On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	10	.800	--
Red Sox	27	21	.563	12.0
Indians	28	23	.549	12.5
White Sox	27	24	.529	13.5
Tigers	28	26	.519	14.0
Athletics	20	31	.392	20.5
Senators	21	33	.389	21.0
Browns	14	37	.275	26.5

Games

Yankees 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 5, White Sox 2

Senators 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	35	17	.673	--
Cardinals	28	23	.549	6.5
Giants	29	25	.537	7.0
Dodgers	26	24	.520	8.0
Cubs	25	28	.472	10.5
Pirates	24	28	.462	11.0
Bees	21	29	.420	13.0
Phillies	18	32	.360	16.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 0

Phillies 11, Pirates 2

Giants 7, Cardinals 5

Reds 3, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Bolling	3
1	George Caster	3
1	Lou Chiozza	3
1	Charlie Gehringer	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	Don Padgett	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky May	3
1	Dee Miles	3
3	Joe Gallagher	2
3	Willard Hershberger	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Bolling	2
2	Jimmy Brown	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Whitehill	0.67
2	Red Ruffing	0.64
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.45
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.33
5	Whit Wyatt	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	8
2	Red Ruffing	7
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5
4	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Bobo Newsom	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.396
2	George McQuinn	.365
3	Frank McCormick	.353
4	Myril Hoag	.351
5	Jimmie Foxx	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Dolph Camilli	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Ernie Lombardi	11
2	Frank McCormick	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	51
2	Ted Williams	49
3	Frank McCormick	44
4	Charlie Gehringer	43
4	2 others tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Pete Fox	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.62
2	Lou Fette	1.77
3	Bump Hadley	1.99
4	Willis Hudlin	2.30
5	Tommy Bridges	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
1	Red Ruffing	10
3	Bucky Walters	9
4	Tommy Bridges	8
4	4 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	89
2	Bobo Newsom	67
3	Claude Passeau	60
4	Johnny Vander Meer	57
5	Tommy Bridges	56

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.451
2	Babe Phelps	.439
3	Mike Kreevich	.431
4	George McQuinn	.426
5	Frank McCormick	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
4	Ollie Bejma	3
4	12 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Koy	21
2	Harlond Clift	20
3	Buddy Lewis	19
4	Pete Fox	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Lonny Frey	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	0.00
2	Jack Knott	1.00
3	Bump Hadley	1.06
4	Lefty Gomez	1.13
5	Jumbo Brown	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
4	Johnny Allen	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	24
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Red Ruffing	16
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.382
2	Morrie Arnovich	.369
3	Mike Kreevich	.365
4	Buddy Lewis	.361
5	Charlie Gehringer	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Ernie Lombardi	8
3	Frank McCormick	7
3	Max West	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	31
1	Ted Williams	31
3	Hank Greenberg	29
4	Charlie Gehringer	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Lee Handley	8
3	Ben Chapman	7
4	Pete Fox	5
4	Stan Hack	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.94
2	Hugh Casey	1.38
3	Bill Lohrman	1.57
4	Bob Feller	1.65
5	Bucky Walters	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Harry Gumbert	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	40
2	Bob Feller	35
2	Johnny Vander Meer	35
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	Red Ruffing	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	7
2	Chubby Dean	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Whitey Moore	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.350
2	George McQuinn	.346
3	Jimmie Foxx	.344
4	Joe DiMaggio	.341
5	Jeff Heath	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	59
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Johnny Mize	33
4	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	167
2	Jimmie Foxx	143
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	124
5	Jeff Heath	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Pete Fox	21
3	Cookie Lavagetto	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.38
2	Lou Fette	2.48
3	Dick Errickson	2.79
4	Whitey Moore	2.88
5	Russ Bauers	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Bob Feller	20
2	Bill Lee	20
2	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Bobo Newsom	216
3	Joe Krakauskas	135
4	Lefty Mills	131
5	Paul Derringer	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Humphries	8
3	Charlie Root	8