On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	29	.633	--
Indians	48	29	.623	1.0
Red Sox	47	31	.603	2.5
Senators	46	42	.523	8.5
White Sox	34	39	.466	13.0
Tigers	40	46	.465	13.5
Athletics	29	48	.377	20.0
Browns	25	55	.313	25.5

Games

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

White Sox 8, Yankees 3

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

Browns 4, Senators 2

Senators 11, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	30	.639	--
Giants	51	36	.586	4.0
Cubs	49	37	.570	5.5
Reds	47	38	.553	7.0
Dodgers	40	46	.465	14.5
Bees	36	44	.450	15.5
Cardinals	35	48	.422	18.0
Phillies	25	57	.305	27.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Pirates 5, Bees 4

Pirates 4, Bees 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 7, Phillies 5

Phillies 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boze Berger	5
1	Jimmy Brown	5
1	Stan Hack	5
1	George McQuinn	5
1	Paul Waner	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Ernie Koy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Chet Morgan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	2
2	Boze Berger	1
2	Mark Christman	1
2	Ray Hayworth	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.57
1	Buck Ross	0.57
3	Lefty Gomez	0.56
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.50
4	Red Ruffing	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Tobin	7
2	Al Hollingsworth	6
2	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Lefty Gomez	5
4	Luke Hamlin	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	John Whitehead	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.371
2	Ernie Lombardi	.364
3	Jimmie Foxx	.361
4	Cecil Travis	.352
5	Joe Medwick	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	29
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
2	Ival Goodman	26
4	Rudy York	22
5	Mel Ott	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	97
2	Mel Ott	77
3	Rudy York	75
4	Bill Dickey	74
5	Joe Medwick	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	12
1	Lyn Lary	12
1	Billy Werber	12
4	Buddy Lewis	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.54
2	Bill Lee	2.56
3	Carl Hubbell	2.64
4	Danny MacFayden	2.80
5	Cy Blanton	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	Mace Brown	13
2	Bill Lee	13
2	Red Ruffing	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	119
2	Bobo Newsom	107
3	Johnny Vander Meer	101
4	Lefty Grove	93
5	Carl Hubbell	89

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	Jimmie Foxx	.457
2	Doc Cramer	.415
3	Jimmy Brown	.403
3	Johnny Mize	.403
5	Arky Vaughan	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Harlond Clift	5
2	Ival Goodman	5
2	Hank Leiber	5
5	Hank Greenberg	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Hank Leiber	17
3	Joe Medwick	16
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	Al Todd	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	3
1	Cookie Lavagetto	3
1	George Scharein	3
4	Mel Almada	2
4	23 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.67
2	Ed Brandt	0.79
3	Dizzy Dean	1.00
4	Thornton Lee	1.06
5	Syl Johnson	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	4
2	Cy Blanton	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Weiland	23
2	Bill Lee	22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	22
4	Russ Bauers	17
5	Luke Hamlin	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Dick Errickson	2
3	Joe Bowman	1
3	Mace Brown	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.429
2	Mel Almada	.405
3	Johnny Mize	.390
4	Arky Vaughan	.379
5	Gus Mancuso	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Johnny Mize	9
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Bill Dickey	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	31
2	Bill Dickey	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Harlond Clift	27
5	Hank Greenberg	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	9
2	Lyn Lary	6
3	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.78
2	Lefty Gomez	1.79
3	Cy Blanton	1.94
4	Thornton Lee	2.01
5	Carl Hubbell	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Bill Lee	5
1	Red Ruffing	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Clay Bryant	30
2	Claude Passeau	30
2	Johnny Vander Meer	30
5	Bill Lee	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	4
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Dick Errickson	2
2	Johnny Humphries	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.357
2	Charlie Gehringer	.352
3	Joe Medwick	.343
4	Cecil Travis	.342
5	Johnny Mize	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
2	Rudy York	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	150
2	Jimmie Foxx	147
3	Lou Gehrig	140
4	Joe DiMaggio	138
5	Rudy York	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Lyn Lary	21
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
4	Buddy Lewis	19
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.44
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.55
3	Johnny Allen	2.71
4	Jim Turner	2.71
5	Jim Tobin	2.96

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	176
3	Lefty Grove	167
3	Carl Hubbell	167
5	Lefty Gomez	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Charlie Root	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7