On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 30 .639 --
Indians 51 30 .630 1.0
Red Sox 50 33 .602 3.0
Senators 46 45 .505 11.0
Tigers 43 46 .483 13.0
White Sox 35 41 .461 14.5
Athletics 29 50 .367 22.0
Browns 26 58 .310 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 31 .640 --
Giants 52 38 .578 5.0
Cubs 50 38 .568 6.0
Reds 49 40 .551 7.5
Dodgers 41 47 .466 15.0
Bees 38 46 .452 16.0
Cardinals 37 49 .430 18.0
Phillies 26 59 .306 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Boze Berger 5
2 Doc Cramer 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boze Berger 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Doc Cramer 4
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Pepper Martin 1
2 Red Nonnenkamp 1
2 Billy Sullivan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.56
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.40
3 Archie McKain 0.36
4 Bump Hadley 0.33
5 Carl Hubbell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 George Gill 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
2 Bump Hadley 4
2 Archie McKain 4
4 Syl Johnson 3
4 Joe Krakauskas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .364
2 Cecil Travis .358
3 Ernie Lombardi .356
4 Jimmie Foxx .355
5 Joe Medwick .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Ival Goodman 26
4 Mel Ott 22
4 Rudy York 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 101
2 Mel Ott 78
3 Bill Dickey 75
3 Rudy York 75
5 Joe Medwick 73

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 Carl Hubbell 2.54
3 Bill Lee 2.56
4 Danny MacFayden 2.57
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 Harlond Clift .438
1 George McQuinn .438
3 Jimmie Foxx .425
4 Bobby Doerr .405
5 Mel Almada .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Johnny Mize 6
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 17
2 Hank Greenberg 15
3 Hank Leiber 14
3 Johnny Rizzo 14
3 Hank Steinbacher 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Don Gutteridge 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Red Nonnenkamp 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 1.00
3 Syl Johnson 1.04
4 Ed Brandt 1.06
4 Thornton Lee 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Clay Bryant 3
2 Mel Harder 3
2 Oral Hildebrand 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 19
2 Bob Feller 17
2 Bob Weiland 17
4 Clay Bryant 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 2
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 Paul Derringer 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .409
2 Mel Almada .400
3 Arky Vaughan .393
4 Gus Mancuso .378
5 Bobby Doerr .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Johnny Mize 10
3 Wally Berger 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Bill Dickey 28
2 Joe Gordon 28
2 Hank Greenberg 28
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 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.77
2 Lefty Gomez 1.79
3 Syl Johnson 1.80
4 Thornton Lee 2.01
5 Carl Hubbell 2.05

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 44
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 .350
2 Ernie Lombardi .348
3 Joe Medwick .342
4 Cecil Travis .342
5 Johnny Mize .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 149
3 Joe DiMaggio 141
4 Lou Gehrig 138
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 2.39
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.55
3 Carl Hubbell 2.72
4 Johnny Allen 2.74
5 Jim Turner 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Red Ruffing 20
5 3 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