On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	40	.690	--
Red Sox	74	53	.583	14.0
Indians	74	53	.583	14.0
Tigers	65	63	.508	23.5
Senators	64	66	.492	25.5
White Sox	54	70	.435	32.5
Browns	45	81	.357	42.5
Athletics	45	84	.349	44.0

Games

White Sox 8, Browns 2

Indians 6, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	52	.591	--
Reds	72	58	.554	4.5
Cubs	71	58	.550	5.0
Giants	70	59	.543	6.0
Bees	65	62	.512	10.0
Cardinals	62	68	.477	14.5
Dodgers	58	70	.453	17.5
Phillies	40	86	.317	34.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Reds 0

Giants 6, Bees 5

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Danning	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Alex Kampouris	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	Mel Ott	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Brown	3
1	Mel Ott	3
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.67
2	Vito Tamulis	0.56
3	Rene Monteagudo	0.53
4	Curt Davis	0.40
4	Johnny Lanning	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Rene Monteagudo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rene Monteagudo	9
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Vito Tamulis	5
4	Johnny Lanning	4
4	Jack Wilson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.352
2	Cecil Travis	.349
3	Earl Averill	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.341
5	Joe DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Rudy York	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	142
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	2.94

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	186
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	Ben Chapman	.481
2	Johnny Mize	.446
3	Gene Desautels	.444
4	Joe DiMaggio	.425
5	Earl Averill	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Harlond Clift	6
3	Bill Dickey	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	27
2	Pinky Higgins	26
3	Rudy York	25
4	Jimmie Foxx	24
5	Jeff Heath	23

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	Curt Davis	1.03
4	Whitey Moore	1.29
5	Max Butcher	1.38

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	21
2	Monte Pearson	20
3	Joe Krakauskas	19
4	Al Hollingsworth	16
4	Johnny Rigney	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	Ben Chapman	.390
3	Johnny Mize	.388
4	Rollie Hemsley	.375
5	Joe DiMaggio	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Tommy Henrich	11
4	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	36
5	Jimmie Foxx	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	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	1.61
5	Max Butcher	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	55
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Joe Krakauskas	37
4	Lefty Mills	33
5	3 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.345
2	Cecil Travis	.345
3	Ernie Lombardi	.341
4	Bill Dickey	.338
5	Jimmie Foxx	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	54
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Rudy York	36
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	162
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
3	Hank Greenberg	150
4	Bill Dickey	131
5	Hal Trosky	130

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	236
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Johnny Allen	147
4	Lefty Gomez	142
4	Red Ruffing	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Luke Hamlin	6
4	Eddie Smith	6