On This Day

Monday, June 19, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 11 .788 --
Red Sox 29 21 .580 11.0
White Sox 28 25 .528 13.5
Indians 28 25 .528 13.5
Tigers 29 27 .518 14.0
Athletics 21 32 .396 20.5
Senators 22 34 .393 21.0
Browns 15 38 .283 26.5

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 Joe Gordon 4
2 Joe Glenn 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Red Rolfe 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
1 Bill Dickey 3
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
3 Pinky Higgins 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.43
2 Joe Krakauskas 0.40
3 Charlie Root 0.36
4 Dutch Leonard 0.22
5 Hugh Casey 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Joe Krakauskas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Krakauskas 4
1 Charlie Root 4
3 Oral Hildebrand 3
3 Archie McKain 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .396
2 George McQuinn .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Zeke Bonura .345
5 Frank McCormick .344

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 Taffy Wright 45
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
2 Lee Handley 11
3 Ben Chapman 8
4 Frankie Crosetti 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.57
2 Whit Wyatt 1.62
3 Hugh Casey 1.93
4 Tommy Bridges 2.31
5 Whitey Moore 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 .476
2 Mike Kreevich .444
3 Mel Ott .405
4 Zeke Bonura .404
4 Ben Chapman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Pete Fox 17
3 Buddy Lewis 15
4 Zeke Bonura 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Mike Kreevich 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 Vern Kennedy 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 24
2 Tommy Bridges 18
2 Fritz Ostermueller 18
4 Bobo Newsom 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Mort Cooper 2
1 Whitey Moore 2
1 Hugh Mulcahy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .395
2 Pinky Higgins .389
3 Zeke Bonura .388
4 Morrie Arnovich .387
5 Ben Chapman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Max West 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Jeff Heath 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Ted Williams 32
3 Buddy Lewis 29
4 Sam Chapman 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.53
2 Hugh Casey 1.80
3 Bucky Walters 1.82
4 Lou Fette 1.88
5 Whitey Moore 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
1 Claude Passeau 40
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Johnny Vander Meer 29
5 Cliff Melton 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .358
2 Jimmie Foxx .347
3 George McQuinn .346
4 Joe DiMaggio .341
5 Jeff Heath .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
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 169
2 Jimmie Foxx 142
3 Harlond Clift 128
4 Joe DiMaggio 125
5 Joe Gordon 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Frankie Crosetti 31
3 Pete Fox 21
4 Cookie Lavagetto 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.39
2 Lefty Gomez 2.43
3 Dick Errickson 2.79
4 Russ Bauers 2.79
5 Whitey Moore 2.86

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 139
4 Paul Derringer 128
5 Tommy Bridges 126

Saves

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