On This Day

Sunday, June 25, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	12	.793	--
Red Sox	31	23	.574	13.0
Indians	32	28	.533	15.0
Tigers	32	29	.525	15.5
White Sox	29	28	.509	16.5
Athletics	24	35	.407	22.5
Senators	24	38	.387	24.0
Browns	17	42	.288	29.5

Games

Browns 7, Yankees 3

Yankees 11, Browns 2

Indians 8, Athletics 4

Athletics 10, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	37	22	.627	--
Cardinals	32	25	.561	4.0
Giants	33	27	.550	4.5
Cubs	32	29	.525	6.0
Dodgers	28	29	.491	8.0
Pirates	27	30	.474	9.0
Bees	24	34	.414	12.5
Phillies	19	36	.345	16.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Bees 8, Cardinals 5

Bees 2, Cardinals 0

Giants 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	Bill Dickey	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Joe Gantenbein	5
1	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	2
1	Max West	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	5
2	Max West	4
3	Joe Gallagher	3
3	Joe Gantenbein	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Lee Gamble	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	0.78
1	Bill Posedel	0.78
3	Marius Russo	0.56
4	George Caster	0.50
5	Claude Passeau	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	7
1	Bill Posedel	7
3	George Caster	5
3	Marius Russo	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Lefty Mills	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.391
2	Zeke Bonura	.369
3	Jimmie Foxx	.355
4	George McQuinn	.354
5	Buddy Lewis	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
4	Ernie Lombardi	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	55
1	Ted Williams	55
3	Bill Dickey	52
4	Zeke Bonura	48
4	Charlie Gehringer	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Stan Hack	8
4	Johnny Welaj	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.53
2	Lou Fette	1.76
3	Tommy Bridges	2.09
4	Bucky Walters	2.42
5	Hugh Casey	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	11
1	Red Ruffing	11
3	Bucky Walters	10
4	Tommy Bridges	9
4	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	100
2	Bobo Newsom	71
3	Claude Passeau	66
4	Johnny Vander Meer	64
5	Tommy Bridges	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
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	Johnny Mize	.467
2	Zeke Bonura	.458
3	Bob Johnson	.457
4	Mel Ott	.439
5	Mike Kreevich	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	5
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Myril Hoag	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	18
2	Bob Johnson	15
3	Zeke Bonura	14
4	Ben Chapman	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Jack Bolling	3
2	Mike Kreevich	3
2	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.64
2	Mort Cooper	0.73
3	Whit Wyatt	0.90
4	Jack Kramer	1.44
5	Bucky Walters	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	22
2	Bob Feller	16
2	Johnny Vander Meer	16
4	Red Ruffing	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Moore	2
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.426
2	Doc Cramer	.417
3	Morrie Arnovich	.413
4	Pinky Higgins	.396
5	George Case	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
1	Max West	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Jeff Heath	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Buddy Lewis	31
3	Zeke Bonura	29
3	Jimmie Foxx	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Ben Chapman	8
3	Billy Werber	5
4	Pete Fox	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	1.69
2	Bill Lohrman	1.83
3	Dizzy Dean	1.84
4	Bucky Walters	1.99
5	Mace Brown	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Bucky Walters	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	37
2	Bob Feller	32
2	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Tommy Bridges	29
5	Johnny Vander Meer	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	7
2	Whitey Moore	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.363
2	Jimmie Foxx	.357
3	Zeke Bonura	.348
4	Joe DiMaggio	.344
5	George McQuinn	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Harlond Clift	35
4	Johnny Mize	33
5	Dolph Camilli	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	142
3	Harlond Clift	128
4	Joe DiMaggio	125
5	Bill Dickey	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	26
3	Pete Fox	19
4	Ben Chapman	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.55
2	Lefty Gomez	2.62
3	Russ Bauers	2.76
4	Bucky Walters	2.94
5	Curt Davis	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	24
2	Bill Lee	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
4	Paul Derringer	20
4	Bob Feller	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	213
3	Joe Krakauskas	144
4	Paul Derringer	127
5	Tommy Bridges	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Clint Brown	7
4	3 others tied	7