On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	34	.676	--
Indians	61	42	.592	9.0
Red Sox	58	44	.569	11.5
Senators	56	54	.509	17.5
Tigers	52	55	.486	20.0
White Sox	43	56	.434	25.0
Athletics	38	66	.365	32.5
Browns	38	66	.365	32.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Browns 9, Indians 1

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 6, Senators 5

Senators 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	40	.619	--
Giants	62	47	.569	5.0
Reds	60	48	.556	6.5
Cubs	59	50	.541	8.0
Bees	51	54	.486	14.0
Dodgers	51	56	.477	15.0
Cardinals	47	60	.439	19.0
Phillies	32	72	.308	32.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Reds 9, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	6
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Cecil Travis	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Johnny Mize	3
1	Tuck Stainback	3
4	Harlond Clift	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	1
1	George Case	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Mickey Owen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.89
2	Jim Bagby	0.83
3	Bob Weiland	0.71
4	Harry Kelley	0.57
5	Paul Derringer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	George Gill	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Bob Weiland	5
4	Bob Feller	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.355
2	Cecil Travis	.350
3	Jimmie Foxx	.346
4	Hank Steinbacher	.344
5	Earl Averill	.342

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	116
2	Joe DiMaggio	91
3	Hank Greenberg	90
4	Mel Ott	89
5	Bill Dickey	88

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	Bill McGee	2.92
4	Bill Lee	2.95
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	16
1	Red Ruffing	16
3	Wes Ferrell	14
3	Lefty Grove	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	162
2	Bob Feller	157
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Carl Hubbell	104
5	Clay Bryant	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	.452
2	Augie Galan	.441
3	Stu Martin	.435
4	Buddy Lewis	.424
5	Buddy Hassett	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	George Selkirk	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	George Selkirk	20
3	Zeke Bonura	19
4	Harlond Clift	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Wally Moses	4
3	Terry Moore	3
3	Frankie Pytlak	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.00
1	Jack Russell	0.00
3	Ira Hutchinson	0.53
4	Gene Schott	0.66
5	Harry Kelley	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Dick Errickson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	38
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
4	Monty Stratton	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.415
2	George McQuinn	.409
3	Rip Radcliff	.400
4	Bob Johnson	.398
5	Zeke Bonura	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Johnny Mize	9
3	Harlond Clift	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Zeke Bonura	28
5	Bob Johnson	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.62
2	Dick Coffman	1.78
3	Dutch Leonard	1.90
4	Danny MacFayden	1.92
5	Russ Bauers	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
1	Vito Tamulis	5
1	Lon Warneke	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	55
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Paul Derringer	37
4	Bob Weiland	35
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	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.345
2	Mel Ott	.339
3	Ernie Lombardi	.339
4	Frank McCormick	.336
5	Bill Dickey	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Rudy York	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	148
2	Jimmie Foxx	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	141
4	Bob Johnson	127
5	Lou Gehrig	125

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	Jim Tobin	2.90
3	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
4	Bill McGee	2.92
5	Lefty Gomez	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Bobo Newsom	208
3	Carl Hubbell	160
4	Lefty Gomez	153
5	Johnny Allen	143

Saves

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