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

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

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