On This Day

Monday, July 25, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 29 .633 --
Indians 49 30 .620 1.0
Red Sox 48 32 .600 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

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 3
2 Odell Hale 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
2 Pinky Higgins 2
2 Ken Keltner 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Ken Keltner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Gene Desautels 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bagby 1.00
2 Emerson Dickman 0.75
3 Mel Harder 0.67
4 Johnny Allen 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Mel Harder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 9
2 Mel Harder 4
3 Emerson Dickman 3
4 Johnny Allen 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .368
2 Ernie Lombardi .364
3 Jimmie Foxx .354
4 Cecil Travis .352
5 Joe Medwick .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 29
2 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 Ival Goodman 26
4 Rudy York 22
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 98
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 Bobby Doerr .459
2 Arky Vaughan .424
3 Jimmy Brown .417
4 Johnny Mize .410
5 Pete Fox .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Harlond Clift 5
2 Ival Goodman 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Joe Medwick 16
3 Harlond Clift 14
3 Al Todd 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Mel Almada 2
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
2 18 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.00
2 Syl Johnson 0.63
3 Ed Brandt 0.79
4 Dizzy Dean 1.00
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Clay Bryant 3
2 Emerson Dickman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 19
2 Bob Weiland 17
3 Luke Hamlin 16
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Dick Errickson 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Dick Coffman 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .420
2 Mel Almada .405
3 Bobby Doerr .388
4 Arky Vaughan .379
5 Gus Mancuso .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
1 Johnny Mize 9
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Bill Dickey 8
3 Ival Goodman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 30
1 Joe Gordon 30
3 Harlond Clift 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scharein 9
2 Lyn Lary 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Bruce Campbell 4
3 4 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 Emerson Dickman 5
1 2 others tied 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 3
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 .354
2 Charlie Gehringer .352
3 Joe Medwick .343
4 Johnny Mize .339
5 Cecil Travis .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 47
2 Rudy York 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Lou Gehrig 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 150
2 Jimmie Foxx 148
3 Joe DiMaggio 138
4 Lou Gehrig 135
4 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 2.74
4 Jim Turner 2.80
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 233
2 Bobo Newsom 172
3 Lefty Grove 167
3 Carl Hubbell 167
5 Lefty Gomez 146

Saves

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