On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	33	.700	--
Red Sox	69	40	.633	7.5
White Sox	62	50	.554	16.0
Indians	58	53	.523	19.5
Tigers	58	54	.518	20.0
Senators	49	65	.430	30.0
Athletics	38	72	.345	39.0
Browns	32	76	.296	44.0

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Red Sox 8, Senators 6

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	69	39	.639	--
Cardinals	63	44	.589	5.5
Cubs	61	51	.545	10.0
Giants	54	53	.505	14.5
Dodgers	54	54	.500	15.0
Pirates	49	57	.462	19.0
Bees	47	61	.435	22.0
Phillies	33	71	.317	34.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Bees 0

Cubs 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Buddy Lewis	3
1	Eric McNair	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	Benny McCoy	1
1	Billy Rogell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Chase	0.83
2	Mort Cooper	0.60
3	Thornton Lee	0.36
4	Jake Wade	0.33
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
4	Paul Derringer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Emerson Dickman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.395
2	Jimmie Foxx	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Bob Johnson	.345
5	Morrie Arnovich	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	31
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Hank Greenberg	21
4	Johnny Mize	20
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	101
2	Frank McCormick	97
3	Jimmie Foxx	96
4	Hank Greenberg	88
4	Bob Johnson	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Lee Handley	18
3	Ben Chapman	15
4	Mike Kreevich	14
4	Barney McCosky	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.31
2	Bucky Walters	2.34
3	Red Ruffing	2.37
4	Lou Fette	2.53
5	Lefty Grove	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Red Ruffing	18
3	Curt Davis	17
3	Bob Feller	17
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	180
2	Bobo Newsom	141
3	Claude Passeau	109
4	Tommy Bridges	107
5	Bucky Walters	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Suhr	.500
2	Johnny Mize	.438
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	.421
4	Bob Johnson	.420
5	Paul Waner	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Benny McCoy	18
3	Babe Dahlgren	16
3	Max West	16
5	Frank McCormick	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Pete Fox	5
3	Joe Kuhel	4
4	Lee Handley	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Weiland	0.49
2	Bill McGee	0.63
3	Hank Johnson	0.75
4	Mel Harder	1.04
5	Red Ruffing	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	4
2	Bob Bowman	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Mort Cooper	17
2	Lefty Mills	17
2	Bobo Newsom	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Emerson Dickman	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Keller	.424
2	Johnny Mize	.420
3	Jimmie Foxx	.405
4	Bobby Doerr	.393
5	Joe DiMaggio	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Max West	8
5	Frankie Hayes	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Max West	31
4	Benny McCoy	28
5	Bobby Doerr	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Pete Fox	5
3	Lee Handley	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.49
2	Carl Hubbell	1.61
3	Red Ruffing	1.65
4	Johnny Rigney	2.11
5	Ted Lyons	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Bobo Newsom	44
3	Mort Cooper	35
4	Tommy Bridges	29
4	Gene Thompson	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.379
2	Joe DiMaggio	.367
3	Jimmie Foxx	.363
4	Wally Moses	.337
5	Bob Johnson	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Johnny Mize	30
5	Joe Gordon	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Hank Greenberg	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Gee Walker	120
5	Frank McCormick	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Lee Handley	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
3	Pete Fox	21
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.44
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Red Ruffing	2.76
4	Lou Fette	2.87
5	Mort Cooper	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Bill Lee	23
2	Red Ruffing	23
4	Bob Feller	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	205
3	Joe Krakauskas	152
4	Tommy Bridges	147
5	Bucky Walters	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Clint Brown	14
3	Mace Brown	8
4	Pete Appleton	6
4	4 others tied	6