On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 39 .688 --
Red Sox 70 51 .579 14.0
Indians 69 53 .566 15.5
Tigers 63 60 .512 22.0
Senators 62 63 .496 24.0
White Sox 52 67 .437 31.0
Browns 44 77 .364 40.0
Athletics 44 80 .355 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 49 .602 --
Reds 68 56 .548 6.5
Cubs 68 56 .548 6.5
Giants 67 56 .545 7.0
Bees 61 60 .504 12.0
Cardinals 60 65 .480 15.0
Dodgers 55 67 .451 18.5
Phillies 38 82 .317 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Lou Finney 3
1 Don Gutteridge 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Gutteridge 5
1 Johnny Rizzo 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 Jimmy Brown 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Wilson 0.38
2 Bob Weiland 0.31
3 Cy Blanton 0.27
4 Red Ruffing 0.24
5 Ken Chase 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bob Weiland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 5
2 Red Ruffing 4
2 Bob Weiland 4
4 Cy Blanton 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill McGee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .348
2 Earl Averill .347
3 Ernie Lombardi .345
4 Jimmie Foxx .343
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 120
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 2.93
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.95
5 Charlie Root 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 20
2 Paul Derringer 18
3 Bill Lee 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 180
2 Bobo Newsom 176
3 Clay Bryant 117
4 Red Ruffing 114
5 Johnny Vander Meer 113

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .406
2 Zeke Bonura .400
3 Joe DiMaggio .398
4 Bill Dickey .385
5 Tommy Henrich .382

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 Joe DiMaggio 29
2 Rudy York 25
3 Hank Greenberg 24
4 Tommy Henrich 23
5 Zeke Bonura 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 5
1 Lynn Myers 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Don Gutteridge 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vance Page 0.87
2 Milt Shoffner 1.15
3 Roy Henshaw 1.20
4 Max Butcher 1.33
5 Dick Errickson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Ostermueller 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
3 Clay Bryant 3
3 Max Butcher 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 25
2 Bob Feller 23
3 Joe Krakauskas 19
3 Red Ruffing 19
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Dick Errickson 2
1 Fred Johnson 2
1 Bill McGee 2
1 Jim Weaver 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .412
2 Bob Johnson .394
3 Buddy Hassett .382
4 Bill Dickey .378
5 Stu Martin .371

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 48
2 Zeke Bonura 41
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 Hank Greenberg 35

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 1.45
3 Jumbo Brown 1.69
4 Vance Page 1.88
5 Roy Henshaw 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Thornton Lee 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 62
2 Bob Feller 45
3 Red Ruffing 36
4 Monte Pearson 33
5 Joe Krakauskas 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Eddie Smith 3
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .343
2 Bill Dickey .338
3 Hal Trosky .335
4 Jimmie Foxx .333
5 Ben Chapman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Rudy York 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 Bob Johnson 34

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Frankie Crosetti 23
2 Buddy Lewis 23
4 Lyn Lary 19
5 Don Gutteridge 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.59
2 Jim Tobin 2.77
3 Lou Fette 2.79
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92
5 Carl Hubbell 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Johnny Allen 20
2 Lefty Gomez 20
2 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Paul Derringer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 211
3 Red Ruffing 148
4 Lefty Gomez 147
5 Carl Hubbell 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