On This Day

Friday, July 22, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 28 .636 --
Indians 48 29 .623 1.0
Red Sox 47 31 .603 2.5
Senators 45 41 .523 8.5
White Sox 33 38 .465 13.0
Tigers 38 46 .452 14.5
Athletics 29 46 .387 19.0
Browns 24 54 .308 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 29 .638 --
Giants 51 33 .607 2.0
Cubs 46 37 .554 6.5
Reds 45 37 .549 7.0
Dodgers 38 45 .458 14.5
Bees 35 42 .455 14.5
Cardinals 34 46 .425 17.0
Phillies 24 55 .304 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 Frank McCormick 4
3 Bill Atwood 3
3 Wally Berger 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
2 Gibby Brack 1
2 Herb Bremer 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 5
2 Wally Berger 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Nonnenkamp 2
2 Mel Almada 1
2 George Case 1
2 Gil English 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.55
2 Paul Derringer 0.40
3 Harry Kelley 0.38
4 Jim Turner 0.30
5 Jack Wilson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Wayne LaMaster 1
1 Lefty Mills 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lon Warneke 6
2 Denny Galehouse 5
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 Jack Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Johnson 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .371
2 Ernie Lombardi .368
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Cecil Travis .349
5 Joe Medwick .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Ival Goodman 25
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 Joe Medwick 67

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 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 119
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 .488
2 Frankie Crosetti .474
3 Jimmie Foxx .442
4 Arky Vaughan .424
5 2 tied .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Wally Berger 6
2 Hank Greenberg 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 19
2 Dolph Camilli 17
2 Harlond Clift 17
2 Joe Medwick 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 4
1 George Scharein 4
3 Jimmy Brown 3
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 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 Cy Blanton 3
2 Clay Bryant 3
2 Emerson Dickman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Almada .404
2 Bobby Doerr .400
2 Jimmie Foxx .400
4 Red Rolfe .389
5 Ernie Lombardi .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Bill Dickey 30
2 Joe Gordon 30
4 Harlond Clift 28
5 Joe Vosmik 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
1 George Scharein 8
3 Lyn Lary 6
4 Mel Almada 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.73
2 Luke Hamlin 1.90
3 Cy Blanton 1.94
4 Carl Hubbell 2.04
5 Bill Lohrman 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Clay Bryant 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Bob Weiland 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
3 Claude Passeau 30
4 Clay Bryant 28
5 Lefty Mills 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 4
2 Johnny Humphries 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Joe Cascarella 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .360
2 Charlie Gehringer .354
3 Joe Medwick .346
4 Cecil Travis .342
5 Bill Dickey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 47
2 Rudy York 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 153
2 Jimmie Foxx 150
3 Joe DiMaggio 141
3 Lou Gehrig 141
5 Rudy York 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 2.33
2 Danny MacFayden 2.35
3 Johnny Allen 2.71
4 Jim Turner 2.71
5 Russ Bauers 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 23
1 Lefty Grove 23
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Wes Ferrell 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 240
2 Bobo Newsom 177
3 Lefty Grove 167
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