On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	33	.673	--
Indians	60	40	.600	7.5
Red Sox	55	43	.561	11.5
Senators	55	51	.519	15.5
Tigers	49	55	.471	20.5
White Sox	43	53	.448	22.5
Athletics	37	63	.370	30.5
Browns	36	65	.356	32.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Tigers 1

Tigers 3, Browns 3

Senators 7, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	38	.624	--
Giants	61	45	.575	4.5
Cubs	58	46	.558	6.5
Reds	57	47	.548	7.5
Bees	49	53	.480	14.5
Dodgers	49	55	.471	15.5
Cardinals	44	58	.431	19.5
Phillies	31	70	.307	32.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Bees 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 11, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Bees 6, Dodgers 4

Giants 14, Phillies 6

Cardinals 8, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	6
1	Stu Martin	6
1	Jimmy Ripple	6
4	Dick Bartell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Harry Craft	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	6
2	Dick Bartell	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Jimmy Ripple	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Buck Jordan	1
1	Red Rolfe	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	Pep Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.71
2	Harry Kelley	0.80
3	Paul Derringer	0.69
4	Lefty Mills	0.67
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	12
2	Paul Derringer	9
3	Lefty Mills	6
3	Monty Stratton	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Mel Harder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.352
2	Cecil Travis	.347
3	Hank Steinbacher	.344
4	Jimmie Foxx	.341
5	2 tied	.338

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	110
2	Bill Dickey	88
2	Mel Ott	88
4	Joe DiMaggio	87
4	Hank Greenberg	87

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	2.53
2	Lou Fette	2.84
3	Bill McGee	2.86
4	Bill Lee	2.88
5	Bill Lohrman	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
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	Buddy Hassett	.459
2	George McQuinn	.443
3	Zeke Bonura	.441
4	Arky Vaughan	.435
5	Buddy Myer	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Bob Johnson	7
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	George Selkirk	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	21
2	Zeke Bonura	18
2	George Selkirk	18
4	Joe Cronin	17
4	3 others tied	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	Larry French	0.40
2	Russ Bauers	0.84
3	Bump Hadley	1.00
4	Charlie Root	1.15
5	Lon Warneke	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	George Caster	3
2	Lou Fette	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	39
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Monty Stratton	22
4	Lefty Mills	18
5	Paul Derringer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Mel Harder	2
3	Charlie Root	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.429
2	Rip Radcliff	.418
3	Arky Vaughan	.413
4	Zeke Bonura	.383
5	Bob Johnson	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	12
1	Hank Greenberg	12
3	Bob Johnson	8
3	Johnny Mize	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Dolph Camilli	29
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Bob Johnson	29
5	Harlond Clift	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Cookie Lavagetto	5
2	Terry Moore	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.26
2	Ed Brandt	1.65
3	Charlie Root	1.86
4	Lefty Gomez	1.96
5	Dutch Leonard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Monty Stratton	5
3	Jim Bagby	4
3	Russ Bauers	4
3	17 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	48
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Paul Derringer	39
4	Bob Weiland	33
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.343
2	Buddy Myer	.341
3	Mel Ott	.340
4	Charlie Gehringer	.335
5	Bill Dickey	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
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	152
2	Jimmie Foxx	141
3	Joe DiMaggio	140
4	Rudy York	131
5	Bob Johnson	127

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	2.29
2	Jim Tobin	2.84
3	Carl Hubbell	2.87
4	Lefty Gomez	2.90
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	24
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Lefty Grove	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	240
2	Bobo Newsom	201
3	Carl Hubbell	159
4	Lefty Gomez	151
5	Johnny Allen	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Dick Coffman	12
3	Charlie Root	10
4	Mace Brown	8
5	Eddie Smith	7