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

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

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