On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	34	.679	--
Indians	61	43	.587	10.0
Red Sox	59	44	.573	11.5
Senators	56	55	.505	18.5
Tigers	54	55	.495	19.5
White Sox	44	56	.440	25.0
Athletics	38	67	.362	33.5
Browns	38	68	.358	34.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

White Sox 7, Indians 2

Tigers 8, Browns 7

Tigers 7, Browns 4

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	40	.619	--
Giants	63	47	.573	4.5
Reds	60	48	.556	6.5
Cubs	59	50	.541	8.0
Dodgers	52	56	.481	14.5
Bees	51	55	.481	14.5
Cardinals	47	60	.439	19.0
Phillies	32	73	.305	33.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Bees 0

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	4
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Harry Danning	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Red Kress	4
3	Zeke Bonura	2
3	Harlond Clift	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	0.44
2	Earl Whitehill	0.42
3	Bill Lohrman	0.40
3	Lefty Mills	0.40
5	Fred Frankhouse	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	6
2	Earl Whitehill	5
3	Thornton Lee	4
4	Lou Fette	3
4	Fritz Ostermueller	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.355
2	Cecil Travis	.350
3	Jimmie Foxx	.345
4	Hank Steinbacher	.344
5	Earl Averill	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	118
2	Hank Greenberg	98
3	Joe DiMaggio	92
4	Bill Dickey	89
4	Mel Ott	89

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	2.73
3	Bill Lohrman	2.73
4	Bill McGee	2.92
5	Bill Lee	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	Bill Dickey	.471
2	Augie Galan	.441
3	Stu Martin	.435
4	Zeke Bonura	.426
5	Buddy Hassett	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
2	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	George Selkirk	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	George Selkirk	20
3	Harlond Clift	19
4	Hank Greenberg	18
5	Zeke Bonura	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Terry Moore	3
2	Wally Moses	3
2	Frankie Pytlak	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.00
1	Jack Russell	0.00
3	Ira Hutchinson	0.53
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.54
5	Gene Schott	0.66

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	Lefty Mills	18
5	Monty Stratton	17

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	George McQuinn	.403
1	Rip Radcliff	.403
3	Arky Vaughan	.398
4	Bill Dickey	.393
5	Bob Johnson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Harlond Clift	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
4	Lou Gehrig	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Zeke Bonura	30
3	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Harlond Clift	27

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	1.80
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	Lon Warneke	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	55
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Paul Derringer	37
4	Bob Weiland	35
5	Lefty Mills	30

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	.348
2	Ernie Lombardi	.339
3	Mel Ott	.338
4	Bill Dickey	.337
5	Frank McCormick	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	55
2	Rudy York	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	147
3	Joe DiMaggio	141
4	Bob Johnson	127
5	Rudy York	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	Lou Fette	2.77
3	Jim Tobin	2.90
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
5	Bill McGee	2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Bobo Newsom	204
3	Carl Hubbell	154
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