On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 35 .713 --
Red Sox 74 46 .617 12.0
White Sox 67 54 .554 19.5
Indians 65 56 .537 21.5
Tigers 63 58 .521 23.5
Senators 52 71 .423 35.5
Athletics 41 79 .342 45.0
Browns 34 84 .288 51.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 45 .619 --
Cardinals 68 51 .571 5.5
Cubs 68 55 .553 7.5
Dodgers 60 56 .517 12.0
Giants 59 58 .504 13.5
Pirates 53 63 .457 19.0
Bees 52 66 .441 21.0
Phillies 38 77 .330 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Rudy York 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.50
2 Dick Errickson 0.40
3 Bill LeFebvre 0.33
4 Bob Weiland 0.25
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Bill LeFebvre 1
1 Archie McKain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Bill LeFebvre 5
3 Dick Errickson 4
4 Bob Weiland 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .408
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Johnny Mize .360
4 Charlie Keller .352
5 Morrie Arnovich .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 23
3 Joe Gordon 23
5 4 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 116
2 Joe DiMaggio 104
3 Jimmie Foxx 102
3 Frank McCormick 102
5 Joe Gordon 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Lee Handley 18
3 Ben Chapman 15
3 Mike Kreevich 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.29
2 Red Ruffing 2.38
3 Lefty Grove 2.59
4 Bob Feller 2.75
5 Bump Hadley 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 21
2 Red Ruffing 20
3 Bob Feller 19
4 Curt Davis 18
5 Paul Derringer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 192
2 Bobo Newsom 155
3 Tommy Bridges 115
4 Claude Passeau 114
5 Bucky Walters 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Clint Brown 16
3 Pete Appleton 7
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Clyde Shoun 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .463
2 Johnny Mize .433
3 Eric McNair .426
4 Charlie Keller .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Hal Trosky 7
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
4 Joe Gordon 5
4 Red Rolfe 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 30
2 Hal Trosky 20
3 Ted Williams 19
4 Bruce Campbell 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Pete Coscarart 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Pete Fox 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Sundra 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.60
3 Bill Beckmann 1.29
4 Bob Bowman 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
2 Al Milnar 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 22
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Ken Chase 17
4 Lefty Mills 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
1 Vito Tamulis 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .434
2 Charlie Keller .419
3 Joe DiMaggio .406
4 Gus Suhr .380
5 Jimmie Foxx .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Mel Ott 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 Joe Gordon 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 53
2 Babe Dahlgren 30
2 Ted Williams 30
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Pete Fox 6
3 Buddy Hassett 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Sundra 0.36
2 Bob Bowman 1.34
3 Cliff Melton 1.88
4 Larry French 1.93
4 Marius Russo 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Curt Davis 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Johnny Rigney 41
3 Bobo Newsom 40
4 Lefty Gomez 30
5 Lefty Mills 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 5
1 Clint Brown 5
1 Clyde Shoun 5
4 Emerson Dickman 4
5 Vito Tamulis 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .384
2 Johnny Mize .377
3 Jimmie Foxx .358
4 Frank McCormick .335
5 George McQuinn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Mel Ott 36
3 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Dolph Camilli 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 145
2 Joe DiMaggio 130
3 Hank Greenberg 128
4 Frank McCormick 118
5 Ted Williams 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Lee Handley 22
3 Ben Chapman 21
3 Pete Fox 21
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.35
2 Lefty Grove 2.49
3 Bob Feller 2.68
4 Hugh Casey 2.89
5 Red Ruffing 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Bob Feller 24
3 Bill Lee 22
3 Red Ruffing 22
5 Paul Derringer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 261
2 Bobo Newsom 206
3 Tommy Bridges 146
4 Joe Krakauskas 139
5 Bucky Walters 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Clint Brown 16
3 Mace Brown 8
3 Joe Heving 8
5 3 tied 7