On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	37	.684	--
Red Sox	66	47	.584	12.0
Indians	65	50	.565	14.0
Senators	60	58	.508	20.5
Tigers	58	59	.496	22.0
White Sox	49	63	.438	28.5
Athletics	42	74	.362	37.5
Browns	41	73	.360	37.5

Games

White Sox 12, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 9, White Sox 8

Yankees 15, Indians 9

Indians 8, Yankees 5

Athletics 11, Browns 6

Browns 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	46	.600	--
Giants	65	51	.560	4.5
Cubs	65	53	.551	5.5
Reds	64	54	.542	6.5
Bees	57	58	.496	12.0
Cardinals	53	63	.457	16.5
Dodgers	53	63	.457	16.5
Phillies	37	75	.330	30.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 3

Phillies 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 7, Giants 6

Bees 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
1	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Wayne Ambler	5
3	Luke Appling	5
3	6 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Clay Bryant	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Wayne Ambler	5
3	Frankie Pytlak	5
5	4 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lynn Nelson	0.71
2	Al Smith	0.33
3	Willis Hudlin	0.30
4	Bob Feller	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Lynn Nelson	5
3	Joe Krakauskas	4
3	Johnny Rigney	4
3	Al Smith	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Cole	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	Pete Sivess	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.355
2	Cecil Travis	.354
3	Ernie Lombardi	.351
4	Hal Trosky	.346
5	Earl Averill	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Ival Goodman	28
3	Rudy York	28
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	129
2	Joe DiMaggio	110
3	Hank Greenberg	107
4	Bill Dickey	102
5	Rudy York	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Billy Werber	16
3	Lyn Lary	15
3	Buddy Lewis	15
5	2 tied	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	Wes Ferrell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	172
2	Bobo Newsom	171
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Clay Bryant	109
5	Red Ruffing	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Pete Appleton	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stu Martin	.443
2	Bill Dickey	.439
3	Rollie Hemsley	.432
4	Zeke Bonura	.422
5	Hal Trosky	.421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Zeke Bonura	23
4	Bill Dickey	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	George Myatt	5
3	Joe Kuhel	4
3	George Selkirk	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
3	Jumbo Brown	1.13
4	Jack Russell	1.26
5	Johnny Lanning	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Max Butcher	3
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Joe Krakauskas	23
4	Johnny Allen	19
4	Red Ruffing	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
4	Mace Brown	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.412
2	Zeke Bonura	.407
3	Stu Martin	.395
4	Hal Trosky	.386
5	Rip Radcliff	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	12
1	Hank Greenberg	12
3	Lou Gehrig	11
4	Jimmie Foxx	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
1	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Zeke Bonura	38
4	Bob Johnson	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Wally Moses	7
3	Cookie Lavagetto	5
3	Terry Moore	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Jumbo Brown	1.27
3	Bill McGee	1.59
4	Lou Fette	1.65
5	Dick Errickson	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	George Gill	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	60
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Joe Krakauskas	37
3	Monty Stratton	37
5	Paul Derringer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Mel Harder	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.340
2	Jimmie Foxx	.339
3	Cecil Travis	.338
4	Bill Dickey	.337
5	Buddy Myer	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Bob Johnson	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
1	Hank Greenberg	155
3	Joe DiMaggio	151
4	Lou Gehrig	137
5	Bob Johnson	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
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	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

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	236
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Carl Hubbell	151
4	Lefty Gomez	150
5	Red Ruffing	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Dick Coffman	12
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	7
5	2 tied	6