On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 28 .711 --
Red Sox 59 36 .621 9.0
White Sox 55 45 .550 15.5
Tigers 51 47 .520 18.5
Indians 49 47 .510 19.5
Senators 44 57 .436 27.0
Athletics 36 61 .371 33.0
Browns 27 69 .281 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 33 .649 --
Cardinals 53 42 .558 8.5
Cubs 53 45 .541 10.0
Pirates 48 45 .516 12.5
Giants 47 47 .500 14.0
Dodgers 47 47 .500 14.0
Bees 42 53 .442 19.5
Phillies 26 65 .286 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 5
2 Cookie Lavagetto 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Elbie Fletcher 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Pete Fox 4
2 Birdie Tebbetts 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 George Case 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Joe Grace 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.73
3 Red Ruffing 0.62
4 Joe Sullivan 0.60
5 Ken Chase 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Beckmann 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Joe Sullivan 6
3 Ken Chase 5
3 Charlie Root 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .364
2 Morrie Arnovich .350
3 Zeke Bonura .343
4 Johnny Mize .343
5 George McQuinn .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Mel Ott 21
3 Hank Greenberg 20
4 Johnny Mize 18
4 George Selkirk 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 89
2 Jimmie Foxx 84
3 Frank McCormick 82
4 Gee Walker 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Lee Handley 15
3 Ben Chapman 14
4 Luke Appling 13
4 Mike Kreevich 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.18
2 Bucky Walters 2.19
3 Whit Wyatt 2.31
4 Red Ruffing 2.50
5 Bump Hadley 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 19
2 Curt Davis 15
2 Bob Feller 15
2 Red Ruffing 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Bobo Newsom 124
3 Claude Passeau 100
4 Tommy Bridges 99
5 Johnny Vander Meer 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Mace Brown 7
4 Chubby Dean 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Selkirk .425
2 Johnny Hudson .412
3 Billy Herman .407
4 Bobby Doerr .405
5 Frankie Hayes .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Bobby Doerr 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Bobby Doerr 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Max West 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Luke Appling 5
3 Buddy Lewis 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.70
2 Bill Trotter 0.95
3 Dutch Leonard 1.33
4 Joe Bowman 1.44
5 Dizzy Trout 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Bob Bowman 3
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Tommy Bridges 21
3 Bob Feller 20
4 Gene Thompson 19
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Emerson Dickman 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .405
2 Jimmie Foxx .385
3 Johnny Mize .381
4 Billy Herman .379
5 Rabbit Warstler .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Frankie Hayes 7
4 Bill Dickey 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Elbie Fletcher 27
2 Bob Johnson 27
2 Gee Walker 27
5 Chuck Klein 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Luke Appling 8
3 Eric McNair 6
4 Mike Kreevich 5
4 Arky Vaughan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.14
2 Bob Bowman 1.20
3 Johnny Rigney 1.77
4 Bill Trotter 1.83
5 Mort Cooper 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Curt Davis 6
3 Emerson Dickman 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 Joe Krakauskas 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 41
2 Bob Feller 37
3 Gene Thompson 30
4 Mort Cooper 29
4 Lefty Mills 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .366
2 Joe DiMaggio .360
3 Jimmie Foxx .351
4 Zeke Bonura .349
5 Bob Johnson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Johnny Mize 30
5 Harlond Clift 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 154
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Joe DiMaggio 125
4 Zeke Bonura 124
4 Gee Walker 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 43
2 Frankie Crosetti 21
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Lee Handley 20
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.49
2 Lou Fette 2.61
3 Red Ruffing 2.80
4 Bump Hadley 2.85
5 Paul Derringer 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Paul Derringer 22
2 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Red Ruffing 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 256
2 Bobo Newsom 226
3 Joe Krakauskas 159
4 Tommy Bridges 150
5 Bucky Walters 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 18
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Mace Brown 9
4 Curt Davis 7
5 3 tied 6