Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 4, 1938

On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	40	.685	--
Red Sox	72	52	.581	13.5
Indians	71	53	.573	14.5
Tigers	64	61	.512	22.0
Senators	63	64	.496	24.0
White Sox	53	68	.438	31.0
Browns	44	79	.358	41.0
Athletics	45	82	.354	42.0

Games

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Senators 4

Athletics 12, Red Sox 11

Indians 11, Browns 3

Indians 1, Browns 1

Red Sox 12, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	50	.600	--
Reds	70	57	.551	6.0
Cubs	69	58	.543	7.0
Giants	68	58	.540	7.5
Bees	63	61	.508	11.5
Cardinals	61	66	.480	15.0
Dodgers	57	68	.456	18.0
Phillies	39	84	.317	35.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Giants 7, Dodgers 0

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Phillies 4, Bees 2

Bees 6, Phillies 2

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Vosmik	7
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Al Lopez	5
2	George Myatt	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Pinky Higgins	5
1	Mel Ott	5
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Jim Hitchcock	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Coffman	0.60
2	Johnny Allen	0.50
3	Dick Errickson	0.45
4	Al Benton	0.38
4	3 others tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	6
2	Dick Errickson	5
3	Bill Cox	4
3	Hugh Mulcahy	4
3	Lynn Nelson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Bill Posedel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.352
2	Cecil Travis	.349
3	Earl Averill	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.340
5	Joe DiMaggio	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Mel Ott	32
3	Rudy York	32
5	Ival Goodman	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	123
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	Lyn Lary	16
3	Buddy Lewis	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.66
2	Lou Fette	2.76
3	Charlie Root	2.81
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90
5	Bill McGee	2.93

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	Ben Chapman	.442
2	Joe DiMaggio	.415
3	Joe Vosmik	.409
4	Johnny Mize	.403
5	Earl Averill	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Harlond Clift	7
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
5	9 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Tommy Henrich	24
2	Rudy York	24
4	Jeff Heath	23
5	Pinky Higgins	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
1	Lynn Myers	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Don Gutteridge	4
5	12 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Shoffner	1.15
2	Max Butcher	1.29
3	Dick Errickson	1.35
4	Joe Krakauskas	1.40
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Krakauskas	24
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Johnny Allen	20
4	Red Ruffing	19
5	Monte Pearson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Bill McGee	2
4	George Caster	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.400
2	Zeke Bonura	.392
3	Ben Chapman	.374
4	Johnny Mize	.370
5	Buddy Hassett	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	14
2	Tommy Henrich	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	47
2	Zeke Bonura	39
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Rudy York	37
5	Joe Cronin	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	8
1	George Myatt	8
3	Lynn Myers	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Errickson	1.33
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.35
3	Jack Russell	1.42
4	Jumbo Brown	1.69
5	Jim Turner	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Dick Errickson	6
1	Lefty Gomez	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	Johnny Allen	35
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	Ben Chapman	.339
3	Ernie Lombardi	.338
4	Bill Dickey	.338
5	Hal Trosky	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	Bob Johnson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	159
2	Joe DiMaggio	157
3	Hank Greenberg	150
4	Hal Trosky	133
5	Bill Dickey	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	23
3	Buddy Lewis	22
4	Lyn Lary	20
5	Don Gutteridge	18

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	Johnny Allen	147
3	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