On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	26	.717	--
Red Sox	56	34	.622	9.0
White Sox	52	42	.553	15.0
Indians	48	42	.533	17.0
Tigers	48	46	.511	19.0
Senators	39	57	.406	29.0
Athletics	34	57	.374	31.5
Browns	26	65	.286	39.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 4

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 14, Athletics 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	60	30	.667	--
Cardinals	48	42	.533	12.0
Pirates	46	42	.523	13.0
Cubs	49	45	.521	13.0
Dodgers	44	45	.494	15.5
Giants	44	46	.489	16.0
Bees	42	48	.467	18.0
Phillies	26	61	.299	32.5

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Phillies 1

Bees 7, Pirates 5

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Jimmy Brown	4
3	Pete Fox	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Selkirk	2
2	Frank Croucher	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Myers	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	George Selkirk	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.33
2	Vance Page	0.67
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.54
4	Denny Galehouse	0.50
5	Lefty Gomez	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Denny Galehouse	5
4	Lefty Gomez	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Joe Sullivan	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.363
2	Morrie Arnovich	.354
3	George McQuinn	.344
4	Buddy Hassett	.341
5	Zeke Bonura	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	25
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Mel Ott	19
4	Johnny Mize	18
5	George Selkirk	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	86
2	Gee Walker	81
3	Frank McCormick	80
4	Jimmie Foxx	77
5	Hank Greenberg	76

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	Bucky Walters	2.15
2	Lou Fette	2.25
3	Atley Donald	2.30
4	Whit Wyatt	2.31
5	Red Ruffing	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	18
2	Bob Feller	15
3	Paul Derringer	14
3	Red Ruffing	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	144
2	Bobo Newsom	123
3	Claude Passeau	95
4	Tommy Bridges	91
5	Johnny Vander Meer	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Mace Brown	7
4	Chubby Dean	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gee Walker	.462
2	George Selkirk	.421
3	Lee Handley	.397
4	Luke Appling	.394
4	Arky Vaughan	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Rudy York	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	24
2	Gee Walker	18
3	Elbie Fletcher	16
4	Chuck Klein	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	5
1	George Case	5
3	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Eric McNair	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.50
2	Bill Trotter	0.51
3	Bob Bowman	0.78
4	Bucky Walters	1.00
4	Red Ruffing	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	33
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Gene Thompson	19
4	Mort Cooper	18
5	Tom Sunkel	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Bob Bowman	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Bill Swift	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.410
2	Chuck Klein	.380
3	Jimmie Foxx	.379
4	Ted Williams	.372
5	Bob Johnson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Johnny Mize	7
2	Mel Ott	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Frank McCormick	29
4	Ted Williams	28
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Mike Kreevich	5
3	Eric McNair	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	0.97
2	Bucky Walters	1.71
3	Bob Bowman	1.72
4	Clyde Shoun	1.78
5	Bump Hadley	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	8
2	Mace Brown	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Emerson Dickman	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Lefty Mills	34
3	Mort Cooper	33
4	Bob Feller	31
4	Joe Krakauskas	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.363
2	Johnny Mize	.357
3	Jimmie Foxx	.352
4	Zeke Bonura	.345
5	Bob Johnson	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Hank Greenberg	42
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Harlond Clift	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Hank Greenberg	149
3	Zeke Bonura	132
4	Gee Walker	129
5	Joe DiMaggio	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Lee Handley	20
4	Ben Chapman	18
4	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.57
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Bump Hadley	2.85
4	Mace Brown	2.87
5	Paul Derringer	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Paul Derringer	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	238
3	Joe Krakauskas	162
4	Tommy Bridges	150
5	Lefty Mills	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	11
2	Mace Brown	11
4	Dick Coffman	7
4	Curt Davis	7