Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, July 14, 1938

On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	27	.630	--
Indians	45	27	.625	0.5
Red Sox	43	30	.589	3.0
Senators	41	38	.519	8.0
Tigers	38	40	.487	10.5
White Sox	31	37	.456	12.5
Athletics	28	44	.389	17.5
Browns	22	51	.301	24.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Browns 4

White Sox 9, Athletics 8

Indians 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	45	26	.634	--
Giants	47	29	.618	0.5
Reds	42	31	.575	4.0
Cubs	40	35	.533	7.0
Bees	34	34	.500	9.5
Dodgers	32	43	.427	15.0
Cardinals	29	43	.403	16.5
Phillies	21	49	.300	23.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Reds 1, Giants 0

Bees 10, Cardinals 5

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil English	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Hal Trosky	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	2
2	Bill Lee	1
2	Wally Moses	1
2	Tuck Stainback	1
2	Hal Trosky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clay Bryant	1.00
2	Lefty Grove	0.75
3	Bill Lee	0.60
4	Bucky Walters	0.40
5	Mel Harder	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	6
2	Clay Bryant	4
2	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Monte Pearson	4
2	Bucky Walters	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.372
2	Ernie Lombardi	.370
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Jimmie Foxx	.350
5	Joe Medwick	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	24
3	Ival Goodman	22
3	Rudy York	22
5	Mel Ott	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	94
2	Rudy York	73
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	Stan Hack	10
4	3 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	Bill Lee	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
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	105
3	Lefty Grove	93
4	Johnny Vander Meer	85
5	Clay Bryant	81

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	.460
2	Joe DiMaggio	.456
3	Mel Almada	.431
4	Ival Goodman	.415
5	Stan Hack	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Bill Dickey	16
2	Joe Vosmik	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.53
2	Thornton Lee	0.56
3	Bucky Walters	1.04
4	Harry Gumbert	1.08
5	Johnny Murphy	1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Clay Bryant	20
3	Claude Passeau	19
4	Lefty Grove	16
4	Bobo Newsom	16

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	.422
2	Mel Almada	.394
3	Harry Danning	.390
4	Ival Goodman	.388
5	Ernie Lombardi	.382

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	31
2	Joe Gordon	30
3	Bill Dickey	28
3	Al Simmons	28
3	Rudy York	28

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	1.43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.57
3	Bill Lohrman	1.80
4	Mel Harder	2.17
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	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Claude Passeau	37
3	Russ Bauers	34
4	Clay Bryant	33
4	2 others tied	33

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	.357
2	Charlie Gehringer	.353
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	43
4	Joe DiMaggio	40
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	155
3	Lou Gehrig	151
4	Joe DiMaggio	149
5	Rudy York	144

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	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Johnny Allen	23
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Cliff Melton	20
4	Jim Turner	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	241
2	Bobo Newsom	186
3	Lefty Grove	176
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