On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	43	25	.632	--
Yankees	42	26	.618	1.0
Red Sox	40	29	.580	3.5
Tigers	37	37	.500	9.0
Senators	37	37	.500	9.0
White Sox	28	36	.438	13.0
Athletics	27	40	.403	15.5
Browns	22	46	.324	21.0

Games

Yankees 11, Red Sox 6

Indians 5, Browns 4

Tigers 4, White Sox 0

Senators 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	46	26	.639	--
Pirates	40	25	.615	2.5
Reds	37	31	.544	7.0
Cubs	38	32	.543	7.0
Bees	32	33	.492	10.5
Cardinals	29	37	.439	14.0
Dodgers	29	41	.414	16.0
Phillies	20	46	.303	23.0

Games

Bees 7, Giants 0

Phillies 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7

Reds 11, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Red Rolfe	4
3	Mel Almada	3
3	Morrie Arnovich	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
4	Wally Berger	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Ernie Lombardi	4
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	Johnny Rizzo	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	2
1	George Scharein	2
3	Red Kress	1
3	Buster Mills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Mills	0.53
2	Claude Passeau	0.47
3	Elden Auker	0.43
3	Bob Feller	0.43
5	Carl Hubbell	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	8
1	Claude Passeau	8
3	Bob Feller	6
4	Mace Brown	4
4	Johnny Murphy	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.375
2	Ernie Lombardi	.367
3	Cecil Travis	.358
4	Jimmie Foxx	.347
5	Joe Medwick	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
3	Ival Goodman	21
3	Rudy York	21
5	Mel Ott	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	90
2	Rudy York	70
3	Mel Ott	67
4	Bill Dickey	66
5	Earl Averill	60

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	Bill Swift	2.64
4	Danny MacFayden	2.68
5	Bill Lee	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	12
1	Mace Brown	12
1	Lefty Grove	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
4	Red Ruffing	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Bobo Newsom	99
3	Lefty Grove	85
4	Johnny Vander Meer	79
5	Clay Bryant	77

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	Joe Gordon	.468
2	Mel Almada	.460
3	Red Rolfe	.451
4	Jimmie Foxx	.447
5	Ival Goodman	.436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	22
2	Joe Gordon	17
3	Joe DiMaggio	15
4	Bob Seeds	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	6
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	Lyn Lary	3
4	Mel Almada	2
4	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	0.50
1	Hal Schumacher	0.50
3	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Lefty Gomez	1.00
5	Vito Tamulis	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Mace Brown	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Claude Passeau	24
3	Hugh Mulcahy	22
4	Clay Bryant	19
5	Vito Tamulis	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Russ Bauers	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ival Goodman	.411
2	Phil Weintraub	.397
3	Harry Danning	.396
4	Joe Gordon	.394
5	Wally Berger	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Bill Dickey	10
3	Rudy York	9
4	Ival Goodman	8
4	Joe Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	32
1	Rudy York	32
3	Joe Gordon	28
4	Hank Greenberg	26
4	Al Simmons	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Ernie Koy	6
2	George Scharein	6
5	Lyn Lary	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.33
2	Lefty Gomez	1.47
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.57
4	Bill Lohrman	1.63
5	Lou Fette	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Johnny Vander Meer	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Claude Passeau	40
3	Lefty Mills	35
3	Bobo Newsom	35
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	.355
2	Joe Medwick	.351
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Charlie Gehringer	.347
5	Joe DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	49
2	Hank Greenberg	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	39
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	162
2	Jimmie Foxx	157
3	Lou Gehrig	156
4	Joe DiMaggio	148
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	237
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Lefty Grove	170
4	Carl Hubbell	159
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