On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	27	.645	--
Indians	47	28	.627	1.5
Red Sox	46	31	.597	3.5
Senators	42	40	.512	10.0
Tigers	38	43	.469	13.5
White Sox	33	38	.465	13.5
Athletics	29	46	.387	19.5
Browns	23	54	.299	26.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 5

Yankees 16, Tigers 3

Indians 7, Athletics 6

Red Sox 14, Browns 4

White Sox 12, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	28	.622	--
Giants	49	30	.620	-0.5
Cubs	44	35	.557	4.5
Reds	42	35	.545	5.5
Bees	34	38	.472	11.0
Dodgers	36	43	.456	12.5
Cardinals	30	44	.405	16.0
Phillies	22	50	.306	23.0

Games

Cubs 3, Bees 1

Cubs 4, Bees 0

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Dodgers 7, Reds 4

Giants 7, Pirates 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Doc Cramer	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Joe Vosmik	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Vosmik	8
2	Doc Cramer	6
3	Pinky Higgins	5
4	Bill Dickey	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Marv Owen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	1.00
2	Dizzy Dean	0.75
3	Peaches Davis	0.57
4	Jim Bagby	0.45
4	Paul Derringer	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	7
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bob Feller	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	2
2	Johnny Humphries	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.375
2	Ernie Lombardi	.365
3	Jimmie Foxx	.362
4	Cecil Travis	.351
5	Joe Medwick	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Ival Goodman	24
4	Rudy York	22
5	Mel Ott	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	97
2	Rudy York	74
3	Bill Dickey	71
3	Mel Ott	71
5	Earl Averill	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	12
1	Billy Werber	12
3	Lyn Lary	11
3	Buddy Lewis	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.18
2	Bob Klinger	2.56
3	Bill Lee	2.59
4	Carl Hubbell	2.74
5	Danny MacFayden	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	Red Ruffing	13
3	Johnny Allen	12
3	Mace Brown	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	117
2	Bobo Newsom	107
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	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.469
2	Mel Almada	.426
3	Jimmie Foxx	.415
4	Wally Berger	.407
5	Frankie Crosetti	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ival Goodman	6
1	Hank Greenberg	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Joe Vosmik	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	19
1	Joe Gordon	19
1	Joe Vosmik	19
4	Harlond Clift	17
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Lyn Lary	4
1	George Scharein	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.34
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.75
3	Thornton Lee	1.08
4	Harry Gumbert	1.13
5	2 tied	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Emerson Dickman	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Bill Lee	19
3	Paul Derringer	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
5	Russ Bauers	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Bill McGee	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Charlie Root	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.402
2	Mel Almada	.402
3	Jimmie Foxx	.383
4	Ernie Lombardi	.382
5	Johnny Rizzo	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Ival Goodman	10
3	Joe Gordon	9
4	Harlond Clift	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	34
2	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Bill Dickey	31
4	Joe Vosmik	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.43
2	Johnny Humphries	1.65
2	Bill Lohrman	1.65
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.09
5	Lefty Gomez	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Tot Pressnell	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
4	Elden Auker	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Lefty Mills	33
3	Russ Bauers	30
3	Bobo Newsom	30
3	Claude Passeau	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	4
2	Johnny Humphries	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Charlie Root	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.353
2	Charlie Gehringer	.352
3	Joe Medwick	.345
4	Cecil Travis	.341
5	Joe Vosmik	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Rudy York	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	45
4	Joe DiMaggio	39
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	158
3	Joe DiMaggio	150
4	Lou Gehrig	148
5	Rudy York	141

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.24
2	Danny MacFayden	2.25
3	Jim Turner	2.61
4	Johnny Allen	2.71
5	Russ Bauers	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Johnny Allen	23
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Cliff Melton	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	246
2	Bobo Newsom	181
3	Lefty Grove	176
4	Carl Hubbell	159
5	Lefty Gomez	151

Saves

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