On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 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	45	40	.529	8.0
White Sox	33	38	.465	13.0
Tigers	38	46	.452	14.5
Athletics	29	46	.387	19.0
Browns	23	54	.299	26.0

Games

Senators 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	50	29	.633	--
Giants	51	33	.607	1.5
Cubs	46	37	.554	6.0
Reds	44	36	.550	6.5
Dodgers	38	44	.463	13.5
Bees	35	41	.461	13.5
Cardinals	33	46	.418	17.0
Phillies	23	54	.299	26.0

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	3
1	Leo Durocher	3
1	Buck Jordan	3
1	Gus Mancuso	3
1	Carl Reynolds	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Joe Medwick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Handley	3
2	Augie Galan	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Buck Jordan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	2.50
2	Clay Bryant	0.83
3	Carl Hubbell	0.67
4	Charlie Root	0.44
4	Monte Weaver	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Luke Hamlin	5
3	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Charlie Root	4
3	Monte Weaver	4

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	.350
5	Hank Steinbacher	.345

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	Mel Ott	75
2	Rudy York	75
4	Bill Dickey	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	2.67
4	Charlie Root	2.72
5	Danny MacFayden	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	Mace Brown	13
2	Red Ruffing	13
4	Johnny Allen	12
4	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	86

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	.411
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
1	Johnny Mize	16
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	4 others tied	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	Fred Frankhouse	0.67
4	Nels Potter	0.71
5	Luke Hamlin	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Tot Pressnell	3

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	Mel Almada	.404
2	Bobby Doerr	.400
3	Ernie Lombardi	.388
4	Red Rolfe	.384
5	Johnny Rizzo	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Bill Dickey	9
2	Ival Goodman	9
4	Harlond Clift	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Bill Dickey	30
2	Joe Gordon	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	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luke Hamlin	1.90
2	Cy Blanton	1.93
3	Johnny Humphries	2.03
4	Bill Lohrman	2.17
5	Lefty Gomez	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
1	Bob Weiland	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	14 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	Clay Bryant	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	.359
2	Charlie Gehringer	.353
3	Cecil Travis	.343
4	Joe Medwick	.341
5	Jimmie Foxx	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
2	Rudy York	46
3	Jimmie Foxx	42
4	Joe DiMaggio	37
4	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	154
2	Jimmie Foxx	153
3	Joe DiMaggio	141
3	Lou Gehrig	141
5	Rudy York	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
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	Bob Feller	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Bobo Newsom	177
3	Lefty Grove	173
4	Carl Hubbell	161
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