On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 22 .645 --
Yankees 39 25 .609 2.0
Red Sox 37 27 .578 4.0
Senators 34 35 .493 9.5
Tigers 33 34 .493 9.5
Athletics 26 35 .426 13.5
White Sox 24 33 .421 13.5
Browns 20 42 .323 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 24 .636 --
Pirates 34 25 .576 4.5
Reds 35 28 .556 5.5
Cubs 36 29 .554 5.5
Bees 29 30 .492 9.5
Cardinals 28 32 .467 11.0
Dodgers 26 38 .406 15.0
Phillies 18 42 .300 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Alex Kampouris 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Fox 4
1 George McQuinn 4
1 George Selkirk 4
4 Beau Bell 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Dario Lodigiani 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 1.00
2 Charlie Wagner 0.50
3 Monte Pearson 0.30
4 Ira Hutchinson 0.22
4 2 others tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 8
2 Joe Krakauskas 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
2 Boots Poffenberger 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .384
2 Hal Trosky .360
3 Ernie Lombardi .359
4 Hank Steinbacher .351
5 Jimmie Foxx .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Hank Greenberg 22
3 Rudy York 20
4 Mel Ott 19
5 Ival Goodman 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 88
2 Mel Ott 66
3 Rudy York 65
4 Bill Dickey 61
5 Earl Averill 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 11
2 Ernie Koy 10
2 Billy Werber 10
4 Frankie Crosetti 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 2.29
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.36
3 Carl Hubbell 2.63
4 Danny MacFayden 2.68
5 Bill Swift 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 12
2 Johnny Allen 11
3 Mace Brown 10
3 Paul Derringer 10
3 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 94
2 Bobo Newsom 91
3 Lefty Grove 85
4 Johnny Vander Meer 77
5 Carl Hubbell 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 6
1 Johnny Murphy 6
3 Pete Appleton 5
4 Ira Hutchinson 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Steinbacher .488
2 Harry Danning .460
3 Johnny Rizzo .425
4 Jackie Hayes .421
5 Pinky Higgins .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Bill Dickey 6
3 Mel Ott 5
4 Harry Danning 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 21
2 Al Simmons 19
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
4 Joe Gordon 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Ernie Koy 6
3 Joe Gordon 4
4 Bruce Campbell 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lohrman 0.00
2 Jim Turner 1.06
3 Lefty Gomez 1.08
4 Cy Blanton 1.50
4 Van Mungo 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Lefty Mills 20
3 Lefty Grove 19
3 Claude Passeau 19
5 Lefty Gomez 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 2
1 Johnny Humphries 2
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 Lou Fette 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .404
2 Phil Weintraub .403
3 Earl Averill .400
3 George Case .400
5 Wally Berger .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Mel Ott 11
3 Rudy York 10
4 Bill Dickey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Rudy York 31
3 Bill Dickey 29
3 Bob Johnson 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 7
2 Bruce Campbell 6
2 Ernie Koy 6
4 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.54
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.14
3 Lefty Gomez 2.31
4 Peaches Davis 2.43
5 Danny MacFayden 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
2 Johnny Allen 5
3 Mace Brown 4
3 Clay Bryant 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Claude Passeau 37
4 Bobo Newsom 35
5 Russ Bauers 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Joe Cascarella 2
2 Johnny Humphries 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .351
2 Charlie Gehringer .350
3 Ernie Lombardi .347
4 Cecil Travis .344
5 Pete Fox .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 50
2 Hank Greenberg 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Joe DiMaggio 42
5 Lou Gehrig 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 163
2 Jimmie Foxx 159
3 Lou Gehrig 156
4 Joe DiMaggio 150
5 Rudy York 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 23
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.28
2 Danny MacFayden 2.58
3 Johnny Allen 2.63
4 Cliff Melton 2.82
5 Carl Hubbell 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Johnny Allen 22
2 Cliff Melton 22
2 Red Ruffing 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Bobo Newsom 186
3 Lefty Grove 174
4 Carl Hubbell 163
5 Lefty Gomez 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Clint Brown 9
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Pete Appleton 7
4 2 others tied 7