On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 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 44 40 .524 8.5
White Sox 33 38 .465 13.0
Tigers 38 45 .458 14.0
Athletics 29 46 .387 19.0
Browns 23 54 .299 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 29 .628 --
Giants 50 33 .602 1.5
Cubs 45 36 .556 5.5
Reds 44 36 .550 6.0
Dodgers 37 43 .463 13.0
Bees 35 41 .461 13.0
Cardinals 33 45 .423 16.0
Phillies 23 53 .303 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Jordan 5
2 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Terry Moore 4
2 Arky Vaughan 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 3
2 Hank Leiber 1
2 Terry Moore 1
2 Mel Ott 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Hersh Martin 4
3 Max West 3
4 Rick Ferrell 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 George Case 1
1 Lee Handley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.12
2 Bob Weiland 0.83
3 Russ Bauers 0.43
4 Lou Fette 0.40
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 10
2 Johnny Vander Meer 9
3 Russ Bauers 3
3 Bob Klinger 3
3 Clyde Shoun 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .376
2 Ernie Lombardi .365
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Cecil Travis .351
5 Joe Medwick .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Ival Goodman 24
4 Rudy York 22
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 97
2 Rudy York 75
3 Bill Dickey 73
3 Mel Ott 73
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 2.29
2 Bill Lee 2.59
3 Carl Hubbell 2.72
4 Danny MacFayden 2.86
5 Bob Klinger 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 14
2 Red Ruffing 13
3 Johnny Allen 12
3 Mace Brown 12
3 Wes Ferrell 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 117
2 Bobo Newsom 107
3 Johnny Vander Meer 100
4 Lefty Grove 93
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 Arky Vaughan .442
5 Wally Berger .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 16
1 Joe Gordon 16
3 Johnny Mize 15
3 Johnny Rizzo 15
3 Joe Vosmik 15

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 Luke Hamlin 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 4
2 Emerson Dickman 3
2 Mel Harder 3
2 Tot Pressnell 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Bob Feller 19
2 Bob Weiland 19
4 Russ Bauers 17
4 Paul Derringer 17

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 Bobby Doerr .400
2 Mel Almada .393
3 Ernie Lombardi .375
4 Johnny Rizzo .371
5 Joe Gordon .371

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 DiMaggio 32
1 Joe Gordon 32
3 Bill Dickey 30
4 Harlond Clift 27
4 Joe Vosmik 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
1 George Scharein 8
3 Lyn Lary 6
4 Ernie Koy 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.93
2 Johnny Humphries 2.03
3 Bill Lohrman 2.17
4 Lefty Gomez 2.29
5 Lou Fette 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Bob Weiland 5
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Elden Auker 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
3 Claude Passeau 32
4 Russ Bauers 30
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 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .355
2 Charlie Gehringer .353
3 Cecil Travis .343
4 Joe Medwick .343
5 Jimmie Foxx .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Hank Greenberg 155
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Lou Gehrig 143
5 Rudy York 142

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 2.33
2 Danny MacFayden 2.35
3 Jim Turner 2.66
4 Johnny Allen 2.71
5 Russ Bauers 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Johnny Allen 23
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Cliff Melton 20
5 3 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 147

Saves

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