On This Day

Wednesday, July 13, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 27 .625 --
Indians 44 27 .620 0.5
Red Sox 42 30 .583 3.0
Senators 41 37 .526 7.0
Tigers 38 39 .494 9.5
White Sox 30 37 .448 12.5
Athletics 28 43 .394 16.5
Browns 22 50 .306 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 26 .629 --
Giants 47 28 .627 -0.5
Reds 41 31 .569 4.0
Cubs 38 35 .521 7.5
Bees 33 34 .493 9.5
Dodgers 32 42 .432 14.0
Cardinals 29 42 .408 15.5
Phillies 21 47 .309 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 5
2 Mark Christman 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Chet Morgan 4
2 Arky Vaughan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Beau Bell 1
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Johnny Mize 5
3 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Beau Bell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Christman 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Caster 0.89
2 Russ Bauers 0.70
3 Bob Feller 0.57
4 Paul Derringer 0.44
5 Jack Knott 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Caster 8
1 Bob Feller 8
3 Russ Bauers 7
4 Paul Derringer 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Archie McKain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .374
2 Earl Averill .369
3 Cecil Travis .351
4 Joe Medwick .348
5 Jimmie Foxx .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Ival Goodman 22
3 Rudy York 22
5 Mel Ott 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 91
2 Rudy York 72
3 Bill Dickey 67
3 Mel Ott 67
5 Ken Keltner 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 12
1 Billy Werber 12
3 Buddy Lewis 11
4 Ernie Koy 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 2.13
2 Bob Klinger 2.51
3 Danny MacFayden 2.68
4 Bill Swift 2.72
5 Cliff Melton 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 13
2 Johnny Allen 12
2 Mace Brown 12
2 Red Ruffing 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 112
2 Bobo Newsom 101
3 Lefty Grove 90
4 Johnny Vander Meer 85
5 Clay Bryant 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 8
2 Dick Coffman 7
3 Charlie Root 6
4 Pete Appleton 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .480
2 Arky Vaughan .435
3 Joe DiMaggio .419
4 Mel Almada .407
5 Ival Goodman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Joe Gordon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 21
2 Bill Dickey 20
3 Joe Gordon 17
4 Red Rolfe 15
4 Joe Vosmik 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scharein 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Don Gutteridge 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.53
2 Thornton Lee 0.56
3 Johnny Murphy 1.15
4 Cy Blanton 1.33
5 Bucky Walters 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Emerson Dickman 3
2 Lou Fette 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Claude Passeau 18
3 Clay Bryant 16
4 Hugh Mulcahy 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Charlie Root 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .429
2 Ival Goodman .396
3 Ernie Lombardi .394
4 Johnny Rizzo .392
5 Mel Almada .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Ival Goodman 8
2 Rudy York 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 30
1 Joe Gordon 30
3 Bill Dickey 28
4 Al Simmons 27
4 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 George Scharein 7
3 Ernie Koy 6
4 Joe Gordon 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.50
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.57
3 Bill Lohrman 1.80
4 Lou Fette 2.21
5 Cliff Melton 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Claude Passeau 36
3 Russ Bauers 34
4 Lefty Grove 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Charlie Root 3
3 Joe Cascarella 2
3 Luke Hamlin 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .359
2 Charlie Gehringer .350
3 Joe Medwick .347
4 Cecil Travis .344
5 Joe DiMaggio .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 49
2 Hank Greenberg 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Joe DiMaggio 40
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Lou Gehrig 151
4 Joe DiMaggio 148
5 Rudy York 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 Gee Walker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.20
3 Jim Turner 2.54
4 Johnny Allen 2.71
5 Cliff Melton 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Bobo Newsom 182
3 Lefty Grove 173
4 Carl Hubbell 158
5 2 tied 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
2 Charlie Root 10
3 Clint Brown 9
4 Pete Appleton 7
4 2 others tied 7