Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 17, 1938

On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	33	.680	--
Indians	61	41	.598	8.5
Red Sox	57	44	.564	12.0
Senators	55	53	.509	17.5
Tigers	51	55	.481	20.5
White Sox	43	55	.439	24.5
Athletics	38	65	.369	32.0
Browns	37	66	.359	33.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

Browns 10, Indians 7

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	39	.625	--
Giants	62	46	.574	5.0
Reds	59	48	.551	7.5
Cubs	59	49	.546	8.0
Bees	51	54	.486	14.5
Dodgers	50	56	.472	16.0
Cardinals	46	60	.434	20.0
Phillies	32	72	.308	33.0

Games

Reds 8, Cubs 4

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Bees 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Finney	5
2	Beau Bell	4
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Chet Morgan	4
2	Rip Radcliff	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	4
2	Doc Cramer	3
3	Earl Averill	2
3	Wally Berger	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Red Kress	1
2	George Myatt	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	0.50
1	Joe Heving	0.50
3	Nels Potter	0.45
4	Al Benton	0.44
4	2 others tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Nels Potter	5
1	Jack Wilson	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Ed Cole	1
1	Archie McKain	1
1	Gene Schott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.351
2	Cecil Travis	.348
3	Jimmie Foxx	.346
4	Earl Averill	.345
5	Hank Steinbacher	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	32
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	Bob Johnson	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	115
2	Joe DiMaggio	91
3	Mel Ott	89
4	Bill Dickey	88
5	2 tied	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	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.456
2	Rip Radcliff	.444
3	Arky Vaughan	.440
4	Bob Johnson	.430
5	George McQuinn	.420

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	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	George Selkirk	19
5	2 tied	18

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	Joe Heving	0.00
2	Gene Schott	0.66
3	Russ Bauers	0.84
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	George Caster	3
2	Dick Errickson	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	40
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Bill McGee	17
3	Red Ruffing	17
3	Monty Stratton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Eddie Smith	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.414
2	Rip Radcliff	.414
3	Arky Vaughan	.411
4	Bob Johnson	.404
5	Zeke Bonura	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Harlond Clift	8
2	Johnny Mize	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Hank Greenberg	29
3	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Zeke Bonura	27
5	2 tied	26

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	Russ Bauers	1.65
4	Danny MacFayden	1.92
5	Dutch Leonard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Lon Warneke	5
4	Russ Bauers	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	47
2	Bob Feller	36
3	Paul Derringer	34
4	Bob Weiland	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Mel Harder	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.341
2	Mel Ott	.339
3	Ernie Lombardi	.339
4	Bill Dickey	.333
5	Frank McCormick	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Rudy York	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	147
2	Jimmie Foxx	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	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	Charlie Gehringer	19

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	Johnny Allen	143

Saves

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