Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 13, 1938

On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	33	.667	--
Indians	59	40	.596	7.0
Red Sox	55	42	.567	10.0
Senators	54	51	.514	15.0
Tigers	49	54	.476	19.0
White Sox	43	52	.453	21.0
Athletics	37	61	.378	28.5
Browns	35	65	.350	31.5

Games

Indians 13, White Sox 4

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Yankees 11, Athletics 4

Browns 6, Tigers 3

Senators 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	38	.620	--
Giants	59	45	.567	5.0
Cubs	58	45	.563	5.5
Reds	56	46	.549	7.0
Bees	48	52	.480	14.0
Dodgers	48	54	.471	15.0
Cardinals	43	57	.430	19.0
Phillies	31	68	.313	30.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Bees 1

Bees 4, Dodgers 3

Giants 11, Phillies 1

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Cubs 11, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	6
2	Johnny Cooney	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	4
1	Bill Cissell	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.40
2	Cliff Melton	0.82
3	Johnny Allen	0.71
4	Tot Pressnell	0.40
5	Thornton Lee	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Bill Cox	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Melton	9
2	Carl Hubbell	7
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Bob Feller	5
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vance Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.353
2	Cecil Travis	.347
3	Hank Steinbacher	.344
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Jeff Heath	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	Bob Johnson	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	109
2	Mel Ott	88
3	Hank Greenberg	87
4	Joe DiMaggio	86
5	Bill Dickey	85

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	Carl Hubbell	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	15
2	Paul Derringer	14
2	Lefty Grove	14
2	Bill Lee	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	153
2	Bobo Newsom	141
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Carl Hubbell	103
5	Clay Bryant	101

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	Zeke Bonura	.450
2	George McQuinn	.438
3	Terry Moore	.429
4	Buddy Myer	.421
5	Jeff Heath	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Bob Johnson	7
3	Dolph Camilli	5
4	Zeke Bonura	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	23
2	Zeke Bonura	22
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Joe Cronin	17
4	George Selkirk	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.00
1	Bump Hadley	1.00
3	Larry French	1.03
4	Lon Warneke	1.17
5	Russ Bauers	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	3
1	Thornton Lee	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	24
3	Monty Stratton	19
4	Paul Derringer	16
4	Red Ruffing	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	.438
2	Arky Vaughan	.398
3	Rip Radcliff	.395
4	Zeke Bonura	.380
5	Jeff Heath	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	12
1	Hank Greenberg	12
3	Bob Johnson	9
4	Johnny Mize	8
4	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
1	Bob Johnson	32
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Dolph Camilli	28
5	Zeke Bonura	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.26
2	Ed Brandt	1.65
3	Lefty Gomez	1.96
4	Dick Errickson	2.20
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	41
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Paul Derringer	30
3	Bill Lee	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Luke Hamlin	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.343
2	Charlie Gehringer	.338
3	Buddy Myer	.337
4	Mel Ott	.337
5	Bill Dickey	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Rudy York	43
3	Bob Johnson	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	140
3	Joe DiMaggio	139
4	Rudy York	132
5	Bob Johnson	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Lyn Lary	21
2	Buddy Lewis	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.35
2	Carl Hubbell	2.77
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	Carl Hubbell	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	240
2	Bobo Newsom	189
3	Carl Hubbell	168
4	Lefty Gomez	158
5	Johnny Allen	141

Saves

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