On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	29	.646	--
Indians	51	30	.630	1.5
Red Sox	48	33	.593	4.5
Senators	46	44	.511	11.0
Tigers	42	46	.477	14.0
White Sox	35	39	.473	14.0
Athletics	29	50	.367	22.5
Browns	25	58	.301	28.5

Games

Indians 12, Athletics 11

Tigers 9, Senators 4

Yankees 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	31	.635	--
Giants	51	38	.573	5.0
Cubs	50	38	.568	5.5
Reds	48	40	.545	7.5
Dodgers	41	47	.466	14.5
Bees	38	45	.458	15.0
Cardinals	37	48	.435	17.0
Phillies	26	58	.310	27.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Bees 1, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Giants 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Bees 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lyn Lary	4
2	Harry Craft	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Debs Garms	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Odell Hale	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Pep Young	4
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Don Padgett	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Arky Vaughan	2
2	Wayne Ambler	1
2	Herb Bremer	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Posedel	0.56
2	Russ Bauers	0.50
2	Clay Bryant	0.50
2	Lou Fette	0.50
2	Lon Warneke	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Bill Posedel	5
3	Jim Weaver	4
4	Russ Bauers	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mel Harder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.364
2	Cecil Travis	.359
3	Ernie Lombardi	.359
4	Jimmie Foxx	.354
5	Joe Medwick	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
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	Danny MacFayden	2.57
4	Carl Hubbell	2.64
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	Clay Bryant	93
4	Lefty Grove	93

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	George McQuinn	.429
3	Harlond Clift	.426
4	Arky Vaughan	.414
5	Jimmy Brown	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Hank Greenberg	7
3	Harlond Clift	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Joe Medwick	16
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	Don Gutteridge	3
1	Stan Hack	3
1	Johnny Hudson	3
1	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	0.00
2	Syl Johnson	0.63
3	Dizzy Dean	1.00
4	Ed Brandt	1.06
4	Thornton Lee	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	4
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Emerson Dickman	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Luke Hamlin	2
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	Curt Davis	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.417
2	Arky Vaughan	.388
3	Mel Almada	.388
4	Gus Mancuso	.388
5	Johnny Mize	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
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	28
2	Joe Gordon	28
4	Hank Greenberg	27
5	Hank Leiber	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	8
2	Don Gutteridge	6
3	Lyn Lary	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.77
2	Lefty Gomez	1.79
3	Thornton Lee	2.01
4	Mel Harder	2.11
5	Carl Hubbell	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Emerson Dickman	5
1	Lou Fette	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Clay Bryant	32
3	Johnny Vander Meer	30
4	Paul Derringer	28
4	Bill Lee	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	Charlie Gehringer	.351
2	Ernie Lombardi	.349
3	Joe Medwick	.344
4	Cecil Travis	.342
5	Bill Dickey	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	50
2	Rudy York	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Lou Gehrig	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	148
3	Joe DiMaggio	142
4	Lou Gehrig	137
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	2.34
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