On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	33	.663	--
Indians	58	39	.598	6.5
Red Sox	55	41	.573	9.0
Senators	53	51	.510	15.0
Tigers	49	53	.480	18.0
White Sox	42	51	.452	20.5
Athletics	37	60	.381	27.5
Browns	34	65	.343	31.5

Games

Indians 12, White Sox 9

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 16, Athletics 3

Senators 13, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	37	.626	--
Giants	58	44	.569	5.5
Cubs	57	45	.559	6.5
Reds	56	46	.549	7.5
Bees	47	51	.480	14.5
Dodgers	47	53	.470	15.5
Cardinals	43	57	.430	19.5
Phillies	30	67	.309	31.0

Games

Bees 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 9, Pirates 3

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boze Berger	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Selkirk	3
2	Lou Finney	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	9
2	Zeke Bonura	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Buddy Myer	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.71
2	Luke Hamlin	0.60
3	Al Hollingsworth	0.57
3	Dutch Leonard	0.57
3	2 others tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	6
2	Bump Hadley	5
2	Lynn Nelson	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.353
2	Cecil Travis	.348
3	Jimmie Foxx	.345
4	Hank Steinbacher	.344
5	Earl Averill	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	109
2	Hank Greenberg	87
3	Mel Ott	85
4	Joe DiMaggio	84
4	Rudy York	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	17
2	Billy Werber	15
3	Lyn Lary	14
3	Buddy Lewis	14
5	Wally Moses	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.63
2	Lou Fette	2.78
3	Bill McGee	2.86
4	Bill Lee	2.88
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	15
2	Paul Derringer	14
2	Lefty Grove	14
2	Bill Lee	14
5	3 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	.467
2	George McQuinn	.433
3	Bob Johnson	.429
4	Arky Vaughan	.426
5	Terry Moore	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
1	Bob Johnson	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	22
2	Zeke Bonura	20
3	Hank Greenberg	17
4	Joe Cronin	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
3	Cookie Lavagetto	3
3	Terry Moore	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Monty Stratton	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Bob Feller	19
2	Monty Stratton	19
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	2 tied	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	George McQuinn	.429
2	Arky Vaughan	.422
3	Ben Chapman	.383
4	Rip Radcliff	.378
5	Mel Almada	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Harlond Clift	11
2	Johnny Mize	11
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
1	Hank Greenberg	33
3	Bob Johnson	31
4	Dolph Camilli	29
5	Harlond Clift	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.26
2	Ed Brandt	1.67
3	Dick Errickson	1.95
4	Lefty Gomez	1.96
5	Jim Tobin	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Bill Lee	5
1	Monty Stratton	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Paul Derringer	34
4	Bill Lee	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Luke Hamlin	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.343
2	Charlie Gehringer	.341
3	Mel Ott	.338
4	Buddy Myer	.336
5	Bill Dickey	.335

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	144
3	Joe DiMaggio	139
4	Rudy York	134
5	Bob Johnson	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Lyn Lary	21
2	Buddy Lewis	21
5	Charlie Gehringer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.35
2	Carl Hubbell	2.84
3	Jim Tobin	2.84
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
5	Jim Turner	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	24
2	Lefty Grove	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
4	Paul Derringer	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	235
2	Bobo Newsom	192
3	Carl Hubbell	161
4	Lefty Gomez	158
5	2 tied	140

Saves

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