On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	31	.652	--
Indians	55	32	.632	2.0
Red Sox	52	37	.584	6.0
Senators	48	48	.500	13.5
Tigers	47	48	.495	14.0
White Sox	36	47	.434	19.0
Athletics	32	54	.372	24.5
Browns	29	60	.326	29.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Indians 8, Red Sox 6

Yankees 10, Tigers 7

Browns 5, Senators 3

Athletics 14, White Sox 2

Athletics 13, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	33	.641	--
Giants	55	40	.579	5.5
Reds	52	42	.553	8.0
Cubs	52	42	.553	8.0
Dodgers	44	50	.468	16.0
Bees	42	49	.462	16.5
Cardinals	39	54	.419	20.5
Phillies	29	62	.319	29.5

Games

Pirates 9, Bees 4

Pirates 5, Bees 3

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	7
2	Lou Finney	6
3	Mike Kreevich	5
3	Wally Moses	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Earle Brucker	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	9
2	Lou Finney	5
3	Earle Brucker	4
4	Beau Bell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	2
1	Wally Moses	2
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.91
2	Jack Wilson	0.67
3	Bill McGee	0.56
4	Monte Weaver	0.50
5	Vito Tamulis	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	10
2	Jack Wilson	6
3	Harry Boyles	5
3	Bill McGee	5
3	Red Ruffing	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.357
2	Ernie Lombardi	.356
3	Earl Averill	.355
4	Cecil Travis	.350
5	Hank Steinbacher	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ival Goodman	27
4	Mel Ott	24
5	Rudy York	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	105
2	Bill Dickey	81
2	Mel Ott	81
4	Hank Greenberg	80
5	Rudy York	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	14
2	Frankie Crosetti	12
2	Buddy Lewis	12
2	Billy Werber	12
5	Stan Hack	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.45
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.63
3	Bill Lee	2.81
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	137
2	Bobo Newsom	124
3	Johnny Vander Meer	110
4	Clay Bryant	95
4	Carl Hubbell	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	10
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Charlie Root	6
4	Pete Appleton	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.400
1	Hank Greenberg	.400
3	Red Rolfe	.393
4	Arky Vaughan	.390
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	22
2	Charlie Gehringer	14
2	Joe Medwick	14
2	Johnny Mize	14
5	6 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cookie Lavagetto	5
2	George Case	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Wally Moses	4
2	Red Nonnenkamp	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.86
2	Clay Bryant	0.93
3	Danny MacFayden	1.01
4	Thornton Lee	1.14
5	Joe Bowman	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	3
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Weiland	23
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	19
4	Paul Derringer	18
5	Bobo Newsom	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Eddie Smith	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Almada	.396
2	Jimmie Foxx	.396
3	Arky Vaughan	.391
4	Hank Greenberg	.375
5	Joe DiMaggio	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Ival Goodman	9
4	Wally Berger	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Dolph Camilli	27
4	Joe Gordon	26
4	Johnny Rizzo	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	6
1	Cookie Lavagetto	6
1	Wally Moses	6
1	George Scharein	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Thornton Lee	1.36
2	Ed Brandt	1.40
3	Danny MacFayden	1.87
4	Dick Coffman	1.88
5	Bill Lohrman	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Mel Harder	5
4	Clay Bryant	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Paul Derringer	35
3	Bob Weiland	32
4	Johnny Vander Meer	31
5	Bill Lee	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.353
2	Ernie Lombardi	.344
3	Joe Medwick	.338
4	Cecil Travis	.338
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	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	149
3	Joe DiMaggio	140
4	Rudy York	137
5	Lou Gehrig	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Lyn Lary	23
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	242
2	Bobo Newsom	180
3	Carl Hubbell	164
4	Lefty Grove	158
5	Lefty Gomez	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
2	Dick Coffman	10
3	Mace Brown	8
3	Charlie Root	8
5	Clint Brown	7