On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 32 .667 --
Indians 57 38 .600 6.5
Red Sox 55 40 .579 8.5
Senators 52 51 .505 15.5
Tigers 49 53 .480 18.0
White Sox 41 50 .451 20.5
Athletics 36 59 .379 27.5
Browns 34 65 .343 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 36 .633 --
Giants 57 44 .564 6.5
Cubs 56 45 .554 7.5
Reds 55 46 .545 8.5
Dodgers 47 52 .475 15.5
Bees 46 51 .474 15.5
Cardinals 43 56 .434 19.5
Phillies 30 66 .313 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Carl Reynolds 5
3 Don Heffner 4
3 Red Kress 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1
2 Joe Vosmik 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Stratton 1.00
2 Bobo Newsom 0.88
3 Lefty Gomez 0.40
4 George Caster 0.33
5 Joe Krakauskas 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Gene Schott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Monty Stratton 6
4 Clay Bryant 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .354
2 Cecil Travis .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Hank Steinbacher .344
5 Earl Averill .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Ival Goodman 27
3 Mel Ott 27
5 Rudy York 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 109
2 Hank Greenberg 87
3 Mel Ott 85
4 Rudy York 84
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 16
2 Lyn Lary 14
2 Billy Werber 14
4 Buddy Lewis 13
5 Wally Moses 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.63
2 Lou Fette 2.78
3 Bill Lee 2.88
4 Bill McGee 2.89
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.95

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 141
3 Johnny Vander Meer 113
4 Clay Bryant 101
5 Carl Hubbell 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 11
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Pete Appleton 5
4 Luke Hamlin 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jo-Jo Moore .463
2 Bob Johnson .449
3 George McQuinn .429
4 Arky Vaughan .426
5 Joe Cronin .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Bob Johnson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 21
2 Joe Cronin 18
2 Hank Greenberg 18
4 Zeke Bonura 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Cookie Lavagetto 3
3 Terry Moore 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.92
2 Lou Fette 1.00
2 Bill McGee 1.00
4 Lon Warneke 1.17
5 Russ Bauers 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 George Caster 3
1 George Gill 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Bob Feller 19
2 Monty Stratton 19
4 Lefty Gomez 18
5 Paul Derringer 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .422
2 George McQuinn .408
3 Rip Radcliff .381
4 Bob Johnson .380
5 Ben Chapman .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 12
1 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Johnny Mize 11
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
4 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Bob Johnson 30
4 Dolph Camilli 28
4 Harlond Clift 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 9
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
4 Elbie Fletcher 5
4 Terry Moore 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 1.38
2 Jim Tobin 1.57
3 Lon Warneke 1.80
3 Jumbo Brown 1.80
5 Dick Errickson 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monty Stratton 6
2 Clay Bryant 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Jim Bagby 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Bobo Newsom 40
3 Paul Derringer 34
4 George Caster 29
4 Bob Weiland 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Luke Hamlin 4
1 Eddie Smith 4
4 Johnny Murphy 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .345
2 Charlie Gehringer .341
3 Mel Ott .338
4 Frank McCormick .335
5 Buddy Myer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 53
2 Rudy York 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Jimmie Foxx 145
3 Joe DiMaggio 138
4 Rudy York 134
5 Bob Johnson 125

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 2.35
2 Jim Tobin 2.68
3 Carl Hubbell 2.84
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92
5 Lou Fette 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Bobo Newsom 192
3 Carl Hubbell 161
4 Lefty Gomez 158
5 Lefty Grove 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 13
2 Dick Coffman 11
3 Charlie Root 10
4 Eddie Smith 8
5 2 tied 7