On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 34 .696 --
Red Sox 70 41 .631 7.5
White Sox 63 50 .558 15.5
Indians 58 54 .518 20.0
Tigers 58 55 .513 20.5
Senators 50 66 .431 30.0
Athletics 39 73 .348 39.0
Browns 33 76 .303 43.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 41 .631 --
Cardinals 65 45 .591 4.5
Cubs 63 52 .548 9.0
Dodgers 55 54 .505 14.0
Giants 55 55 .500 14.5
Pirates 50 58 .463 18.5
Bees 47 61 .435 21.5
Phillies 34 73 .318 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willard Hershberger 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 Art Parks 3
1 Tuck Stainback 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Pete Coscarart 2
2 Larry French 2
2 Willard Hershberger 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Al Todd 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.64
2 Larry French 0.60
3 Luke Hamlin 0.38
4 Bill Lohrman 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 7
2 Larry French 6
3 Bill Lohrman 4
4 Luke Hamlin 3
5 Ray Harrell 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .390
2 Jimmie Foxx .368
3 Johnny Mize .355
4 Bob Johnson .343
5 Morrie Arnovich .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Hank Greenberg 22
3 Johnny Mize 22
5 Dolph Camilli 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 101
2 Frank McCormick 99
3 Jimmie Foxx 98
4 Hank Greenberg 90
4 Bob Johnson 90

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 Red Ruffing 2.37
3 Bucky Walters 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 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 180
2 Bobo Newsom 144
3 Claude Passeau 110
4 Tommy Bridges 107
5 Bucky Walters 105

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Suhr .487
2 Paul Waner .463
3 Johnny Mize .451
4 Debs Garms .424
5 Hank Majeski .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Babe Dahlgren 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Babe Dahlgren 16
3 Frank McCormick 15
4 Augie Galan 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
4 Barney McCosky 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.47
3 Steve Sundra 0.55
4 Bob Weiland 1.10
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Mulcahy 4
2 Bob Bowman 3
2 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Bob Feller 19
2 Johnny Rigney 19
2 Bucky Walters 19
5 2 tied 17

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 Johnny Mize .402
2 Charlie Keller .397
3 Jimmie Foxx .390
4 Bobby Doerr .377
5 George Selkirk .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
3 Mel Ott 9
4 Max West 8
5 Frankie Hayes 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Max West 31
4 Bobby Doerr 27
5 Benny McCoy 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Pete Fox 5
2 Buddy Hassett 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 0.48
2 Carl Hubbell 1.54
3 Red Ruffing 1.76
4 Curt Davis 1.94
5 Larry French 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 6
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Luke Hamlin 6
1 Bill Lee 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Bobo Newsom 46
3 Johnny Rigney 30
3 Gene Thompson 30
5 4 tied 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 .376
2 Joe DiMaggio .367
3 Jimmie Foxx .363
4 Bob Johnson .340
5 Zeke Bonura .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Johnny Mize 32
5 Joe Gordon 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Hank Greenberg 139
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Johnny Mize 121
5 Gee Walker 120

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 2.47
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Red Ruffing 2.76
4 Mort Cooper 2.91
5 Curt Davis 2.97

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 208
3 Joe Krakauskas 154
4 Tommy Bridges 147
5 Bucky Walters 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Clint Brown 14
3 Mace Brown 8
4 Curt Davis 7
4 Joe Heving 7