On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 31 .663 --
Indians 55 34 .618 4.5
Red Sox 54 37 .593 6.5
Senators 50 48 .510 14.0
Tigers 47 51 .480 17.0
White Sox 38 48 .442 20.0
Athletics 33 57 .367 27.0
Browns 30 62 .326 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 35 .628 --
Giants 56 41 .577 4.5
Reds 54 42 .563 6.0
Cubs 53 43 .552 7.0
Bees 44 49 .473 14.5
Dodgers 44 52 .458 16.0
Cardinals 41 54 .432 18.5
Phillies 29 64 .312 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Gibby Brack 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Billy Myers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Craft 5
2 Billy Myers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou Fette 0.89
2 Dutch Leonard 0.57
3 Lefty Gomez 0.44
4 Johnny Allen 0.33
5 Luke Hamlin 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Fette 8
2 Max Butcher 4
2 Lefty Gomez 4
2 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Whitey Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Eddie Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .354
2 Jimmie Foxx .353
3 Cecil Travis .352
4 Earl Averill .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 25
5 Rudy York 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 107
2 Hank Greenberg 83
3 Mel Ott 82
4 Bill Dickey 81
5 Rudy York 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 16
2 Lyn Lary 14
3 Billy Werber 13
4 Buddy Lewis 12
5 Stan Hack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.42
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.63
3 Lou Fette 2.78
4 Bill Lee 2.81
5 Carl Hubbell 2.84

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 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Chapman .444
2 Rip Radcliff .439
3 George McQuinn .436
4 Hank Greenberg .423
5 Jeff Heath .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 25
2 Bob Johnson 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 Joe Cronin 15
5 Charlie Gehringer 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Cookie Lavagetto 4
4 Elbie Fletcher 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 0.86
2 Clay Bryant 0.90
3 Jim Tobin 0.96
4 Lon Warneke 1.08
5 Danny MacFayden 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny MacFayden 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 3
2 Lou Fette 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Paul Derringer 19
3 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
5 Bob Weiland 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Smith 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Paul Derringer 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .405
2 Jeff Heath .389
3 Rip Radcliff .385
4 Joe Cronin .376
5 George McQuinn .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Harlond Clift 8
3 Joe Gordon 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 35
2 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Dolph Camilli 29
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 Lou Fette 5
1 Mel Harder 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 47
2 Paul Derringer 40
3 Bob Weiland 35
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 Eddie Smith 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .348
2 Ernie Lombardi .344
3 Mel Ott .339
4 Joe Medwick .331
5 Frank McCormick .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 52
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 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 138
4 Rudy York 135
5 Joe Medwick 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Frankie Crosetti 20
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.11
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.63
3 Carl Hubbell 2.74
4 Jim Tobin 2.75
5 Johnny Allen 2.88

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 175
3 Carl Hubbell 164
4 Lefty Gomez 152
5 Lefty Grove 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 13
2 Dick Coffman 10
3 Mace Brown 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7