On This Day

Wednesday, July 26, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 25 .719 --
Red Sox 55 31 .640 7.5
White Sox 50 40 .556 14.5
Indians 47 40 .540 16.0
Tigers 44 45 .494 20.0
Senators 37 55 .402 28.5
Athletics 33 54 .379 30.0
Browns 24 64 .273 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 30 .643 --
Pirates 45 39 .536 9.0
Cardinals 45 40 .529 9.5
Cubs 47 43 .522 10.0
Dodgers 42 42 .500 12.0
Giants 42 44 .488 13.0
Bees 40 45 .471 14.5
Phillies 25 57 .305 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Kreevich 7
2 Morrie Arnovich 5
2 Gee Walker 5
4 Fern Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 Johnny Berardino 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Don Padgett 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Hersh Martin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Sunkel 2.25
2 Dizzy Dean 0.80
3 Joe Krakauskas 0.67
4 Bobo Newsom 0.62
5 Red Ruffing 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Sunkel 9
2 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Boom-Boom Beck 4
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Morrie Arnovich .370
2 Jimmie Foxx .366
3 Bob Johnson .344
4 Johnny Mize .342
5 George McQuinn .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Johnny Mize 18
4 Mel Ott 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 85
2 Gee Walker 79
3 Frank McCormick 75
4 Hank Greenberg 74
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Lee Handley 15
3 Mike Kreevich 13
4 Ben Chapman 12
4 Stan Hack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.11
2 Bucky Walters 2.16
3 Atley Donald 2.30
4 Whit Wyatt 2.31
5 Mace Brown 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 17
2 Bob Feller 15
3 Red Ruffing 14
4 Paul Derringer 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 140
2 Bobo Newsom 115
3 Claude Passeau 91
4 Tommy Bridges 83
4 Johnny Vander Meer 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Mace Brown 6
3 Chubby Dean 6
5 Curt Davis 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .443
2 Taffy Wright .435
3 Bob Johnson .429
4 Buddy Myer .424
5 Hank Greenberg .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Chuck Klein 17
4 Myril Hoag 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 5
1 George Case 5
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Eric McNair 5
5 Arky Vaughan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.50
2 Joe Dobson 0.75
3 Mort Cooper 1.32
4 Whitey Moore 1.35
5 Johnny Rigney 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Bob Feller 22
3 Lefty Mills 18
4 Tom Sunkel 17
5 Joe Krakauskas 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Mort Cooper 2
2 Bill Swift 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .413
2 Buddy Myer .409
3 Joe DiMaggio .406
4 Bob Johnson .402
5 Jimmie Foxx .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Johnny Mize 8
3 Joe Gordon 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
1 Gee Walker 32
3 Ted Williams 30
4 Jimmie Foxx 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 7
1 George Case 7
3 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Eric McNair 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 1.29
2 Johnny Rigney 1.62
3 Bucky Walters 1.67
4 Milt Shoffner 1.70
5 Bump Hadley 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Mace Brown 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Emerson Dickman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 44
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Lefty Mills 31
4 Mort Cooper 28
4 Joe Krakauskas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Bob Bowman 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .366
2 Johnny Mize .360
3 Jimmie Foxx .353
4 Bob Johnson .348
5 Zeke Bonura .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Johnny Mize 32
3 Mel Ott 32
5 Harlond Clift 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Zeke Bonura 129
5 Gee Walker 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Frankie Crosetti 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Lee Handley 20
5 Stan Hack 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.50
2 Bucky Walters 2.64
3 Mace Brown 2.72
4 Bump Hadley 2.90
5 Whitey Moore 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 24
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Red Ruffing 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Bobo Newsom 234
3 Joe Krakauskas 164
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 Lefty Mills 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Mace Brown 10
4 Curt Davis 8
5 Dick Coffman 7