On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 34 .688 --
Indians 63 45 .583 11.5
Red Sox 61 45 .575 12.5
Senators 57 57 .500 20.5
Tigers 55 56 .495 21.0
White Sox 46 58 .442 26.5
Browns 39 69 .361 35.5
Athletics 38 70 .352 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 42 .615 --
Giants 63 49 .563 5.5
Reds 62 51 .549 7.0
Cubs 61 52 .540 8.0
Bees 53 56 .486 14.0
Dodgers 53 58 .477 15.0
Cardinals 50 62 .446 18.5
Phillies 34 73 .318 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Ernie Lombardi 4
3 Harry Craft 3
3 Mike Kreevich 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Harry Craft 2
2 Ernie Lombardi 2
2 Johnny Mize 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.62
2 Paul Derringer 0.27
3 Clay Bryant 0.27
4 Jim Tobin 0.25
5 John Whitehead 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Jim Tobin 1
1 John Whitehead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Clay Bryant 4
3 Paul Derringer 3
4 Jim Tobin 2
4 John Whitehead 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .358
2 Cecil Travis .352
3 Hank Steinbacher .343
4 Earl Averill .339
5 Jimmie Foxx .339

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 167
2 Bob Feller 165
3 Johnny Vander Meer 113
4 Clay Bryant 107
5 Paul Derringer 105

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 Stu Martin .444
2 Rollie Hemsley .438
3 Bill Dickey .429
4 Zeke Bonura .426
5 Bill Cissell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
3 George Selkirk 5
3 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 25
2 Zeke Bonura 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 20
4 Harlond Clift 19
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 3
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Joe Kuhel 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Errickson 4
1 Bobo Newsom 4
3 Paul Derringer 3
3 Lefty Gomez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 33
2 Bob Feller 20
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
4 Harry Boyles 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .420
2 George McQuinn .411
3 Rip Radcliff .393
4 Bob Johnson .386
5 Bill Dickey .380

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 Harlond Clift 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 8
2 Frankie Crosetti 7
3 Cookie Lavagetto 6
4 Terry Moore 5
4 Arky Vaughan 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
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Danny MacFayden 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 60
2 Bob Feller 46
3 Paul Derringer 36
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 Frank McCormick .335

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 153
2 Jimmie Foxx 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 143
4 Lou Gehrig 129
5 Bob Johnson 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
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 Lou Fette 2.65
3 Bill McGee 2.77
4 Jim Tobin 2.87
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 22
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Lefty Gomez 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 246
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 9
4 Mace Brown 7
4 Eddie Smith 7