On This Day

Monday, August 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 39 .618 --
Giants 61 45 .575 4.0
Reds 58 47 .552 6.5
Cubs 58 47 .552 6.5
Bees 50 53 .485 13.5
Dodgers 49 55 .471 15.0
Cardinals 45 58 .437 18.5
Phillies 31 71 .304 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Rizzo 4
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Lynn Myers 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 2
1 Joe Medwick 2
1 Carl Reynolds 2
1 Johnny Rizzo 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Debs Garms 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Tobin 0.22
2 Lee Grissom 0.17
3 Clay Bryant 0.12
4 Syl Johnson 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 2
1 Jim Tobin 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Lee Grissom 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .350
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 Clay Bryant 103
4 Carl Hubbell 103

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 Rip Radcliff .441
3 Zeke Bonura .441
4 Buddy Myer .425
5 Arky Vaughan .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 21
2 Zeke Bonura 18
3 Joe Cronin 17
3 Ken Keltner 17
3 George Selkirk 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
3 Terry Moore 3
3 Frankie Pytlak 3
3 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.40
2 Russ Bauers 0.84
3 Bump Hadley 1.00
4 Dick Errickson 1.17
5 Harry Kelley 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 George Caster 3
2 Dick Errickson 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 Paul Derringer 17
5 Red Ruffing 15

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 .421
2 Rip Radcliff .419
3 Arky Vaughan .417
4 Bob Johnson .396
5 Jo-Jo Moore .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Harlond Clift 11
3 Bob Johnson 8
3 Johnny Mize 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 32
2 Bob Johnson 29
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Zeke Bonura 26
4 Dolph Camilli 26

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 Ed Brandt 1.65
2 Lon Warneke 1.68
3 Charlie Root 1.86
4 Dick Errickson 1.99
4 Dutch Leonard 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monty Stratton 5
1 Lon Warneke 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Russ Bauers 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 48
2 Bob Feller 41
3 Paul Derringer 39
4 Bob Weiland 30
5 Monty Stratton 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .342
2 Buddy Myer .342
3 Ernie Lombardi .340
4 Bill Dickey .334
5 Frank McCormick .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 52
2 Rudy York 42
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 149
2 Jimmie Foxx 141
3 Joe DiMaggio 140
4 Rudy York 128
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 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.29
2 Jim Tobin 2.85
3 Carl Hubbell 2.87
4 Lefty Gomez 2.90
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 23
2 Paul Derringer 20
2 Lefty Grove 20
2 Red Ruffing 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 240
2 Bobo Newsom 199
3 Carl Hubbell 159
4 Lefty Gomez 151
5 Lefty Grove 140

Saves

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