On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	30	.647	--
Indians	53	30	.639	1.0
Red Sox	51	33	.607	3.5
Tigers	46	46	.500	12.5
Senators	46	47	.495	13.0
White Sox	35	43	.449	16.5
Athletics	29	53	.354	24.5
Browns	26	59	.306	29.0

Games

Yankees 9, White Sox 6

Indians 8, Senators 5

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Tigers 10, Athletics 7

Tigers 8, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	31	.648	--
Giants	54	38	.587	5.0
Cubs	50	40	.556	8.0
Reds	49	42	.538	9.5
Dodgers	41	49	.456	17.0
Bees	39	47	.453	17.0
Cardinals	38	50	.432	19.0
Phillies	28	59	.322	28.5

Games

Pirates 9, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 8, Bees 2

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Giants 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Billy Rogell	5
1	Jo-Jo White	5
4	Mark Christman	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Zeke Bonura	4
3	Don Padgett	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.00
2	Paul Derringer	0.89
3	Bob Weiland	0.73
4	Cy Blanton	0.50
4	Eddie Smith	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Cy Blanton	1
2	Mel Harder	1
2	Bill Lohrman	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
1	Paul Derringer	8
1	Bob Weiland	8
4	Cy Blanton	5
4	Eddie Smith	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.360
2	Ernie Lombardi	.358
3	Jimmie Foxx	.355
4	Cecil Travis	.354
5	Joe Medwick	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Ival Goodman	26
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Rudy York	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	101
2	Hank Greenberg	79
2	Mel Ott	79
4	Bill Dickey	76
5	Rudy York	75

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	Carl Hubbell	2.54
2	Danny MacFayden	2.57
3	Bill Lee	2.64
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.65
5	Ted Lyons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
1	Red Ruffing	14
3	Johnny Allen	13
3	Mace Brown	13
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	129
2	Bobo Newsom	114
3	Johnny Vander Meer	106
4	Clay Bryant	93
4	Lefty Grove	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	9
1	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Charlie Root	6
4	Pete Appleton	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.417
2	Harlond Clift	.409
3	Mel Almada	.400
3	Odell Hale	.400
5	Jimmie Foxx	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Johnny Mize	6
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	24
2	Johnny Rizzo	16
3	Joe Medwick	15
4	Hank Leiber	14
5	Johnny Mize	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Nonnenkamp	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	George Case	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Thornton Lee	0.53
2	Lefty Gomez	1.00
3	Lon Warneke	1.33
4	Bill Lohrman	1.35
5	Syl Johnson	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	3
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Oral Hildebrand	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	22
1	Bob Weiland	22
3	Bob Feller	17
4	Carl Hubbell	16
4	Bill Lee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	2
1	Bill Swift	2
3	Mace Brown	1
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Almada	.411
2	Arky Vaughan	.394
3	Jimmie Foxx	.393
4	Gus Mancuso	.384
5	Johnny Mize	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Johnny Mize	10
3	Wally Berger	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
5	Ival Goodman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
1	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Joe Gordon	26
3	Johnny Rizzo	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	8
2	Don Gutteridge	6
3	Lyn Lary	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	9 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Thornton Lee	0.86
2	Ed Brandt	1.40
3	Syl Johnson	1.80
4	Carl Hubbell	2.05
5	Lou Fette	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Emerson Dickman	5
2	Mel Harder	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Paul Derringer	36
3	Clay Bryant	32
4	Bob Weiland	31
5	Johnny Vander Meer	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.352
2	Ernie Lombardi	.349
3	Joe Medwick	.345
4	Cecil Travis	.340
5	Bill Dickey	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Rudy York	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Joe DiMaggio	37
5	Lou Gehrig	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	161
2	Jimmie Foxx	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	143
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
3	Buddy Lewis	20
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.39
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.65
3	Carl Hubbell	2.72
4	Johnny Allen	2.78
5	Jim Tobin	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	24
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Red Ruffing	21
4	Carl Hubbell	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	243
2	Bobo Newsom	177
3	Carl Hubbell	167
4	Lefty Grove	164
5	Lefty Gomez	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
2	Dick Coffman	9
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Clint Brown	7
4	Mace Brown	7