On This Day

Thursday, July 6, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 17 .757 --
Red Sox 38 25 .603 11.5
Tigers 38 32 .543 15.0
White Sox 37 32 .536 15.5
Indians 36 33 .522 16.5
Senators 29 45 .392 26.0
Athletics 27 43 .386 26.0
Browns 19 50 .275 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 25 .632 --
Giants 38 31 .551 5.5
Dodgers 33 31 .516 8.0
Cardinals 35 33 .515 8.0
Pirates 33 32 .508 8.5
Cubs 37 36 .507 8.5
Bees 30 36 .455 12.0
Phillies 19 44 .302 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Lefty Mills 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Ambler 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 Ollie Bejma 2
3 Fern Bell 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Bud Hafey 1
1 Dario Lodigiani 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Caster 0.58
2 Lefty Mills 0.50
3 Jack Knott 0.40
4 Paul Derringer 0.29
5 Bob Klinger 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Floyd Giebell 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Jack Knott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Caster 7
2 Lefty Mills 6
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 Bill Zuber 4
5 Pete Appleton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .378
2 Zeke Bonura .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .352
4 George McQuinn .346
5 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Johnny Mize 15
3 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Ernie Lombardi 14
3 George Selkirk 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 67
2 Hank Greenberg 62
3 Bill Dickey 58
3 Joe Gordon 58
3 Frank McCormick 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lee Handley 12
3 Ben Chapman 11
3 Stan Hack 11
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.86
2 Tommy Bridges 2.00
3 Lou Fette 2.08
4 Mace Brown 2.26
5 Atley Donald 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Bucky Walters 12
3 Tommy Bridges 11
3 Paul Derringer 11
3 Red Ruffing 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 115
2 Bobo Newsom 83
3 Johnny Vander Meer 77
4 Claude Passeau 76
5 Tommy Bridges 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Clint Brown 8
3 Mace Brown 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 Chubby Dean 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .452
2 Eric McNair .434
3 Bob Johnson .418
4 Joe DiMaggio .418
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Jim Tabor 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Joe Gordon 17
2 Bob Johnson 17
2 Hal Trosky 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oscar Grimes 4
1 Stan Hack 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Shoffner 0.00
1 Bill Posedel 0.00
3 Danny MacFayden 1.00
4 Atley Donald 1.13
5 Red Ruffing 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Paul Derringer 18
3 Bobo Newsom 16
3 Eddie Smith 16
5 George Caster 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 2
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Bob Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .418
2 Mel Ott .405
3 Bob Johnson .398
4 Zeke Bonura .394
5 Johnny Mize .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Zeke Bonura 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Joe Gordon 7
2 Jim Tabor 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Zeke Bonura 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Bob Johnson 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Stan Hack 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Shoffner 1.52
2 Red Ruffing 1.63
3 Bill Posedel 1.76
4 Atley Donald 1.77
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 40
2 Bob Feller 36
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Paul Derringer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Mort Cooper 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .366
2 Joe DiMaggio .352
3 Zeke Bonura .350
4 Jimmie Foxx .349
5 George McQuinn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Johnny Mize 38
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Jimmie Foxx 135
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Zeke Bonura 128
5 Joe Gordon 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 24
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Stan Hack 20
5 Lee Handley 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.62
2 Lefty Gomez 2.83
3 Bucky Walters 2.94
4 Red Ruffing 3.00
5 Paul Derringer 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 23
2 Paul Derringer 22
3 Bob Feller 21
3 Bill Lee 21
3 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 258
2 Bobo Newsom 210
3 Joe Krakauskas 149
4 Paul Derringer 141
5 Tommy Bridges 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Mace Brown 10
3 Clint Brown 8
3 Curt Davis 8
5 Dick Coffman 7