On This Day

Monday, September 25, 1939

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 43 .707 --
Red Sox 87 60 .592 17.0
White Sox 85 65 .567 20.5
Indians 82 66 .554 22.5
Tigers 77 70 .524 27.0
Senators 63 86 .423 42.0
Athletics 53 95 .358 51.5
Browns 41 107 .277 63.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 54 .633 --
Cardinals 89 57 .610 3.5
Dodgers 78 66 .542 13.5
Cubs 80 69 .537 14.0
Giants 73 72 .503 19.0
Pirates 67 81 .453 26.5
Bees 60 84 .417 31.5
Phillies 44 101 .303 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ollie Bejma 4
1 Harry Danning 4
3 Joe Gallagher 2
3 Myril Hoag 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Al Lopez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Lopez 3
2 Johnny Cooney 2
2 Harry Danning 2
2 Johnny Dickshot 2
2 Eric McNair 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roxie Lawson 0.25
2 Ted Lyons 0.20
3 Bill Lohrman 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roxie Lawson 4
2 Ted Lyons 2
2 Joe Sullivan 2
4 Bill Lohrman 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .384
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .354
4 Bob Johnson .338
5 Joe Medwick .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Ted Williams 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Frank McCormick 126
3 Joe DiMaggio 125
4 Joe Medwick 115
5 Bob Johnson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 23
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Lee Handley 18
4 3 others tied 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 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 27
2 Paul Derringer 24
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 137
4 Bucky Walters 133
5 Tommy Bridges 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 17
3 Clyde Shoun 9
4 Joe Heving 8
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Leiber .426
2 Don Padgett .425
3 Ival Goodman .406
4 Dolph Camilli .404
5 Odell Hale .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 8
2 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Terry Moore 4
3 Ted Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 26
2 Frank McCormick 22
3 Joe Medwick 18
4 Terry Moore 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 5
1 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Cookie Lavagetto 4
3 Gee Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.50
2 Charlie Root 0.63
3 Gene Thompson 0.64
4 Alex Carrasquel 0.71
4 Bill Crouch 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
3 Mel Harder 3
3 Bill McGee 3
3 Gene Thompson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
1 Claude Passeau 20
3 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Paul Derringer 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 2
1 Fritz Ostermueller 2
3 Tommy Bridges 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .402
2 Ted Williams .402
3 Oscar Grimes .398
4 Hank Leiber .385
5 Red Rolfe .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Hank Leiber 10
5 Terry Moore 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 39
2 Ted Williams 37
3 Hank Leiber 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 10
2 George Case 9
3 Gee Walker 8
4 Mike Kreevich 7
4 Eric McNair 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Thompson 1.17
2 Ted Lyons 1.67
3 Bucky Walters 1.90
4 Marius Russo 1.91
5 Charlie Root 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 8
2 Bucky Walters 7
3 Hugh Casey 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Paul Derringer 35
3 Johnny Rigney 35
5 Larry French 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Bob Bowman 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .376
2 Jimmie Foxx .354
3 Johnny Mize .353
4 Hal Trosky .335
5 Charlie Keller .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hank Greenberg 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
4 Ted Williams 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Frank McCormick 132
3 Joe DiMaggio 130
4 Joe Medwick 120
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Pete Fox 25
3 Ben Chapman 21
3 Mike Kreevich 21
5 Gee Walker 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.23
2 Lefty Grove 2.54
3 Bob Bowman 2.62
4 Ted Lyons 2.68
5 Bob Feller 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Curt Davis 22
5 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 259
2 Bobo Newsom 205
3 Claude Passeau 145
4 Bucky Walters 140
5 Tommy Bridges 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 19
2 Clint Brown 17
3 Clyde Shoun 9
4 Curt Davis 8
4 Joe Heving 8