On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	36	.687	--
Red Sox	65	46	.586	12.0
Indians	64	49	.566	14.0
Senators	60	57	.513	20.0
Tigers	57	59	.491	22.5
White Sox	48	62	.436	28.5
Athletics	41	73	.360	37.5
Browns	40	72	.357	37.5

Games

Red Sox 1, White Sox 0

Red Sox 9, White Sox 5

Yankees 5, Indians 2

Yankees 15, Indians 3

Browns 8, Athletics 5

Athletics 4, Browns 1

Senators 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	45	.605	--
Giants	65	50	.565	4.5
Reds	64	53	.547	6.5
Cubs	64	53	.547	6.5
Bees	56	58	.491	13.0
Dodgers	53	62	.461	16.5
Cardinals	52	63	.452	17.5
Phillies	36	75	.324	31.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4

Bees 6, Reds 4

Bees 3, Reds 2

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goody Rosen	5
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Red Rolfe	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harlond Clift	2
1	Frankie Crosetti	2
3	Beau Bell	1
3	Stan Hack	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	1.00
2	Bill Lee	0.86
3	Cy Blanton	0.75
4	Jack Wilson	0.67
5	Bucky Walters	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	7
2	Cy Blanton	6
2	Joe Heving	6
2	Bill Lee	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.353
2	Ernie Lombardi	.352
3	Jimmie Foxx	.348
4	Hal Trosky	.341
5	Earl Averill	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Ival Goodman	28
3	Rudy York	28
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	125
2	Hank Greenberg	105
3	Joe DiMaggio	103
4	Bill Dickey	99
5	Rudy York	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Lyn Lary	15
2	Buddy Lewis	15
2	Billy Werber	15
5	Wally Moses	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.66
2	Lou Fette	2.71
3	Bill McGee	2.74
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	18
2	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bill Lee	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	171
2	Bob Feller	165
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Clay Bryant	107
4	Red Ruffing	107

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	.448
2	Bill Dickey	.444
3	Zeke Bonura	.438
4	Rollie Hemsley	.389
5	Billy Herman	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	8
2	Bill Dickey	7
2	Lou Gehrig	7
4	Zeke Bonura	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Joe DiMaggio	26
3	Harlond Clift	22
4	Zeke Bonura	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Joe Kuhel	4
2	George Myatt	4
2	George Selkirk	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
3	Gene Schott	1.10
4	Jumbo Brown	1.13
5	Jack Russell	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Max Butcher	3
3	Tex Carleton	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	37
2	Monty Stratton	24
3	Joe Krakauskas	22
4	Johnny Allen	19
4	Red Ruffing	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
3	Mace Brown	1
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.413
2	Stu Martin	.397
3	Bob Johnson	.389
4	Rip Radcliff	.381
5	Bill Dickey	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Harlond Clift	13
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Bob Johnson	37
5	Zeke Bonura	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Wally Moses	8
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Cookie Lavagetto	5
3	Arky Vaughan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Brown	1.23
2	Dick Coffman	1.55
3	Lou Fette	1.65
4	Bill McGee	1.70
5	Dick Errickson	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Monte Pearson	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	64
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Monty Stratton	37
4	Paul Derringer	36
5	Joe Krakauskas	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Mel Harder	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.339
2	Buddy Myer	.338
3	Bill Dickey	.337
4	Hal Trosky	.336
5	Mel Ott	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Rudy York	38
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Bob Johnson	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	152
3	Joe DiMaggio	146
4	Lou Gehrig	135
4	Bob Johnson	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Frankie Crosetti	25
3	Buddy Lewis	22
4	Charlie Gehringer	19
4	Lyn Lary	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.45
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Bill McGee	2.74
4	Lefty Gomez	2.90
5	Jim Tobin	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Johnny Allen	21
2	Bobo Newsom	21
4	Paul Derringer	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	245
2	Bobo Newsom	213
3	Carl Hubbell	151
4	Lefty Gomez	150
5	Red Ruffing	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
1	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	7
5	2 tied	6