On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 22 .707 --
Red Sox 43 25 .632 6.5
White Sox 40 33 .548 12.0
Indians 40 34 .541 12.5
Tigers 38 36 .514 14.5
Senators 32 46 .410 22.5
Athletics 28 46 .378 24.5
Browns 21 53 .284 31.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 26 .629 --
Giants 40 33 .548 5.5
Cardinals 36 34 .514 8.0
Cubs 39 37 .513 8.0
Pirates 35 34 .507 8.5
Dodgers 35 34 .507 8.5
Bees 32 38 .457 12.0
Phillies 21 46 .313 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Waner 2
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 Lee Handley 1
2 Johnny Hudson 1
2 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.44
2 Mace Brown 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mace Brown 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .383
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Zeke Bonura .350
4 George McQuinn .339
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Hank Greenberg 16
3 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 5 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 70
2 Frank McCormick 66
3 Hank Greenberg 62
4 Joe Cronin 60
4 Gee Walker 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lee Handley 13
3 Ben Chapman 12
4 Stan Hack 11
5 Jim Tabor 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.90
2 Whit Wyatt 1.92
3 Tommy Bridges 2.35
4 Mace Brown 2.40
5 Atley Donald 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 14
2 Bucky Walters 13
3 Tommy Bridges 11
3 Paul Derringer 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 118
2 Bobo Newsom 85
3 Claude Passeau 79
4 Johnny Vander Meer 77
5 Tommy Bridges 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Chubby Dean 6
4 Mace Brown 5
4 Curt Davis 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ival Goodman .552
2 Joe DiMaggio .493
3 Tony Cuccinello .442
4 Pete Coscarart .429
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Jim Tabor 5
2 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Joe Cronin 18
3 Hal Trosky 17
4 Joe Gordon 16
4 Bob Johnson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Lou Chiozza 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Sundra 0.69
2 Bump Hadley 1.23
3 Bobo Newsom 1.37
4 Bill Posedel 1.50
5 Danny MacFayden 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 13
1 Mort Cooper 13
1 Lefty Mills 13
1 Bobo Newsom 13
1 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Boom-Boom Beck 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .443
2 Joe DiMaggio .417
3 Bob Johnson .404
4 Ival Goodman .394
5 Mel Ott .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Hal Trosky 7
4 Zeke Bonura 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Bob Johnson 29
3 Hal Trosky 28
4 Ted Williams 26
5 Zeke Bonura 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Oscar Grimes 5
2 Stan Hack 5
2 Jim Tabor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.63
2 Whit Wyatt 1.92
3 Mort Cooper 2.03
4 Fritz Ostermueller 2.05
5 Atley Donald 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Atley Donald 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Claude Passeau 28
3 Johnny Vander Meer 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
2 Fred Frankhouse 2
2 Al Milnar 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .367
2 Joe DiMaggio .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .349
4 Zeke Bonura .344
5 George McQuinn .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Johnny Mize 39
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 137
3 Joe DiMaggio 133
4 Zeke Bonura 128
5 Jeff Heath 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Frankie Crosetti 24
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Stan Hack 20
4 Lee Handley 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.62
2 Lefty Gomez 2.69
3 Paul Derringer 2.96
4 Bucky Walters 2.99
5 Russ Bauers 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 255
2 Bobo Newsom 210
3 Joe Krakauskas 153
4 Tommy Bridges 138
5 Paul Derringer 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
4 Curt Davis 8