On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 13 .787 --
Red Sox 33 23 .589 12.5
Indians 33 29 .532 15.5
Tigers 33 30 .524 16.0
White Sox 30 28 .517 16.5
Athletics 25 37 .403 23.5
Senators 24 40 .375 25.5
Browns 17 43 .283 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 22 .633 --
Giants 35 27 .565 4.0
Cardinals 33 26 .559 4.5
Cubs 33 30 .524 6.5
Dodgers 29 29 .500 8.0
Pirates 27 31 .466 10.0
Bees 24 35 .407 13.5
Phillies 19 38 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 7
2 Joe Gordon 6
3 Frankie Crosetti 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Red Rolfe 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
4 Jack Bolling 1
4 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 7
1 Joe Gordon 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 George Selkirk 5
5 Tommy Henrich 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Gene Moore 1
1 George Selkirk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Bill Lohrman 0.43
3 Mort Cooper 0.20
4 Monte Pearson 0.18
5 Hugh Mulcahy 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Boom-Boom Beck 3
1 Bob Bowman 3
1 Bill Lohrman 3
1 Bill McGee 3
1 Jack Russell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .392
2 Zeke Bonura .374
3 Buddy Lewis .356
4 Jimmie Foxx .353
5 George McQuinn .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Frank McCormick 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 57
1 Ted Williams 57
3 Bill Dickey 54
4 Zeke Bonura 51
4 2 others tied 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lee Handley 11
3 Ben Chapman 9
3 Stan Hack 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.45
2 Lou Fette 1.79
3 Tommy Bridges 2.08
4 Bucky Walters 2.42
5 Hugh Casey 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 12
2 Red Ruffing 11
3 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Bucky Walters 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 113
2 Bobo Newsom 72
3 Tommy Bridges 69
4 Claude Passeau 66
5 Johnny Vander Meer 64

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 Zeke Bonura .522
2 Johnny Mize .467
3 Mike Kreevich .432
4 Charlie Gehringer .423
5 Buddy Lewis .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Joe Gordon 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 17
1 Bill Dickey 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 Babe Dahlgren 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Jack Bolling 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 0.50
2 Whit Wyatt 0.79
3 Jack Kramer 1.42
4 Elden Auker 1.44
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Bill Lohrman 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Claude Passeau 15
4 Monte Pearson 14
5 Milt Shoffner 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .435
2 Zeke Bonura .419
3 Mike Kreevich .404
4 Buddy Lewis .393
5 Joe Gordon .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
1 Jeff Heath 7
1 Max West 7
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 28
1 Bill Dickey 28
1 Buddy Lewis 28
4 Joe Gordon 27
4 Hank Greenberg 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Joe Gordon 5
4 Pete Fox 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.00
2 Bucky Walters 1.66
3 Charlie Root 1.69
4 Bill Lohrman 1.78
5 Lou Fette 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Claude Passeau 37
3 Tommy Bridges 31
4 Bobo Newsom 27
5 Red Ruffing 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Mort Cooper 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .361
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Zeke Bonura .349
4 Joe DiMaggio .348
5 George McQuinn .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 54
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Harlond Clift 33
3 Johnny Mize 33
5 Dolph Camilli 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 162
2 Jimmie Foxx 141
3 Joe DiMaggio 128
4 Joe Gordon 124
5 Bill Dickey 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 26
3 Pete Fox 19
3 Stan Hack 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.52
2 Lou Fette 2.53
3 Bucky Walters 2.83
4 Russ Bauers 2.93
5 Bill Lee 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Bill Lee 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Paul Derringer 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 269
2 Bobo Newsom 209
3 Joe Krakauskas 144
4 Tommy Bridges 133
5 Paul Derringer 131

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