On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 31 .656 --
Indians 55 32 .632 2.5
Red Sox 52 37 .584 6.5
Senators 49 48 .505 13.5
Tigers 47 49 .490 15.0
White Sox 38 47 .447 18.5
Athletics 32 56 .364 26.0
Browns 29 61 .322 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 34 .634 --
Giants 55 41 .573 5.5
Cubs 53 42 .558 7.0
Reds 52 42 .553 7.5
Dodgers 44 50 .468 15.5
Bees 43 49 .467 15.5
Cardinals 39 54 .419 20.0
Phillies 29 62 .319 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Radcliff 8
2 Gee Walker 7
3 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Marv Owen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Radcliff 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.50
2 Thornton Lee 0.44
2 Bill Lohrman 0.44
4 Larry French 0.43
5 Monte Pearson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 4
1 Bill Lohrman 4
1 Monte Pearson 4
1 Bill Swift 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .357
2 Ernie Lombardi .356
3 Earl Averill .355
4 Cecil Travis .349
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 13
3 Buddy Lewis 12
3 Billy Werber 12
5 Stan Hack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.42
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 Rip Radcliff .452
2 Hank Greenberg .420
3 Bob Johnson .418
4 George McQuinn .408
5 Red Rolfe .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Bob Johnson 16
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
4 Charlie Gehringer 14
4 Joe Medwick 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 5
1 Wally Moses 5
3 Elbie Fletcher 4
3 Red Nonnenkamp 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 0.86
2 Clay Bryant 0.93
3 Danny MacFayden 1.26
4 Joe Bowman 1.35
5 Thornton Lee 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny MacFayden 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
2 Jack Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Paul Derringer 18
3 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Carl Hubbell 16
5 Jack Wilson 15

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 Arky Vaughan .411
2 Rip Radcliff .390
3 Jimmie Foxx .388
4 Hank Greenberg .376
5 Red Rolfe .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Wally Berger 7
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 32
2 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Dolph Camilli 27
4 Johnny Rizzo 26
5 Joe Medwick 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 7
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
3 Elbie Fletcher 5
3 Don Gutteridge 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 1.40
2 Thornton Lee 1.48
3 Dick Coffman 1.88
4 Danny MacFayden 1.90
5 Luke Hamlin 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Mel Harder 5
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Clay Bryant 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
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
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .350
2 Ernie Lombardi .345
3 Joe Medwick .339
4 Mel Ott .335
5 Cecil Travis .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 148
3 Joe DiMaggio 139
4 Rudy York 137
5 Lou Gehrig 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Lyn Lary 23
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.06
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 21
3 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Red Ruffing 20
5 Paul Derringer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 180
3 Carl Hubbell 164
4 Lefty Grove 149
5 Lefty Gomez 148

Saves

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