69 .543 13.5
Dodgers 81 69 .540 14.0
Giants 76 73 .510 18.5
Pirates 67 84 .444 28.5
Bees 62 87 .416 32.5
Phillies 45 103 .304 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Ross 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Lee Gamble 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Grimes 2
1 Odell Hale 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
1 Rudy York 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Milnar 0.80
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.67
3 Hal Newhouser 0.57
4 Hugh Casey 0.44
5 Lee Grissom 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Al Milnar 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Al Milnar 4
1 Hal Newhouser 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .382
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .353
4 Bob Johnson .341
5 Joe Medwick .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Ted Williams 30
5 Joe Gordon 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Frank McCormick 127
3 Joe DiMaggio 126
4 Joe Medwick 116
5 Bob Johnson 114

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 2.54
3 Bob Bowman 2.61
4 Gene Thompson 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Curt Davis 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 240
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 Greenberg .400
1 Odell Hale .400
3 Augie Galan .396
4 Frank McCormick .392
5 Bob Johnson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Hank Leiber 5
2 Rudy York 5
4 Joe Gallagher 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 19
2 Hank Leiber 17
3 Hank Greenberg 15
3 Terry Moore 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 0.96
2 Mort Cooper 1.00
3 Carl Doyle 1.15
4 Joe Haynes 1.29
5 Max Lanier 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 George Caster 3
2 Mel Harder 3
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Johnny Rigney 21
3 Paul Derringer 18
4 Johnny Gee 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Bob Bowman 2
1 Fritz Ostermueller 2
4 Tommy Bridges 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .396
2 Hank Leiber .384
3 Oscar Grimes .383
4 Terry Moore .378
5 Red Rolfe .373

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 34
2 Joe Medwick 32
3 Terry Moore 31
4 Oscar Grimes 30
5 Ted Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Gee Walker 7
3 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 0.72
2 Ted Lyons 1.67
3 Alex Carrasquel 1.71
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.82
5 Bob Bowman 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 8
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Bucky Walters 6
4 Hugh Casey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Paul Derringer 35
3 Bobo Newsom 34
4 Johnny Rigney 31
5 Vito Tamulis 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Bob Bowman 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Emerson Dickman 2
2 6 others tied 2