On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	43	.697	--
Red Sox	82	59	.582	16.5
White Sox	80	62	.563	19.0
Indians	79	62	.560	19.5
Tigers	72	68	.514	26.0
Senators	62	82	.431	38.0
Athletics	52	90	.366	47.0
Browns	40	100	.286	58.0

Games

Yankees 6, Browns 2

Indians 9, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	86	53	.619	--
Cardinals	83	57	.593	3.5
Cubs	78	65	.545	10.0
Dodgers	74	63	.540	11.0
Giants	69	69	.500	16.5
Pirates	64	76	.457	22.5
Bees	59	78	.431	26.0
Phillies	43	95	.312	42.5

Games

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 15, Giants 5

Reds 4, Bees 1

Bees 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Terry Moore	5
2	Enos Slaughter	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tom Hafey	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Tom Hafey	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Weatherly	2
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Bob Seeds	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	1.14
2	Mace Brown	0.67
3	Whitey Moore	0.62
4	Tommy Bridges	0.57
5	Lon Warneke	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	George Barnicle	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mace Brown	8
1	Bump Hadley	8
3	Lon Warneke	7
4	George Barnicle	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.386
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Bob Johnson	.341
5	Paul Waner	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
3	Ted Williams	28
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	122
3	Frank McCormick	117
4	Joe Medwick	108
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	20
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Lee Handley	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.19
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Ted Lyons	2.55
4	Bob Bowman	2.59
5	Carl Hubbell	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Curt Davis	21
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	224
2	Bobo Newsom	175
3	Claude Passeau	128
4	Bucky Walters	126
5	Tommy Bridges	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Joe Heving	8
3	Clyde Shoun	8
5	4 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Leiber	.462
2	Paul Waner	.449
3	Oscar Grimes	.448
4	Red Rolfe	.419
5	Rip Russell	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Hank Leiber	5
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	Ted Williams	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	24
2	Oscar Grimes	17
2	Hank Leiber	17
4	Frank McCormick	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	Roy Weatherly	4
3	Johnny Welaj	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bowman	0.00
2	Ted Lyons	0.45
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.51
4	Lefty Grove	0.53
5	Rip Sewell	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Luke Hamlin	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Paul Derringer	20
3	Larry French	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Bucky Walters	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Bob Bowman	1
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.411
2	Red Rolfe	.397
3	Don Heffner	.386
4	Hal Trosky	.385
5	Eric McNair	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Hank Greenberg	9
3	Hal Trosky	9
5	Hank Leiber	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Joe Medwick	34
4	Hal Trosky	32
5	Charlie Keller	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Pete Fox	8
3	Eric McNair	7
3	Gee Walker	7
5	Cookie Lavagetto	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.62
2	Lefty Grove	1.61
3	Bucky Walters	1.63
4	Bob Bowman	1.73
5	Bill Lee	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Hugh Casey	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
4	Larry French	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Johnny Rigney	40
3	Lefty Gomez	36
4	Larry French	34
4	Bobo Newsom	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
2	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Vito Tamulis	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.369
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.356
4	Ken Keltner	.339
5	Hal Trosky	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Mel Ott	30
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	131
3	Frank McCormick	123
4	Jimmie Foxx	122
5	Joe Medwick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Lee Handley	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.16
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Bob Bowman	2.59
4	Ted Lyons	2.77
5	Hugh Casey	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	23
2	Bob Feller	23
4	Curt Davis	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	265
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Tommy Bridges	146
4	Bucky Walters	141
5	Claude Passeau	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Mace Brown	8
3	Curt Davis	8
3	2 others tied	8