On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	29	.642	--
Indians	50	30	.625	1.5
Red Sox	48	33	.593	4.0
Senators	46	43	.517	10.0
White Sox	35	39	.473	13.5
Tigers	41	46	.471	14.0
Athletics	29	49	.372	21.5
Browns	25	57	.305	27.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 1

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Yankees 10, Browns 5

Yankees 12, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	31	.631	--
Giants	51	37	.580	4.0
Cubs	50	37	.575	4.5
Reds	48	38	.558	6.0
Dodgers	40	47	.460	14.5
Bees	36	45	.444	15.5
Cardinals	36	48	.429	17.0
Phillies	26	57	.313	26.5

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 8

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Reds 6, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Myril Hoag	5
3	Ripper Collins	4
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Ripper Collins	3
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wayne Ambler	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
1	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Cliff Melton	0.44
4	Lefty Mills	0.40
5	Clyde Shoun	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5
4	Cliff Melton	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.368
2	Ernie Lombardi	.365
3	Cecil Travis	.356
4	Jimmie Foxx	.354
5	Joe Medwick	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
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	Bill Dickey	75
3	Rudy York	75
5	Joe Medwick	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	12
1	Lyn Lary	12
1	Buddy Lewis	12
1	Billy Werber	12
5	Stan Hack	11

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	Ted Lyons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	Mace Brown	13
2	Paul Derringer	13
2	Bill Lee	13
2	Red Ruffing	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	129
2	Bobo Newsom	111
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	.439
2	Johnny Mize	.419
3	Wally Moses	.417
3	Arky Vaughan	.417
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Harlond Clift	6
3	Ival Goodman	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
1	Joe Medwick	18
1	Johnny Mize	18
4	Harlond Clift	16
4	Johnny Rizzo	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	3
1	Cookie Lavagetto	3
1	Wally Moses	3
4	Mel Almada	2
4	19 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	Paul Derringer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bill Lee	19
3	Paul Derringer	18
4	Bob Weiland	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Dick Errickson	2
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	Curt Davis	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.417
2	Mel Almada	.400
3	Johnny Mize	.395
4	Arky Vaughan	.386
5	2 tied	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Johnny Mize	10
3	Wally Berger	9
4	Ival Goodman	8
4	Joe Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Bill Dickey	30
2	Joe Gordon	30
4	Hank Leiber	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	9
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Lyn Lary	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.78
2	Lefty Gomez	1.79
3	Thornton Lee	2.01
4	Carl Hubbell	2.05
5	Mel Harder	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Emerson Dickman	5
1	Bill Lee	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Claude Passeau	30
2	Johnny Vander Meer	30
4	Bill Lee	29
5	Paul Derringer	28

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	.352
2	Charlie Gehringer	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.344
4	Cecil Travis	.340
5	Johnny Mize	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	48
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	142
4	Lou Gehrig	136
5	Rudy York	135

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.44
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.55
3	Johnny Allen	2.74
4	Jim Turner	2.90
5	Jim Tobin	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	23
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Red Ruffing	21
4	Paul Derringer	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	243
2	Bobo Newsom	176
3	Carl Hubbell	167
4	Lefty Grove	164
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