On This Day

Sunday, July 3, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	41	23	.641	--
Yankees	40	25	.615	1.5
Red Sox	37	28	.569	4.5
Senators	35	36	.493	9.5
Tigers	33	36	.478	10.5
Athletics	27	36	.429	13.5
White Sox	25	34	.424	13.5
Browns	22	42	.344	19.0

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

White Sox 3, Indians 0

Yankees 9, Red Sox 3

Athletics 3, Senators 0

Senators 14, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Tigers 5

Browns 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	43	25	.632	--
Pirates	36	25	.590	3.5
Cubs	37	29	.561	5.0
Reds	35	29	.547	6.0
Bees	30	31	.492	9.5
Cardinals	28	34	.452	12.0
Dodgers	28	38	.424	14.0
Phillies	18	44	.290	22.0

Games

Giants 5, Bees 3

Bees 2, Giants 0

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Pirates 6, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Dodgers 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Hersh Martin	4
2	Stu Martin	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Goody Rosen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cecil Travis	6
2	Beau Bell	5
2	Arky Vaughan	5
4	Bill Dickey	4
4	George McQuinn	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Hersh Martin	2
3	Lyn Lary	1
3	Cookie Lavagetto	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	1.75
2	Vito Tamulis	1.25
3	Bobo Newsom	1.00
4	Bill Hallahan	0.78
5	Al Hollingsworth	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	George Caster	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Bill Hallahan	7
2	Thornton Lee	7
4	Al Hollingsworth	5
4	Vito Tamulis	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.378
2	Ernie Lombardi	.362
3	Hal Trosky	.358
4	Cecil Travis	.351
5	Hank Steinbacher	.345

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	67
3	Bill Dickey	65
3	Rudy York	65
5	Earl Averill	59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.28
2	Bob Klinger	2.29
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Danny MacFayden	2.68
5	Bill Swift	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	99
2	Bob Feller	94
3	Lefty Grove	85
4	Johnny Vander Meer	79
5	Carl Hubbell	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	7
2	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Pete Appleton	5
3	Charlie Root	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.451
2	Johnny Rizzo	.432
2	Hank Steinbacher	.432
4	Mel Almada	.412
5	Jackie Hayes	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	25
2	Al Simmons	20
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Joe Gordon	16

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 Posedel	1.31
2	Lefty Gomez	1.38
3	Cy Blanton	1.50
3	Bob Weiland	1.50
3	Van Mungo	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Oral Hildebrand	3
2	Johnny Vander Meer	3
2	Lon Warneke	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Claude Passeau	19
4	Vito Tamulis	17
5	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	2
1	Johnny Humphries	2
1	Charlie Root	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.397
2	Harry Danning	.394
3	Earl Averill	.392
4	Joe Gordon	.382
5	Wally Berger	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Mel Ott	11
3	Bill Dickey	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Bill Dickey	33
3	Rudy York	31
4	Mel Ott	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	1.19
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.48
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.14
4	Lefty Gomez	2.25
5	Peaches Davis	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
3	Mace Brown	5
4	Clay Bryant	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	43
2	Lefty Grove	42
3	Bob Feller	40
4	Claude Passeau	37
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Joe Cascarella	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.352
2	Joe Medwick	.351
3	Ernie Lombardi	.349
4	Cecil Travis	.345
5	Bill Dickey	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	50
2	Hank Greenberg	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	41
5	Lou Gehrig	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	164
2	Jimmie Foxx	158
2	Lou Gehrig	158
4	Joe DiMaggio	149
4	Rudy York	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	40
2	Ben Chapman	22
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
3	Lyn Lary	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.37
2	Danny MacFayden	2.40
3	Johnny Allen	2.57
4	Cliff Melton	2.79
5	Russ Bauers	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	23
1	Lefty Grove	23
3	Cliff Melton	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	Jim Turner	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
2	Bobo Newsom	194
3	Lefty Grove	174
4	Lefty Gomez	163
5	Red Ruffing	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	9
2	Charlie Root	9
4	Dick Coffman	8
5	2 tied	7