On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	11	.784	--
Red Sox	29	21	.580	10.5
White Sox	28	25	.528	13.0
Indians	28	25	.528	13.0
Tigers	29	26	.527	13.0
Athletics	21	32	.396	20.0
Senators	21	33	.389	20.5
Browns	14	37	.275	26.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Yankees 5

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Athletics 9, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	36	18	.667	--
Cardinals	29	23	.558	6.0
Giants	29	26	.527	7.5
Dodgers	26	26	.500	9.0
Cubs	27	28	.491	9.5
Pirates	24	28	.462	11.0
Bees	22	30	.423	13.0
Phillies	18	32	.360	16.0

Games

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0

Cubs 9, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Reds 12, Bees 6

Bees 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	6
2	Doc Cramer	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Ben Chapman	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Rabbit Warstler	4
4	Bob Johnson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	1.00
2	Nels Potter	0.57
3	Bill Lee	0.56
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
5	Dizzy Dean	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Ostermueller	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bill Lee	5
4	Nels Potter	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Jacobs	1
1	Bob Weiland	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.396
2	George McQuinn	.365
3	Myril Hoag	.351
4	Jimmie Foxx	.347
5	Zeke Bonura	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
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	55
2	Ted Williams	52
3	Frank McCormick	46
4	Ival Goodman	44
4	Gee Walker	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Ben Chapman	8
4	Pete Fox	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.57
2	Whit Wyatt	1.62
3	Tommy Bridges	2.31
4	Whitey Moore	2.49
5	Bucky Walters	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
1	Red Ruffing	10
3	Bucky Walters	9
4	Tommy Bridges	8
4	5 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	94
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	.457
2	Harlond Clift	.439
3	Mike Kreevich	.426
4	George McQuinn	.426
5	Ben Chapman	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Harlond Clift	19
3	Pete Fox	17
3	Ernie Koy	17
3	Buddy Lewis	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	0.92
2	Jack Knott	1.00
3	Lefty Gomez	1.13
4	Bucky Walters	1.32
5	Hugh Casey	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	24
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Fritz Ostermueller	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Mort Cooper	2
1	Whitey Moore	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.400
2	Morrie Arnovich	.388
3	Zeke Bonura	.377
4	Ben Chapman	.372
5	Pinky Higgins	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Ernie Lombardi	7
2	Max West	7
4	Jimmie Foxx	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Hank Greenberg	33
3	Buddy Lewis	30
4	Sam Chapman	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Ben Chapman	8
2	Lee Handley	8
4	Pete Fox	5
4	Stan Hack	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Casey	1.46
2	Dizzy Dean	1.53
3	Bucky Walters	1.82
4	Bill Swift	2.00
5	Whitey Moore	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Ted Lyons	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	7
2	Chubby Dean	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Whitey Moore	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.355
2	George McQuinn	.346
3	Jimmie Foxx	.344
4	Joe DiMaggio	.341
5	Zeke Bonura	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	59
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Harlond Clift	36
4	Johnny Mize	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	170
2	Jimmie Foxx	142
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	Joe Gordon	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Frankie Crosetti	30
3	Pete Fox	21
4	Cookie Lavagetto	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Bill Lee	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bob Feller	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	216
3	Joe Krakauskas	135
4	Lefty Mills	131
5	Paul Derringer	130

Saves

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