On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	25	.621	--
Indians	41	25	.621	0.0
Red Sox	39	28	.582	2.5
Tigers	35	36	.493	8.5
Senators	35	37	.486	9.0
White Sox	27	34	.443	11.5
Athletics	27	38	.415	13.5
Browns	22	44	.333	19.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 4

Tigers 7, Indians 3

Tigers 5, Indians 2

Yankees 10, Senators 5

Yankees 4, Senators 4

Red Sox 8, Athletics 5

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	45	25	.643	--
Pirates	38	25	.603	3.5
Cubs	38	30	.559	6.0
Reds	35	31	.530	8.0
Bees	31	32	.492	10.5
Cardinals	29	35	.453	13.0
Dodgers	28	40	.412	16.0
Phillies	19	45	.297	23.0

Games

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Giants 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 16, Dodgers 1

Bees 10, Phillies 5

Phillies 10, Bees 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Mel Almada	5
2	Dick Bartell	5
2	Jimmy Wasdell	5
2	Billy Werber	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	2
1	Ival Goodman	2
1	Ken Keltner	2
4	Wally Berger	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Bartell	8
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Morrie Arnovich	4
3	Gene Desautels	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clay Bryant	0.78
2	Jack Knott	0.75
3	Johnny Lanning	0.50
4	Bill Swift	0.38
5	Mel Harder	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clay Bryant	7
2	Jack Knott	6
3	Hugh Mulcahy	5
4	Bob Feller	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill McGee	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.373
2	Ernie Lombardi	.360
3	Hal Trosky	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.347
5	Hank Steinbacher	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	89
2	Mel Ott	67
3	Rudy York	66
4	Bill Dickey	65
5	Earl Averill	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	11
1	Billy Werber	11
3	Frankie Crosetti	10
3	Ernie Koy	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.28
2	Bob Klinger	2.29
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Bill Swift	2.64
5	Danny MacFayden	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	12
1	Lefty Grove	12
3	Mace Brown	11
3	Red Ruffing	11
5	4 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	99
2	Bob Feller	98
3	Lefty Grove	85
4	Johnny Vander Meer	79
5	Clay Bryant	74

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Steinbacher	.467
2	Rip Radcliff	.442
3	Mel Almada	.418
4	Ival Goodman	.411
5	Harry Danning	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	7
2	Hank Greenberg	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Ival Goodman	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Al Simmons	18
4	Lou Gehrig	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Ernie Koy	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	George Scharein	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	0.89
2	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Bill Posedel	1.31
4	Larry French	1.35
5	Lefty Gomez	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Oral Hildebrand	3
2	Claude Passeau	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
2	Bob Weiland	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Hugh Mulcahy	19
4	Clay Bryant	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	3
2	Joe Cascarella	2
2	Johnny Humphries	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Almada	.398
2	Ival Goodman	.394
3	Phil Weintraub	.391
4	Joe Gordon	.378
5	Harry Danning	.375

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	38
2	Bill Dickey	32
2	Rudy York	32
4	Charlie Gehringer	29
4	Mel Ott	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	8
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Ernie Koy	6
2	Billy Werber	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.33
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.48
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.14
4	Lefty Gomez	2.25
5	Bob Klinger	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Mace Brown	5
2	Hal Schumacher	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Bobo Newsom	43
3	Lefty Grove	42
4	Claude Passeau	39
5	Clay Bryant	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Charlie Root	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.353
2	Charlie Gehringer	.353
3	Ernie Lombardi	.349
4	Cecil Travis	.345
5	Joe DiMaggio	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	49
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	163
2	Lou Gehrig	161
3	Jimmie Foxx	158
4	Joe DiMaggio	152
5	Rudy York	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	40
2	Lyn Lary	21
3	Ben Chapman	20
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.32
2	Danny MacFayden	2.40
3	Johnny Allen	2.57
4	Cliff Melton	2.79
5	Russ Bauers	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	23
1	Lefty Grove	23
1	Red Ruffing	23
4	Cliff Melton	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	235
2	Bobo Newsom	194
3	Lefty Grove	174
4	Lefty Gomez	163
5	Red Ruffing	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Charlie Root	10
3	Clint Brown	9
4	Dick Coffman	8
5	2 tied	7