Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 23, 1939

On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	103	43	.705	--
Red Sox	86	60	.589	17.0
Indians	82	64	.562	21.0
White Sox	82	65	.558	21.5
Tigers	75	70	.517	27.5
Senators	63	85	.426	41.0
Athletics	53	94	.361	50.5
Browns	41	104	.283	61.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Athletics 8

White Sox 6, Browns 2

White Sox 9, Browns 4

Yankees 7, Senators 1

Tigers 6, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	92	54	.630	--
Cardinals	88	57	.607	3.5
Cubs	80	68	.541	13.0
Dodgers	76	66	.535	14.0
Giants	71	71	.500	19.0
Pirates	67	80	.456	25.5
Bees	59	82	.418	30.5
Phillies	44	99	.308	46.5

Games

Giants 4, Bees 1

Dodgers 22, Phillies 4

Dodgers 8, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Lavagetto	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Jimmy Ripple	5
3	Billy Werber	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Werber	2
1	Babe Young	2
3	Wally Berger	1
3	Bill Brubaker	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Billy Werber	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Dixie Walker	4
3	Babe Young	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Sig Gryska	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	1.00
2	Carl Doyle	0.75
3	Bobo Newsom	0.58
4	Hal Schumacher	0.50
5	Bucky Walters	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Bill McGee	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	8
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Bucky Walters	5
4	Ray Harrell	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.383
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Johnny Mize	.351
4	Bob Johnson	.338
5	Charlie Keller	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	31
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	125
3	Joe DiMaggio	124
4	Joe Medwick	114
5	Bob Johnson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Pete Fox	21
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Lee Handley	18
4	Gee Walker	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
2	Lefty Grove	2.57
3	Carl Hubbell	2.61
4	Bob Bowman	2.62
5	Ted Lyons	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	23
3	Curt Davis	22
3	Bob Feller	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
2	Bobo Newsom	186
3	Claude Passeau	133
3	Bucky Walters	133
5	Tommy Bridges	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Clyde Shoun	9
4	Joe Heving	8
5	5 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Leiber	.433
2	Don Heffner	.432
3	Don Padgett	.420
4	Dolph Camilli	.404
5	Terry Moore	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	8
2	Ted Williams	6
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	27
2	Joe Medwick	23
3	Frank McCormick	21
4	Oscar Grimes	18
5	Terry Moore	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Gee Walker	4
4	Pete Fox	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	0.62
2	Alex Carrasquel	0.71
3	Bob Bowman	0.96
4	Oral Hildebrand	1.15
5	Charlie Root	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Bob Bowman	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Paul Derringer	22
3	Bob Feller	20
4	Johnny Rigney	18
5	Bucky Walters	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	2
1	Emerson Dickman	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
4	Tommy Bridges	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Keltner	.404
2	Hal Trosky	.395
3	Oscar Grimes	.392
4	Don Heffner	.392
5	Joe Cronin	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	38
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Hank Leiber	36
5	Charlie Keller	32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Thompson	1.17
2	Ted Lyons	1.32
3	Bucky Walters	1.90
4	Marius Russo	1.91
5	Thornton Lee	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
1	Bucky Walters	7
3	Mel Harder	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Johnny Rigney	43
3	Bobo Newsom	42
4	Larry French	33
5	Paul Derringer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.374
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Johnny Mize	.355
4	Ken Keltner	.339
5	Hal Trosky	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Mel Ott	30
3	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Frank McCormick	131
3	Joe DiMaggio	129
4	Joe Medwick	119
5	Jimmie Foxx	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Pete Fox	23
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Gee Walker	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.23
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Bob Bowman	2.62
4	Bob Feller	2.82
5	Ted Lyons	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	29
2	Paul Derringer	24
2	Bob Feller	24
4	Curt Davis	22
5	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	269
2	Bobo Newsom	205
3	Bucky Walters	148
4	Claude Passeau	141
5	Tommy Bridges	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Clint Brown	16
3	Clyde Shoun	9
4	Curt Davis	8
4	Joe Heving	8