Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 30, 1938

On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	37	.697	--
Red Sox	68	50	.576	15.0
Indians	67	53	.558	17.0
Tigers	61	60	.504	23.5
Senators	61	61	.500	24.0
White Sox	50	67	.427	32.5
Browns	44	75	.370	39.5
Athletics	44	77	.364	40.5

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

Indians 10, Athletics 8

White Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	47	.605	--
Giants	66	54	.550	6.5
Cubs	67	55	.549	6.5
Reds	67	56	.545	7.0
Bees	60	59	.504	12.0
Cardinals	56	65	.463	17.0
Dodgers	55	66	.455	18.0
Phillies	38	79	.325	33.0

Games

Bees 8, Cubs 1

Pirates 7, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 8, Phillies 7

Reds 5, Dodgers 4

Reds 7, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lynn Myers	5
2	Buddy Hassett	4
2	Buster Mills	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Joe Stripp	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
2	Gibby Brack	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Suhr	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Red Kress	4
4	Gilly Campbell	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lynn Myers	3
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Gibby Brack	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.60
2	Whitey Moore	0.38
3	Johnny Allen	0.36
4	Tex Carleton	0.33
4	Van Mungo	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Ed Cole	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	5
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Fred Frankhouse	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.351
2	Jimmie Foxx	.348
3	Earl Averill	.347
4	Ernie Lombardi	.344
5	Hal Trosky	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Rudy York	31
4	Harlond Clift	28
4	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	132
2	Joe DiMaggio	115
3	Hank Greenberg	110
4	Rudy York	106
5	Bill Dickey	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Buddy Lewis	16
2	Billy Werber	16
4	Lyn Lary	15
5	5 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.72
2	Bill McGee	2.76
3	Danny MacFayden	2.80
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95
5	Red Ruffing	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	19
2	Paul Derringer	18
3	Bill Lee	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	175
2	Bob Feller	172
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Clay Bryant	110
4	Red Ruffing	110

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	Bill Dickey	.435
2	Gene Desautels	.412
3	Johnny Mize	.397
4	Earl Averill	.391
5	Gus Suhr	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Harlond Clift	7
2	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Tommy Henrich	7
2	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Zeke Bonura	22
3	Jimmie Foxx	22
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	6
1	Lynn Myers	6
3	Mel Almada	5
4	George Case	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.50
2	Jack Russell	0.96
3	Jumbo Brown	1.20
4	Monte Pearson	1.33
5	Red Ruffing	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	4
1	Mel Harder	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
4	Tommy Bridges	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Krakauskas	27
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Johnny Allen	19
3	Bob Feller	19
3	Monte Pearson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
4	Jumbo Brown	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.400
2	Bob Johnson	.391
3	Bill Dickey	.386
4	Buddy Hassett	.378
5	Stu Martin	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Zeke Bonura	9
3	Lou Gehrig	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	45
2	Zeke Bonura	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Joe Cronin	36
4	Bob Johnson	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Wally Moses	6
2	George Myatt	6
2	Lynn Myers	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Brown	1.27
2	Dick Errickson	1.40
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.58
4	Bill McGee	1.86
5	Vance Page	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Monte Pearson	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	61
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Joe Krakauskas	36
4	Monty Stratton	34
5	Red Ruffing	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.344
2	Cecil Travis	.340
3	Bill Dickey	.338
4	Jimmie Foxx	.335
5	Hal Trosky	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Bob Johnson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Hank Greenberg	153
3	Joe DiMaggio	152
4	Lou Gehrig	132
5	2 tied	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	25
3	Buddy Lewis	23
4	Lyn Lary	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.57
2	Lou Fette	2.71
3	Bill McGee	2.76
4	Jim Tobin	2.77
5	Carl Hubbell	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Johnny Allen	20
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Lefty Gomez	20
2	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	234
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Lefty Gomez	151
4	Carl Hubbell	147
5	Red Ruffing	144

Saves

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