On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	40	.690	--
Red Sox	74	52	.587	13.5
Indians	73	53	.579	14.5
Tigers	65	62	.512	23.0
Senators	63	66	.488	26.0
White Sox	53	70	.431	33.0
Browns	45	80	.360	42.0
Athletics	45	84	.349	44.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 14, Senators 4

Red Sox 8, Senators 6

Tigers 9, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	52	.591	--
Reds	72	57	.558	4.0
Cubs	71	58	.550	5.0
Giants	69	59	.539	6.5
Bees	65	61	.516	9.5
Cardinals	61	68	.473	15.0
Dodgers	57	70	.449	18.0
Phillies	40	85	.320	34.0

Games

Bees 5, Dodgers 4

Bees 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 7, Phillies 0

Cubs 3, Pirates 0

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Bruce Campbell	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	17 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Merv Connors	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Gene Desautels	3
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Mills	0.70
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.50
3	Dutch Leonard	0.45
4	Spud Chandler	0.40
4	Al Milnar	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Hollingsworth	7
1	Lefty Mills	7
3	Al Milnar	6
4	Dutch Leonard	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.355
2	Earl Averill	.347
3	Cecil Travis	.346
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Joe DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	124
3	Rudy York	115
4	Hank Greenberg	114
5	Bill Dickey	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	22
2	Billy Werber	18
3	Lyn Lary	17
4	Buddy Lewis	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.66
2	Lou Fette	2.77
3	Charlie Root	2.81
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	20
2	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bill Lee	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	180
2	Bobo Newsom	179
3	Clay Bryant	120
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	Gene Desautels	.469
2	Ben Chapman	.460
3	Johnny Mize	.446
4	Earl Averill	.432
5	Joe DiMaggio	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Harlond Clift	6
2	Bill Dickey	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	27
2	Pinky Higgins	25
2	Rudy York	25
4	Jimmie Foxx	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
1	Lynn Myers	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Don Gutteridge	4
3	Buster Mills	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Errickson	0.37
2	Jumbo Brown	0.63
3	Whitey Moore	1.29
4	Max Butcher	1.38
5	Joe Krakauskas	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	4
1	Fritz Ostermueller	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Ken Chase	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Monte Pearson	20
3	Joe Krakauskas	19
4	Clay Bryant	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Vern Kennedy	2
1	Bill McGee	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.398
2	Johnny Mize	.388
3	Ben Chapman	.386
4	Zeke Bonura	.379
5	Joe DiMaggio	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	15
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	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Zeke Bonura	39
4	Rudy York	37
5	Jimmie Foxx	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Lynn Myers	6
2	Billy Werber	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Errickson	1.33
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.35
3	Jack Russell	1.42
4	Jumbo Brown	1.61
5	Jim Turner	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	55
2	Joe Krakauskas	37
3	Johnny Allen	35
3	Bob Feller	35
5	Lefty Mills	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.347
2	Ben Chapman	.342
3	Ernie Lombardi	.341
4	Bill Dickey	.337
5	Jimmie Foxx	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Joe DiMaggio	157
3	Hank Greenberg	150
4	Hal Trosky	134
5	Bill Dickey	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	24
3	Buddy Lewis	22
4	Lyn Lary	21
5	Don Gutteridge	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.48
2	Lou Fette	2.80
3	Jim Tobin	2.91
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Johnny Allen	20
2	Paul Derringer	20
4	Lefty Gomez	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	230
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Johnny Allen	147
4	Lefty Gomez	142
4	Red Ruffing	142

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