On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	39	.685	--
Red Sox	70	50	.583	13.0
Indians	69	53	.566	15.0
Tigers	63	60	.512	21.5
Senators	61	63	.492	24.0
White Sox	52	67	.437	30.5
Browns	44	77	.364	39.5
Athletics	44	79	.358	40.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 3

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Indians 11, Athletics 4

White Sox 11, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	48	.607	--
Reds	68	56	.548	7.0
Cubs	68	56	.548	7.0
Giants	67	56	.545	7.5
Bees	61	60	.504	12.5
Cardinals	59	65	.476	16.0
Dodgers	55	67	.451	19.0
Phillies	38	82	.317	35.0

Games

Cubs 4, Bees 2

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Terry Moore	5
2	Marv Owen	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4
4	Gibby Brack	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Slick Coffman	3
1	Frankie Hayes	3
1	Marv Owen	3
1	George Scharein	3
1	Gee Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Morrie Arnovich	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Augie Galan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.80
2	Clay Bryant	0.70
3	Bill Hallahan	0.38
4	Monte Pearson	0.35
5	Harry Kelley	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Clay Bryant	7
3	Monte Pearson	6
4	Harry Kelley	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.347
2	Earl Averill	.347
3	Jimmie Foxx	.347
4	Ernie Lombardi	.345
5	Hal Trosky	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Rudy York	31
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Harlond Clift	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	134
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Hank Greenberg	114
4	Rudy York	109
5	Bill Dickey	106

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	2.76
2	Danny MacFayden	2.80
3	Bill McGee	2.88
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	Bob Feller	180
2	Bobo Newsom	176
3	Clay Bryant	117
4	Johnny Vander Meer	113
5	Red Ruffing	110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.429
2	Johnny Mize	.397
3	Bobby Doerr	.390
4	Zeke Bonura	.386
5	Red Kress	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	9
2	Harlond Clift	8
2	Hank Greenberg	8
4	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Rudy York	25
4	Tommy Henrich	23
5	Zeke Bonura	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	5
1	George Myatt	5
1	Lynn Myers	5
4	George Case	4
4	Don Gutteridge	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vance Page	0.87
2	Milt Shoffner	1.15
3	Roy Henshaw	1.20
4	Max Butcher	1.33
4	Red Ruffing	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Ostermueller	4
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Monte Pearson	25
3	Bobo Newsom	22
4	Joe Krakauskas	19
5	Eddie Smith	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.402
2	Bob Johnson	.396
3	Buddy Hassett	.382
4	Bill Dickey	.382
5	Rip Radcliff	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Tommy Henrich	10
4	Zeke Bonura	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Zeke Bonura	41
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Joe Cronin	36
4	Bob Johnson	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Terry Moore	6
2	Wally Moses	6
2	George Myatt	6
2	Lynn Myers	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Errickson	1.36
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.58
3	Jumbo Brown	1.69
4	Vance Page	1.88
5	Red Ruffing	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Thornton Lee	6
4	Clay Bryant	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	62
2	Bob Feller	45
3	Monty Stratton	34
4	Monte Pearson	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Eddie Smith	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.342
2	Bill Dickey	.339
3	Hal Trosky	.338
4	Buddy Myer	.337
5	Jimmie Foxx	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	36
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Bob Johnson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Hank Greenberg	154
3	Joe DiMaggio	151
4	Hal Trosky	132
5	Bill Dickey	131

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.59
2	Lou Fette	2.73
3	Jim Tobin	2.77
4	Bill McGee	2.88
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

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	242
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Lefty Gomez	147
4	Carl Hubbell	144
4	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