On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	31	.648	--
Indians	54	31	.635	1.5
Red Sox	51	36	.586	5.5
Senators	48	47	.505	12.5
Tigers	47	47	.500	13.0
White Sox	36	45	.444	17.5
Athletics	30	54	.357	25.0
Browns	28	60	.318	29.0

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 4

Indians 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	33	.633	--
Giants	54	40	.574	5.0
Cubs	52	41	.559	6.5
Reds	51	42	.548	7.5
Dodgers	44	49	.473	14.5
Bees	42	47	.472	14.5
Cardinals	38	54	.413	20.0
Phillies	29	61	.322	28.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 3

Bees 3, Pirates 1

Cubs 7, Giants 0

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goody Rosen	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Charlie Gehringer	3
1	Stan Hack	3
1	Ernie Koy	3
1	Joe Kuhel	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Giuliani	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.57
1	Johnny Lanning	0.57
3	Clay Bryant	0.50
4	Monty Stratton	0.45
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Stratton	5
2	Lefty Gomez	4
2	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Johnny Lanning	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Paul Derringer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.358
2	Ernie Lombardi	.357
3	Earl Averill	.354
4	Cecil Travis	.349
5	Hank Steinbacher	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ival Goodman	26
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Rudy York	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	103
2	Bill Dickey	79
2	Hank Greenberg	79
2	Mel Ott	79
5	2 tied	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	Danny MacFayden	2.45
2	Bill Lee	2.63
3	Johnny Vander Meer	2.63
4	Carl Hubbell	2.84
5	Lou Fette	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	135
2	Bobo Newsom	114
3	Johnny Vander Meer	110
4	Clay Bryant	95
4	Carl Hubbell	95

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	Odell Hale	.415
2	Arky Vaughan	.396
3	Stan Hack	.390
4	Billy Myers	.385
5	Charlie Gehringer	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Johnny Mize	7
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Charlie Gehringer	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	21
2	Buddy Lewis	15
2	Joe Medwick	15
4	Johnny Mize	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Red Nonnenkamp	4
4	Elbie Fletcher	3
4	Arky Vaughan	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Bryant	0.93
2	Dick Coffman	1.00
3	Danny MacFayden	1.01
4	Syl Johnson	1.06
5	Thornton Lee	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3
1	Vito Tamulis	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Weiland	22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	19
3	Paul Derringer	18
3	Bob Feller	18
5	Carl Hubbell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Ken Chase	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Almada	.414
2	Jimmie Foxx	.379
3	Bobby Doerr	.376
4	Arky Vaughan	.376
5	Stan Hack	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Ival Goodman	8
5	Joe DiMaggio	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Johnny Rizzo	27
4	Dolph Camilli	26
4	Joe Medwick	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cookie Lavagetto	6
1	George Scharein	6
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Lyn Lary	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Thornton Lee	1.11
2	Ed Brandt	1.40
3	Johnny Rigney	1.61
4	Danny MacFayden	1.87
5	Dick Coffman	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Lou Fette	5
1	Mel Harder	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Paul Derringer	35
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
4	Bob Weiland	31
5	Bill Lee	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.351
2	Ernie Lombardi	.345
3	Joe Medwick	.339
4	Cecil Travis	.337
5	Jimmie Foxx	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Rudy York	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
5	Lou Gehrig	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	147
3	Joe DiMaggio	138
4	Rudy York	135
5	Lou Gehrig	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Lyn Lary	21
3	Buddy Lewis	20
4	Charlie Gehringer	19
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.07
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.63
3	Carl Hubbell	2.74
4	Johnny Allen	2.78
5	Jim Tobin	2.85

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	240
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Carl Hubbell	164
4	Lefty Grove	158
5	Lefty Gomez	151

Saves

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