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 |