On This Day

Tuesday, July 19, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	28	.636	--
Indians	48	28	.632	0.5
Red Sox	46	31	.597	3.0
Senators	43	40	.518	9.0
White Sox	33	38	.465	13.0
Tigers	38	44	.463	13.5
Athletics	29	46	.387	19.0
Browns	23	54	.299	26.0

Games

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Senators 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	28	.632	--
Giants	50	31	.617	0.5
Reds	44	35	.557	5.5
Cubs	45	36	.556	5.5
Dodgers	37	43	.463	13.0
Bees	34	41	.453	13.5
Cardinals	31	45	.408	17.0
Phillies	22	52	.297	25.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 3

Pirates 8, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Reds 3, Bees 1

Reds 7, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Rizzo	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	George Case	3
2	Ernie Koy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Leiber	5
2	Cookie Lavagetto	3
2	Ernie Lombardi	3
2	Vito Tamulis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Lyn Lary	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Harder	1.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.60
3	Bill McGee	0.40
4	Bucky Walters	0.38
5	Whitey Moore	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	7
2	Ken Chase	4
2	Bobby Reis	4
4	Ed Brandt	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.376
2	Ernie Lombardi	.366
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	73
4	Mel Ott	72
5	Earl Averill	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	12
1	Lyn Lary	12
1	Billy Werber	12
4	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	2.72
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	.500
2	Frankie Crosetti	.474
3	Jimmie Foxx	.452
4	Wally Berger	.436
4	Johnny Rizzo	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Harlond Clift	5
2	Joe Gordon	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	16
1	Joe Gordon	16
3	Johnny Rizzo	15
3	Joe Vosmik	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	4
2	Mel Almada	3
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Don Gutteridge	3
2	Lyn Lary	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.63
3	Nels Potter	0.71
4	Bill Lee	1.44
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Tot Pressnell	3
5	17 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bill Lee	16
4	Russ Bauers	14
5	Lefty Mills	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Rizzo	.411
2	Bobby Doerr	.402
3	Mel Almada	.402
4	Jimmie Foxx	.390
5	Hank Steinbacher	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Bill Dickey	9
2	Ival Goodman	9
2	Joe Gordon	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	34
2	Bill Dickey	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	33
4	Johnny Rizzo	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	1.65
2	Cy Blanton	1.94
3	Bill Lohrman	2.00
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.09
5	Lou Fette	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Tot Pressnell	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Claude Passeau	32
3	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Clay Bryant	29
5	Bill Lee	28

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	.356
2	Charlie Gehringer	.352
3	Cecil Travis	.343
4	Joe Medwick	.342
5	Jimmie Foxx	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
2	Rudy York	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	38
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	157
3	Joe DiMaggio	145
4	Lou Gehrig	143
5	Rudy York	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Lyn Lary	22
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	2.66
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	21
4	Cliff Melton	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Bobo Newsom	177
3	Lefty Grove	173
4	Carl Hubbell	157
5	Lefty Gomez	151

Saves

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