On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	41	.685	--
Red Sox	75	53	.586	13.0
Indians	75	53	.586	13.0
Tigers	65	64	.504	23.5
Senators	64	67	.489	25.5
White Sox	54	70	.435	32.0
Browns	45	81	.357	42.0
Athletics	46	84	.354	43.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Yankees 4

Indians 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	52	.594	--
Cubs	72	58	.554	5.0
Reds	72	59	.550	5.5
Giants	71	59	.546	6.0
Bees	65	63	.508	11.0
Cardinals	62	69	.473	15.5
Dodgers	58	71	.450	18.5
Phillies	41	86	.323	34.5

Games

Giants 6, Bees 3

Phillies 6, Dodgers 3

Cubs 7, Cardinals 5

Pirates 7, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Herb Bremer	3
2	Skeeter Newsome	3
2	Johnny Rizzo	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Red Rolfe	1
2	Roy Weatherly	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Harder	1.00
2	Slick Coffman	0.67
3	Bob Klinger	0.57
4	Hugh Mulcahy	0.56
5	Joe Heving	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	5
1	Hugh Mulcahy	5
3	Slick Coffman	4
3	Bob Klinger	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.352
2	Earl Averill	.347
3	Cecil Travis	.346
4	Jimmie Foxx	.344
5	Joe DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Rudy York	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	150
2	Joe DiMaggio	125
3	Rudy York	115
4	Hank Greenberg	114
5	Bill Dickey	110

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	2.74
2	Lou Fette	2.77
3	Charlie Root	2.81
4	Bob Klinger	2.90
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	20
2	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bill Lee	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
5	5 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	.473
2	Joe DiMaggio	.455
3	Johnny Mize	.453
4	Joe Vosmik	.402
5	Bill Dickey	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Harlond Clift	6
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
3	Mel Ott	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Tommy Henrich	22
3	Gee Walker	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
1	Lynn Myers	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Buster Mills	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	0.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.45
3	Jumbo Brown	0.63
4	Curt Davis	1.03
5	Max Butcher	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	4
1	Mel Harder	4
3	Ken Chase	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Monte Pearson	20
3	Joe Krakauskas	18
3	Hugh Mulcahy	18
5	Mel Harder	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Vern Kennedy	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.407
2	Johnny Mize	.395
3	Ben Chapman	.388
4	Rollie Hemsley	.369
5	Joe DiMaggio	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Harlond Clift	12
3	Tommy Henrich	11
4	Rudy York	10
5	Joe DiMaggio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Rudy York	36
5	Zeke Bonura	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Lynn Myers	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.16
2	Dick Errickson	1.33
3	Jumbo Brown	1.38
4	Jack Russell	1.42
5	Max Butcher	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	6
1	Mel Harder	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Joe Krakauskas	40
4	Lefty Mills	33
5	2 tied	32

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	Ben Chapman	.349
2	Cecil Travis	.344
3	Ernie Lombardi	.341
4	Bill Dickey	.339
5	Jimmie Foxx	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Jimmie Foxx	45
3	Rudy York	36
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	170
2	Joe DiMaggio	152
3	Hank Greenberg	146
4	Bill Dickey	131
5	Hal Trosky	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Frankie Crosetti	24
3	Lyn Lary	21
4	Buddy Lewis	20
5	Don Gutteridge	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.58
2	Lou Fette	2.76
3	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
4	Jim Tobin	2.94
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Johnny Allen	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Lefty Gomez	19
3	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Johnny Allen	146
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