On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	32	.660	--
Indians	56	36	.609	5.0
Red Sox	55	38	.591	6.5
Senators	52	49	.515	13.5
Tigers	49	51	.490	16.0
White Sox	39	50	.438	20.5
Athletics	34	59	.366	27.5
Browns	32	64	.333	31.0

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Yankees 2

Red Sox 16, Athletics 4

Browns 4, Indians 3

Indians 8, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	35	.639	--
Giants	57	43	.570	6.5
Cubs	55	44	.556	8.0
Reds	54	45	.545	9.0
Dodgers	47	52	.475	16.0
Bees	45	51	.469	16.5
Cardinals	42	56	.429	20.5
Phillies	30	66	.313	31.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Phillies 6

Giants 5, Bees 4

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Keltner	4
2	Gibby Brack	3
2	Spud Davis	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Jim Tabor	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	5
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	Rudy York	3
4	Bruce Campbell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Pytlak	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Bauers	1.25
2	Larry French	0.83
3	Nels Potter	0.67
4	Lefty Mills	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Larry French	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Bill Harris	6
1	Lefty Mills	6
4	Russ Bauers	5
4	Larry French	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.353
2	Cecil Travis	.351
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	Hank Steinbacher	.344
5	Earl Averill	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	Rudy York	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	109
2	Hank Greenberg	86
3	Mel Ott	85
4	Rudy York	82
5	Bill Dickey	81

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	2.63
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	148
2	Bobo Newsom	134
3	Johnny Vander Meer	111
4	Clay Bryant	98
5	Carl Hubbell	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	11
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Charlie Root	7
4	Pete Appleton	5
4	Luke Hamlin	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.449
2	Hank Greenberg	.449
3	Ben Chapman	.422
4	Arky Vaughan	.420
5	Rip Radcliff	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	24
2	Bob Johnson	19
3	Joe Cronin	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.66
2	Lou Fette	1.00
3	Lon Warneke	1.08
4	Bill McGee	1.33
5	Jim Tobin	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Larry French	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Bobo Newsom	27
3	Paul Derringer	21
4	Lefty Mills	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Curt Davis	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.405
2	George McQuinn	.396
3	Rip Radcliff	.388
4	Jeff Heath	.378
5	Bob Johnson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Harlond Clift	10
4	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	34
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Bob Johnson	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Cookie Lavagetto	6
4	Elbie Fletcher	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.38
2	Jim Tobin	1.56
3	Clay Bryant	1.82
4	Lon Warneke	2.06
5	Dick Coffman	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Monty Stratton	5
1	Jim Tobin	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Bob Weiland	35
4	Paul Derringer	34
5	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.345
2	Charlie Gehringer	.344
3	Mel Ott	.338
4	Buddy Myer	.334
5	Joe Medwick	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Rudy York	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Joe DiMaggio	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	134
4	Rudy York	132
5	Bob Johnson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Lyn Lary	21
3	Frankie Crosetti	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20
5	Charlie Gehringer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.25
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	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
4	Paul Derringer	19
4	Carl Hubbell	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	241
2	Bobo Newsom	185
3	Carl Hubbell	161
4	Lefty Gomez	152
5	Lefty Grove	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Dick Coffman	11
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	8
4	Eddie Smith	8