On This Day

Saturday, June 10, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	9	.795	--
Red Sox	26	16	.619	8.0
White Sox	24	20	.545	11.0
Indians	25	21	.543	11.0
Tigers	23	25	.479	14.0
Athletics	18	28	.391	18.0
Senators	18	30	.375	19.0
Browns	13	33	.283	23.0

Games

Indians 6, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Tigers 17, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	31	16	.660	--
Cardinals	25	20	.556	5.0
Dodgers	23	21	.523	6.5
Cubs	24	23	.511	7.0
Pirates	23	24	.489	8.0
Giants	23	25	.479	8.5
Bees	19	26	.422	11.0
Phillies	16	29	.356	14.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 6

Cubs 2, Bees 1

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Buddy Lewis	6
3	Pinky Higgins	5
4	Frank Croucher	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Croucher	2
1	Hank Greenberg	2
3	Lonny Frey	1
3	Pinky Higgins	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Frank Croucher	5
2	Ernie Koy	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
5	Pete Fox	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Hersh Martin	1
1	Heinie Mueller	1
1	George Scharein	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	0.83
2	Dutch Leonard	0.55
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50
4	Mort Cooper	0.38
5	Luke Hamlin	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Ray Harrell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	4
4	Tommy Bridges	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.398
2	George McQuinn	.362
3	Jimmie Foxx	.350
4	Frank McCormick	.348
5	Myril Hoag	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Ernie Lombardi	11
4	Dolph Camilli	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Ted Williams	44
3	Ival Goodman	41
4	Taffy Wright	40
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Lee Handley	9
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Johnny Welaj	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.55
2	Whit Wyatt	1.81
3	Bill McGee	2.06
4	Bump Hadley	2.18
5	Willis Hudlin	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Curt Davis	8
2	Paul Derringer	8
2	Red Ruffing	8
5	4 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	84
2	Bobo Newsom	58
3	Tommy Bridges	51
4	Whitey Moore	48
4	Johnny Vander Meer	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	11
2	Clint Brown	7
3	Chubby Dean	5
4	Mace Brown	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.500
2	Doc Cramer	.464
3	Morrie Arnovich	.453
4	Ernie Koy	.424
5	Ben Chapman	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Joe Cronin	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	22
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Ernie Koy	21
4	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Ted Williams	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Jo-Jo Moore	3
3	Heinie Mueller	3
3	Carl Reynolds	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.60
2	Bill Swift	0.77
3	Hugh Casey	1.00
4	Vance Page	1.10
5	Lou Fette	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Vern Kennedy	17
4	Mort Cooper	16
4	Bob Feller	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Chubby Dean	2
2	Hugh Mulcahy	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.414
2	Doc Cramer	.398
3	Buddy Lewis	.379
4	Hank Leiber	.371
5	Dixie Walker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Ernie Lombardi	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Buddy Lewis	30
2	Ernie Lombardi	30
4	Ted Williams	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Lee Handley	7
4	Pete Fox	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	0.97
2	Bump Hadley	0.99
3	Hugh Casey	1.08
4	Bill McGee	1.77
5	Bill Lohrman	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Atley Donald	5
4	Bob Feller	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Johnny Vander Meer	35
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Tommy Bridges	27
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
2	Clint Brown	4
2	Chubby Dean	4
4	Curt Davis	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.348
2	George McQuinn	.347
3	Jimmie Foxx	.343
4	Jeff Heath	.338
5	Joe DiMaggio	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	60
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	168
2	Jimmie Foxx	143
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Johnny Rizzo	126
5	Joe Gordon	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Cookie Lavagetto	20
4	Pete Fox	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.46
2	Lou Fette	2.53
3	Whitey Moore	2.86
4	Russ Bauers	3.00
5	Charlie Root	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Paul Derringer	21
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Bill Lee	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	263
2	Bobo Newsom	220
3	Joe Krakauskas	138
4	Lefty Mills	135
5	Tommy Bridges	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	18
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
3	Charlie Root	8