On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 27 .635 --
Indians 45 28 .616 1.5
Red Sox 44 30 .595 3.0
Senators 41 39 .513 9.0
Tigers 38 41 .481 11.5
White Sox 32 37 .464 12.5
Athletics 29 44 .397 17.5
Browns 22 52 .297 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 27 .625 --
Giants 48 29 .623 -0.5
Reds 42 32 .568 4.0
Cubs 41 35 .539 6.0
Bees 34 35 .493 9.5
Dodgers 33 43 .434 14.0
Cardinals 30 43 .411 15.5
Phillies 21 50 .296 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Boze Berger 3
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Don Padgett 4
1 Hank Steinbacher 4
4 Dolph Camilli 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Johnny Hudson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.33
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.67
3 Lefty Mills 0.45
3 Buck Ross 0.45
5 Willis Hudlin 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
2 Lefty Mills 5
2 Buck Ross 5
4 Lefty Gomez 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Bill McGee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .375
2 Ernie Lombardi .368
3 Cecil Travis .351
4 Joe Medwick .350
5 Jimmie Foxx .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 24
3 Ival Goodman 23
4 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 2.18
2 Bob Klinger 2.51
3 Danny MacFayden 2.68
4 Bill Lee 2.75
5 Cliff Melton 2.85

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 91
5 Clay Bryant 81

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .490
2 Mel Almada .431
3 Joe DiMaggio .429
4 Jeff Heath .406
5 Ival Goodman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ival Goodman 5
4 Bill Dickey 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 21
2 Bill Dickey 15
3 Joe Gordon 14
4 Beau Bell 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scharein 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Don Gutteridge 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.34
2 Harry Gumbert 1.08
2 Thornton Lee 1.08
4 Johnny Murphy 1.15
5 Claude Passeau 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Emerson Dickman 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 20
2 Bob Feller 18
3 Claude Passeau 17
4 Lefty Grove 16
5 Lefty Mills 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Bill McGee 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Charlie Root 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .425
2 Harry Danning .397
3 Bobby Doerr .395
4 Mel Almada .389
5 Ival Goodman .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Ival Goodman 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Rudy York 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Joe Gordon 30
3 Al Simmons 29
4 Rudy York 28
5 Bill Dickey 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.78
3 Bill Lohrman 1.80
4 Johnny Humphries 2.00
5 Lefty Gomez 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Claude Passeau 37
3 Johnny Vander Meer 34
4 Clay Bryant 33
4 Lefty Mills 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Charlie Root 3
3 Joe Cascarella 2
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .356
2 Charlie Gehringer .353
3 Joe Medwick .348
4 Cecil Travis .342
5 Joe DiMaggio .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 49
2 Hank Greenberg 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 43
4 Joe DiMaggio 39
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 150
5 Rudy York 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.24
3 Jim Turner 2.59
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 21
4 Cliff Melton 20
5 Jim Turner 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Bobo Newsom 179
3 Lefty Grove 176
4 Lefty Gomez 159
5 Carl Hubbell 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
2 Charlie Root 10
3 Clint Brown 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
5 2 tied 7