On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	31	.667	--
Indians	55	35	.611	5.5
Red Sox	54	38	.587	7.5
Senators	51	49	.510	14.5
Tigers	48	51	.485	17.0
White Sox	39	49	.443	20.5
Athletics	34	58	.370	27.5
Browns	31	63	.330	31.5

Games

White Sox 14, Senators 5

Yankees 7, Indians 0

Browns 5, Athletics 3

Senators 12, White Sox 5

Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

Athletics 8, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	35	.635	--
Giants	56	43	.566	6.5
Reds	54	44	.551	8.0
Cubs	54	44	.551	8.0
Bees	45	50	.474	15.5
Dodgers	46	52	.469	16.0
Cardinals	42	55	.433	19.5
Phillies	30	65	.316	30.5

Games

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Pirates 13, Giants 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Cubs 7, Bees 4

Bees 5, Cubs 0

Dodgers 11, Reds 10

Dodgers 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	6
2	Buddy Hassett	5
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Beau Bell	1
3	Boze Berger	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	5
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Gus Suhr	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	Heinie Mueller	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.83
2	Jim Tobin	0.80
3	Mel Harder	0.70
4	Bill McGee	0.50
5	George Caster	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	10
2	Mel Harder	7
3	Monte Weaver	6
4	George Caster	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	1
1	Eddie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.351
2	Cecil Travis	.351
3	Ernie Lombardi	.351
4	Earl Averill	.346
5	Hank Steinbacher	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	107
2	Hank Greenberg	86
3	Mel Ott	84
4	Bill Dickey	81
5	Rudy York	79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.42
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.77
3	Lou Fette	2.78
4	Bill Lee	2.88
5	Bill McGee	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	15
2	Paul Derringer	14
2	Lefty Grove	14
4	Johnny Allen	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	145
2	Bobo Newsom	134
3	Johnny Vander Meer	111
4	Clay Bryant	98
5	Carl Hubbell	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	10
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Charlie Root	7
4	Pete Appleton	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.450
2	George McQuinn	.444
3	Rip Radcliff	.427
4	Bob Johnson	.425
5	Hank Greenberg	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	28
2	Bob Johnson	19
3	Zeke Bonura	16
3	Joe Cronin	16
3	Joe DiMaggio	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Tobin	0.97
2	Danny MacFayden	1.00
3	Lon Warneke	1.08
4	Dick Coffman	1.69
5	Lou Fette	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	George Gill	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Paul Derringer	19
4	Lefty Gomez	17
4	Mel Harder	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	4
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	.412
2	Joe Cronin	.386
3	George McQuinn	.385
4	Rip Radcliff	.381
5	Jeff Heath	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Johnny Mize	12
3	Harlond Clift	10
4	Joe Gordon	8
4	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
4	Harlond Clift	28
4	2 others tied	28

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	1.38
2	Jumbo Brown	1.44
3	Danny MacFayden	1.90
4	Jim Tobin	1.95
5	Lon Warneke	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Lou Fette	5
1	Mel Harder	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Paul Derringer	40
3	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Bob Weiland	35
5	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.345
2	Ernie Lombardi	.343
3	Mel Ott	.337
4	Joe Medwick	.333
5	Frank McCormick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Rudy York	43
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Mel Ott	36
5	Joe DiMaggio	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	136
4	Rudy York	133
5	2 tied	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Lyn Lary	21
2	Buddy Lewis	21
4	Frankie Crosetti	20
4	Charlie Gehringer	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.11
2	Jim Tobin	2.68
3	Johnny Vander Meer	2.76
4	Carl Hubbell	2.84
5	Johnny Allen	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	24
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Red Ruffing	21
4	Paul Derringer	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	185
3	Carl Hubbell	161
4	Lefty Gomez	152
5	Lefty Grove	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Dick Coffman	10
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	8
4	Eddie Smith	8