Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 8, 1938

On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	42	25	.627	--
Yankees	41	26	.612	1.0
Red Sox	40	28	.588	2.5
Tigers	36	37	.493	9.0
Senators	36	37	.493	9.0
White Sox	28	35	.444	12.0
Athletics	27	39	.409	14.5
Browns	22	45	.328	20.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Yankees 8

Indians 8, Browns 7

Tigers 7, White Sox 5

Senators 11, Athletics 0

White Sox 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	46	25	.648	--
Pirates	39	25	.609	3.5
Cubs	38	31	.551	7.0
Reds	36	31	.537	8.0
Bees	31	33	.484	11.5
Cardinals	29	36	.446	14.0
Dodgers	29	40	.420	16.0
Phillies	19	46	.292	24.0

Games

Giants 4, Bees 2

Dodgers 13, Phillies 2

Pirates 6, Cardinals 2

Reds 7, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Rogell	5
2	Odell Hale	4
2	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Marv Owen	4
2	Cecil Travis	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	2
2	Lou Chiozza	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
1	Rudy York	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	0.73
2	Vito Tamulis	0.46
3	Oral Hildebrand	0.44
4	Harry Gumbert	0.43
4	2 others tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Harry Kelley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	8
2	Vito Tamulis	6
3	Oral Hildebrand	4
3	Boots Poffenberger	4
3	Johnny Rigney	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.371
2	Ernie Lombardi	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.355
4	Jimmie Foxx	.348
5	Hal Trosky	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	23
1	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Ival Goodman	21
3	Rudy York	21
5	Mel Ott	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	89
2	Rudy York	70
3	Mel Ott	67
4	Bill Dickey	66
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
3	Lyn Lary	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	2.26
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.28
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	Mel Almada	.448
2	Joe Gordon	.426
3	Jimmie Foxx	.410
4	Red Rolfe	.408
5	Ival Goodman	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Joe Gordon	16
4	Bob Seeds	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	4
1	George Scharein	4
3	Bruce Campbell	3
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	0.50
2	Slick Castleman	0.89
3	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Lefty Gomez	1.00
3	Carl Hubbell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Hugh Mulcahy	22
3	Vito Tamulis	17
4	Clay Bryant	16
4	Claude Passeau	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Russ Bauers	1
2	Joe Cascarella	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ival Goodman	.413
2	Harry Danning	.400
3	Phil Weintraub	.391
4	Joe Gordon	.386
5	Gus Suhr	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	10
1	Hank Greenberg	10
1	Rudy York	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	34
2	Bill Dickey	32
3	Joe Gordon	28
4	Jimmie Foxx	27
5	Al Simmons	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	8
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Ernie Koy	6
4	Lyn Lary	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.33
2	Lefty Gomez	1.47
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.57
4	Bob Klinger	2.23
5	Slick Castleman	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Clay Bryant	34
3	Claude Passeau	34
5	Lefty Grove	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Charlie Root	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Jim Bagby	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.352
2	Cecil Travis	.349
3	Joe Medwick	.349
4	Charlie Gehringer	.348
5	Joe DiMaggio	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	49
2	Hank Greenberg	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	39
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	156
3	Lou Gehrig	155
4	Joe DiMaggio	147
5	Rudy York	146

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.21
2	Jim Turner	2.38
3	Johnny Allen	2.57
4	Cliff Melton	2.82
5	Russ Bauers	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	23
1	Lefty Grove	23
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Cliff Melton	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Lefty Grove	170
4	Carl Hubbell	156
5	Lefty Gomez	155

Saves

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