On This Day

Monday, July 18, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 28 .627 --
Giants 49 31 .613 0.5
Cubs 45 35 .563 4.5
Reds 42 35 .545 6.0
Bees 34 39 .466 12.0
Dodgers 36 43 .456 13.0
Cardinals 31 44 .413 16.0
Phillies 22 51 .301 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 3
2 Jimmy Brown 2
2 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 Elbie Fletcher 2
2 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Rizzo 1
1 Max West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Johnny Rizzo 3
3 Stan Hack 2
3 Gabby Hartnett 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 George Scharein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 0.50
2 Cy Blanton 0.18
3 Claude Passeau 0.15
4 Curt Davis 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Curt Davis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 7
2 Cy Blanton 2
2 Dick Errickson 2
2 Claude Passeau 2
2 Bill Swift 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Macon 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .375
2 Ernie Lombardi .365
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Joe Medwick .352
5 Cecil Travis .351

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 Mel Ott 72
4 Bill Dickey 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 .478
2 Jimmie Foxx .458
3 Frankie Crosetti .444
4 Wally Berger .418
5 Joe Medwick .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 6
1 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Joe Gordon 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 18
1 Joe Gordon 18
3 Joe Vosmik 17
4 Harlond Clift 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scharein 5
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.34
2 Nels Potter 0.67
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.75
4 Johnny Murphy 1.15
5 Bill Lee 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Emerson Dickman 3
1 Tot Pressnell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Paul Derringer 17
3 Bill Lee 16
4 Russ Bauers 14
4 Clay Bryant 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Bill McGee 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .402
2 Mel Almada .402
3 Hank Steinbacher .392
4 Ernie Lombardi .390
5 Jackie Hayes .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Ival Goodman 9
2 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 Johnny Rizzo 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 George Scharein 8
3 Ernie Koy 6
4 Joe Gordon 5
4 Lyn Lary 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Humphries 1.65
1 Bill Lohrman 1.65
3 Cy Blanton 1.94
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.09
5 Lefty Gomez 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Clay Bryant 5
1 Tot Pressnell 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Lefty Mills 33
3 Claude Passeau 32
4 Russ Bauers 30
4 Bobo Newsom 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 .354
2 Charlie Gehringer .351
3 Joe Medwick .346
4 Cecil Travis .343
5 Jimmie Foxx .337

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 143
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 2.35
3 Jim Turner 2.61
4 Johnny Allen 2.71
5 Lefty Grove 2.99

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 173
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