On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	34	.682	--
Indians	62	43	.590	10.0
Red Sox	60	44	.577	11.5
Tigers	55	55	.500	19.5
Senators	56	56	.500	19.5
White Sox	44	57	.436	26.0
Athletics	38	68	.358	34.5
Browns	38	69	.355	35.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Senators 7

Indians 8, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Browns 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	40	.623	--
Giants	63	48	.568	5.5
Reds	61	49	.555	7.0
Cubs	59	51	.536	9.0
Bees	52	55	.486	14.5
Dodgers	52	57	.477	15.5
Cardinals	48	61	.440	19.5
Phillies	33	73	.311	33.0

Games

Bees 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 8, Giants 7

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	4
1	Gibby Brack	4
1	Ival Goodman	4
4	Morrie Arnovich	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Beau Bell	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Joe Cronin	5
3	Morrie Arnovich	4
3	Rudy York	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monte Pearson	0.80
2	Lon Warneke	0.67
3	Mel Harder	0.50
4	Monty Stratton	0.38
5	Dizzy Dean	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	8
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	Van Mungo	5
3	Monty Stratton	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Bill Harris	1
1	Bill Swift	1
1	Jim Weaver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.351
2	Cecil Travis	.350
3	Jimmie Foxx	.344
4	Hank Steinbacher	.343
5	Earl Averill	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Ival Goodman	27
3	Mel Ott	27
3	Rudy York	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	118
2	Hank Greenberg	98
3	Joe DiMaggio	93
4	Bill Dickey	90
4	2 others tied	90

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	2.50
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	Zeke Bonura	.455
2	Lloyd Waner	.438
3	Bill Dickey	.436
4	Augie Galan	.421
5	Stu Martin	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	George Selkirk	5
3	Rudy York	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Zeke Bonura	20
2	George Selkirk	20
4	Harlond Clift	19
5	Hank Greenberg	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	3
1	Wally Moses	3
1	George Myatt	3
1	Frankie Pytlak	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	0.00
2	Ira Hutchinson	0.53
3	Fred Frankhouse	0.54
4	Gene Schott	0.66
5	Harry Kelley	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Dick Errickson	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	38
2	Monty Stratton	22
3	Lefty Mills	18
4	Lou Fette	16
5	3 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	George McQuinn	.406
2	Rip Radcliff	.398
3	Zeke Bonura	.393
4	Arky Vaughan	.386
5	Bill Dickey	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Harlond Clift	9
2	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Zeke Bonura	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Joe Cronin	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	1.74
2	Dutch Leonard	1.90
3	Lou Fette	1.93
4	Danny MacFayden	1.93
5	Lon Warneke	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lon Warneke	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Danny MacFayden	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	55
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Paul Derringer	37
4	Monty Stratton	32
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	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.343
2	Ernie Lombardi	.338
3	Mel Ott	.337
4	Bill Dickey	.337
5	Cecil Travis	.332

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	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	141
4	Lou Gehrig	129
5	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	2.38
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	22
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Lefty Grove	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	204
3	Carl Hubbell	154
4	Lefty Gomez	153
5	3 tied	137

Saves

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