On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	33	.689	--
Red Sox	66	38	.635	6.0
White Sox	58	50	.537	16.0
Indians	56	49	.533	16.5
Tigers	56	52	.519	18.0
Senators	48	60	.444	26.0
Athletics	37	70	.346	36.5
Browns	31	73	.298	41.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 2

Indians 8, Tigers 4

Tigers 10, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	67	38	.638	--
Cardinals	58	44	.569	7.5
Cubs	59	49	.546	9.5
Giants	53	50	.515	13.0
Dodgers	51	52	.495	15.0
Pirates	49	51	.490	15.5
Bees	45	58	.437	21.0
Phillies	30	70	.300	34.5

Games

Reds 9, Pirates 8

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	5
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Benny McCoy	4
2	Rudy York	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Benny McCoy	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Hal Trosky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	Pinky Higgins	3
1	Barney McCosky	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	2
1	Jeff Heath	2
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	Frank Croucher	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	2.50
2	Larry French	1.00
3	Archie McKain	0.38
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.30
5	Paul Derringer	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	1
1	Al Milnar	1
1	Johnny Rigney	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	Gene Thompson	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	10
2	Larry French	6
3	Archie McKain	5
4	Johnny Allen	3
4	Schoolboy Rowe	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.395
2	Jimmie Foxx	.366
3	Bob Johnson	.352
4	Johnny Mize	.348
5	Morrie Arnovich	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Mel Ott	23
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Johnny Mize	20
5	Dolph Camilli	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	97
2	Frank McCormick	94
3	Jimmie Foxx	93
4	Bob Johnson	87
4	Gee Walker	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
4	Luke Appling	13
4	Mike Kreevich	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.35
3	Lou Fette	2.42
4	Red Ruffing	2.49
5	Bump Hadley	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Bob Feller	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
4	Curt Davis	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	172
2	Bobo Newsom	136
3	Claude Passeau	108
4	Tommy Bridges	105
5	2 tied	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	7
4	Pete Appleton	6
4	Chubby Dean	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.490
2	Johnny Mize	.457
3	Paul Waner	.447
4	Bob Johnson	.446
5	Gus Suhr	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Wally Berger	6
2	Frankie Hayes	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	Max West	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Babe Dahlgren	20
3	Frankie Hayes	19
4	Bob Johnson	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Lee Handley	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	1.37
2	Ted Lyons	1.42
3	Mel Harder	1.73
4	Cliff Melton	2.01
5	Mort Cooper	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Johnny Rigney	19
3	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bill Lohrman	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
4	Emerson Dickman	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.383
2	Bob Johnson	.378
3	George Selkirk	.378
4	Johnny Mize	.375
5	Joe Grace	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Frankie Hayes	8
3	Max West	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Frankie Hayes	28
3	Frank McCormick	28
3	Max West	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Luke Appling	7
3	Buddy Hassett	6
3	Billy Werber	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	1.23
2	Johnny Rigney	1.76
3	Red Ruffing	1.94
4	Mort Cooper	2.03
5	Thornton Lee	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Gene Thompson	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Bobo Newsom	46
3	Gene Thompson	36
4	Johnny Rigney	34
5	Mort Cooper	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	4
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
1	Clyde Shoun	4
5	Emerson Dickman	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.370
2	Jimmie Foxx	.362
3	Joe DiMaggio	.361
4	Bob Johnson	.345
5	Wally Moses	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Joe Gordon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	159
2	Hank Greenberg	143
3	Joe DiMaggio	128
4	Frank McCormick	122
5	Gee Walker	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Lee Handley	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Pete Fox	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.54
2	Red Ruffing	2.83
3	Mort Cooper	2.87
4	Lou Fette	2.87
5	Curt Davis	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Paul Derringer	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	221
3	Joe Krakauskas	161
4	Tommy Bridges	149
5	Bucky Walters	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	9
4	Jumbo Brown	7
5	4 tied	6