On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	40	.683	--
Red Sox	71	51	.582	13.0
Indians	70	53	.569	14.5
Tigers	64	60	.516	21.0
Senators	63	63	.500	23.0
White Sox	52	68	.433	31.0
Browns	44	78	.361	40.0
Athletics	44	81	.352	41.5

Games

Tigers 11, White Sox 4

Red Sox 9, Yankees 3

Indians 10, Browns 2

Senators 7, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	50	.597	--
Reds	70	56	.556	5.0
Giants	67	57	.540	7.0
Cubs	68	58	.540	7.0
Bees	62	60	.508	11.0
Cardinals	61	65	.484	14.0
Dodgers	56	67	.455	17.5
Phillies	38	83	.314	34.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Bees 1, Phillies 0

Reds 6, Cubs 0

Cardinals 6, Pirates 0

Reds 7, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Frank McCormick	5
3	Ival Goodman	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	5
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Butcher	0.75
2	Mel Harder	0.60
3	Danny MacFayden	0.57
4	Joe Krakauskas	0.56
5	Bucky Walters	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Butcher	6
1	Mel Harder	6
3	Joe Krakauskas	5
4	Danny MacFayden	4
4	Bucky Walters	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.353
2	Cecil Travis	.350
3	Earl Averill	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Hal Trosky	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Rudy York	32
4	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	136
2	Joe DiMaggio	121
3	Hank Greenberg	114
3	Rudy York	114
5	Bill Dickey	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Billy Werber	17
3	Buddy Lewis	16
4	Lyn Lary	15
5	Stan Hack	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.66
2	Lou Fette	2.76
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90
4	Bill McGee	2.93
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	20
2	Paul Derringer	19
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	.441
2	Joe DiMaggio	.415
3	Tommy Henrich	.397
4	Joe Vosmik	.388
5	Gus Suhr	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	9
2	Harlond Clift	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Rudy York	28
3	Tommy Henrich	23
4	Zeke Bonura	22
4	Jeff Heath	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	6
2	Lynn Myers	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Don Gutteridge	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Shoffner	1.15
2	Roy Henshaw	1.20
3	Max Butcher	1.29
4	Joe Krakauskas	1.40
5	Dick Errickson	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Clay Bryant	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	25
2	Joe Krakauskas	24
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Red Ruffing	19
5	3 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	.420
2	Bill Dickey	.403
3	Johnny Mize	.383
4	Stu Martin	.375
5	Bob Johnson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Rudy York	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	47
2	Zeke Bonura	43
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Rudy York	37
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	George Myatt	7
3	Lynn Myers	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.35
2	Dick Errickson	1.41
3	Jack Russell	1.42
4	Jumbo Brown	1.69
5	Jim Turner	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Thornton Lee	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Red Ruffing	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	52
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Joe Krakauskas	37
4	Monte Pearson	33
5	Red Ruffing	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.346
2	Ernie Lombardi	.339
3	Bill Dickey	.338
4	Ben Chapman	.335
5	Hal Trosky	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Bob Johnson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	155
3	Hank Greenberg	150
4	Bill Dickey	131
4	Hal Trosky	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	23
2	Buddy Lewis	23
4	Lyn Lary	19
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.48
2	Lou Fette	2.79
3	Jim Tobin	2.89
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
5	Carl Hubbell	2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	230
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