Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 16, 1938

On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	33	.680	--
Indians	61	40	.604	8.0
Red Sox	55	44	.556	13.0
Senators	55	53	.509	17.5
Tigers	49	55	.471	21.5
White Sox	43	53	.448	23.5
Athletics	38	63	.376	31.0
Browns	36	66	.353	33.5

Games

Indians 9, Browns 6

Yankees 16, Senators 1

Yankees 6, Senators 2

Athletics 14, Red Sox 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	39	.621	--
Giants	61	46	.570	5.0
Cubs	59	48	.551	7.0
Reds	58	48	.547	7.5
Bees	50	54	.481	14.5
Dodgers	50	55	.476	15.0
Cardinals	46	59	.438	19.0
Phillies	32	71	.311	32.0

Games

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Dodgers 7, Giants 3

Phillies 7, Bees 6

Pirates 10, Reds 0

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Stu Martin	5
1	Red Rolfe	5
4	Lou Gehrig	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Cuccinello	2
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Bill Brubaker	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Krakauskas	0.77
2	Ken Chase	0.67
3	Cy Blanton	0.62
3	Lefty Gomez	0.62
5	Bill Lee	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Krakauskas	10
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Buck Ross	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	Lynn Nelson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.349
2	Cecil Travis	.348
3	Jimmie Foxx	.344
4	Hank Steinbacher	.344
5	Earl Averill	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	Bob Johnson	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	113
2	Joe DiMaggio	91
3	Bill Dickey	88
3	Mel Ott	88
5	Hank Greenberg	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	18
2	Lyn Lary	15
2	Billy Werber	15
4	Buddy Lewis	14
5	Wally Moses	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.53
2	Lou Fette	2.84
3	Carl Hubbell	2.90
4	Bill McGee	2.92
5	Bill Lee	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	16
2	Paul Derringer	15
3	Lefty Grove	14
3	Bill Lee	14
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	154
2	Bob Feller	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	Rip Radcliff	.441
2	Buddy Hassett	.429
3	George McQuinn	.426
4	Bob Johnson	.421
5	Zeke Bonura	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Bob Johnson	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	George Selkirk	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	22
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Zeke Bonura	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	George Selkirk	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	6
1	Wally Moses	6
3	Terry Moore	4
4	Lyn Lary	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.84
2	Bump Hadley	1.00
2	Dutch Leonard	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	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	40
2	Monty Stratton	22
3	Lefty Gomez	19
4	Bob Feller	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.416
2	Arky Vaughan	.413
3	Rip Radcliff	.412
4	Bob Johnson	.396
5	Zeke Bonura	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Harlond Clift	9
3	Bob Johnson	8
3	Johnny Mize	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	31
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Bob Johnson	29
4	Lou Gehrig	28
5	Zeke Bonura	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Errickson	1.27
2	Lon Warneke	1.62
3	Ed Brandt	1.65
4	Dutch Leonard	1.99
5	Lefty Gomez	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Monty Stratton	5
1	Lon Warneke	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	49
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	Buddy Myer	.341
2	Mel Ott	.339
3	Ernie Lombardi	.338
4	Bill Dickey	.333
5	Frank McCormick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Rudy York	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	147
2	Joe DiMaggio	144
2	Jimmie Foxx	144
4	Lou Gehrig	127
4	Bob Johnson	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	22
3	Lyn Lary	21
3	Buddy Lewis	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.39
2	Lefty Gomez	2.84
3	Jim Tobin	2.85
4	Carl Hubbell	2.87
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	23
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Lefty Grove	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	235
2	Bobo Newsom	200
3	Carl Hubbell	159
4	Lefty Gomez	156
5	Red Ruffing	139

Saves

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