On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	31	.659	--
Indians	55	33	.625	3.5
Red Sox	53	37	.589	6.5
Senators	49	48	.505	14.0
Tigers	47	50	.485	16.0
White Sox	38	47	.447	19.0
Athletics	32	57	.360	27.0
Browns	30	61	.330	30.0

Games

Yankees 6, Indians 1

Red Sox 9, Tigers 8

Browns 9, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	35	.628	--
Giants	56	41	.577	4.5
Reds	53	42	.558	6.5
Cubs	53	42	.558	6.5
Bees	43	49	.467	15.0
Dodgers	44	51	.463	15.5
Cardinals	40	54	.426	19.0
Phillies	29	63	.315	29.0

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Mills	4
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	George McQuinn	3
2	Goody Rosen	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	7
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Bob Seeds	3
4	Beau Bell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Joe Glenn	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.57
2	Fred Johnson	0.50
3	Cliff Melton	0.40
4	Paul Derringer	0.36
5	Lon Warneke	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Fred Johnson	7
3	Paul Derringer	5
4	Cliff Melton	4
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.354
2	Jimmie Foxx	.353
3	Earl Averill	.351
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	25
5	Rudy York	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	105
2	Mel Ott	82
3	Bill Dickey	81
4	Hank Greenberg	80
5	Rudy York	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	16
2	Lyn Lary	14
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	Paul Derringer	14
1	Lefty Grove	14
1	Red Ruffing	14
4	Johnny Allen	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	145
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	George McQuinn	.426
3	Hank Greenberg	.417
4	Mel Ott	.409
5	Bob Johnson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Mel Ott	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Bob Johnson	16
4	Joe Cronin	15
5	Paul Waner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
2	Red Nonnenkamp	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.86
2	Clay Bryant	0.90
3	Jim Tobin	0.96
4	Danny MacFayden	1.26
5	Lon Warneke	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Danny MacFayden	4
2	Cy Blanton	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Harry Eisenstat	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	23
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Lon Warneke	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	.405
2	Rip Radcliff	.390
3	George McQuinn	.381
4	Mel Almada	.373
5	Jimmie Foxx	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Joe Gordon	8
4	Wally Berger	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Dolph Camilli	28
4	Joe Gordon	27
4	Johnny Rizzo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Cookie Lavagetto	6
4	Elbie Fletcher	5
4	3 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	Lon Warneke	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Mel Harder	5
3	Elden Auker	4
3	Clay Bryant	4
3	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Paul Derringer	40
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	.347
2	Ernie Lombardi	.344
3	Mel Ott	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.333
5	Frank McCormick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Rudy York	44
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	139
4	Rudy York	134
5	3 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Lyn Lary	22
3	Frankie Crosetti	20
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.06
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.63
3	Carl Hubbell	2.74
4	Jim Tobin	2.75
5	Johnny Allen	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	24
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Carl Hubbell	20
3	Red Ruffing	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	250
2	Bobo Newsom	180
3	Carl Hubbell	164
4	Lefty Grove	150
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