On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	34	.688	--
Indians	63	44	.589	11.0
Red Sox	61	45	.575	12.5
Senators	57	57	.500	20.5
Tigers	55	56	.495	21.0
White Sox	45	58	.437	27.0
Browns	39	69	.361	35.5
Athletics	38	70	.352	36.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

Yankees 8, Athletics 1

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Browns 9, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	42	.611	--
Giants	63	49	.563	5.0
Reds	61	51	.545	7.0
Cubs	61	51	.545	7.0
Bees	53	56	.486	13.5
Dodgers	53	58	.477	14.5
Cardinals	50	61	.450	17.5
Phillies	34	73	.318	31.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Bees 0

Bees 9, Dodgers 4

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Cubs 6, Pirates 1

Phillies 8, Giants 3

Cardinals 7, Reds 6

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	5
1	Stu Martin	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Phil Cavarretta	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	4
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Stan Hack	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	2
1	Cookie Lavagetto	2
3	Bill Brubaker	1
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill McGee	0.67
2	Red Ruffing	0.56
3	Johnny Allen	0.55
4	Jack Knott	0.43
4	Whitey Moore	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	6
2	Joe Krakauskas	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Eddie Smith	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.352
2	Ernie Lombardi	.351
3	Hank Steinbacher	.343
4	Jimmie Foxx	.339
5	Hal Trosky	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Ival Goodman	28
4	Mel Ott	27
4	Rudy York	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	118
2	Hank Greenberg	100
3	Joe DiMaggio	97
4	Bill Dickey	90
4	2 others tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	19
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	2.77
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	17
2	Paul Derringer	16
3	Bill Lee	15
3	Bobo Newsom	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	167
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	.451
2	Stu Martin	.443
3	Bill Dickey	.429
4	Augie Galan	.422
5	Rollie Hemsley	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	8
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Zeke Bonura	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Zeke Bonura	24
3	Harlond Clift	22
4	Joe DiMaggio	20
5	George Selkirk	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Terry Moore	3
1	Wally Moses	3
1	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
1	Jack Russell	0.00
3	Ira Hutchinson	0.53
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.67
5	Joe Heving	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Dick Errickson	4
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	Lefty Gomez	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	43
2	Monty Stratton	22
3	Johnny Allen	18
3	Joe Krakauskas	18
3	Lefty Mills	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Charlie Root	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.410
2	George McQuinn	.402
3	Rip Radcliff	.397
4	Bob Johnson	.386
5	Arky Vaughan	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Harlond Clift	11
3	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Zeke Bonura	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Lou Gehrig	36
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	7
3	Cookie Lavagetto	6
4	Terry Moore	5
4	Red Nonnenkamp	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	1.64
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.91
3	Lou Fette	1.93
4	Danny MacFayden	1.93
5	Dutch Leonard	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Lon Warneke	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	60
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Paul Derringer	37
4	Lefty Gomez	32
4	Monty Stratton	32

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	Ernie Lombardi	.338
2	Buddy Myer	.337
3	Mel Ott	.336
4	Cecil Travis	.336
5	Bill Dickey	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	55
2	Rudy York	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	Bob Johnson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	143
4	Lou Gehrig	129
5	Bob Johnson	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	23
3	Lyn Lary	21
3	Buddy Lewis	21
5	Charlie Gehringer	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.33
2	Bill McGee	2.77
3	Lou Fette	2.77
4	Jim Tobin	2.90
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	22
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Lefty Grove	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Lefty Gomez	157
4	Carl Hubbell	151
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