On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	41	.687	--
Red Sox	75	54	.581	14.0
Indians	75	54	.581	14.0
Tigers	66	64	.508	23.5
Senators	65	67	.492	25.5
White Sox	54	70	.435	32.5
Browns	45	81	.357	42.5
Athletics	46	85	.351	44.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Senators 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	53	.589	--
Cubs	73	58	.557	4.0
Reds	73	59	.553	4.5
Giants	72	59	.550	5.0
Bees	65	64	.504	11.0
Cardinals	62	70	.470	15.5
Dodgers	59	71	.454	17.5
Phillies	41	87	.320	34.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0

Reds 5, Pirates 3

Giants 6, Bees 4

Cubs 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	3
1	Harry Danning	3
1	Stan Hack	3
1	Johnny Mize	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Demaree	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Demaree	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Johnny Rizzo	3
4	Zeke Bonura	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Blanton	0.36
1	Lefty Gomez	0.36
3	Ken Chase	0.33
3	Luke Hamlin	0.33
3	Bill Harris	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	4
1	Ken Chase	4
1	Denny Galehouse	4
1	Lefty Gomez	4
1	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.350
2	Earl Averill	.346
3	Cecil Travis	.344
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Joe DiMaggio	.339

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	126
3	Hank Greenberg	115
3	Rudy York	115
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	Lefty Gomez	16
4	Bobo Newsom	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	186
2	Bobo Newsom	179
3	Clay Bryant	120
4	Johnny Vander Meer	116
5	Bob Weiland	115

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	.500
2	Ben Chapman	.458
3	Joe DiMaggio	.444
4	Joe Vosmik	.411
5	Roy Weatherly	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	8
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	27
2	Jimmie Foxx	25
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Jeff Heath	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	4
1	Buster Mills	4
1	George Myatt	4
1	Lynn Myers	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	0.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.45
3	Jack Russell	1.20
4	Curt Davis	1.37
5	Clay Bryant	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	4
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Cy Blanton	18
2	Joe Krakauskas	18
4	Monte Pearson	16
5	Max Butcher	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Errickson	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Vern Kennedy	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.410
2	Bill Dickey	.400
3	Ben Chapman	.382
4	Joe DiMaggio	.365
5	Rollie Hemsley	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	49
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Zeke Bonura	37
5	Rudy York	36

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	Jack Russell	1.23
3	Dick Errickson	1.33
4	Jumbo Brown	1.37
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Mel Harder	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	8 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	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Ed Cole	2
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.346
2	Cecil Travis	.342
3	Ernie Lombardi	.339
4	Bill Dickey	.338
5	Johnny Mize	.336

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	169
2	Joe DiMaggio	153
3	Hank Greenberg	147
4	Bill Dickey	131
5	2 tied	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Frankie Crosetti	24
3	Lyn Lary	21
4	Buddy Lewis	19
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	Bill McGee	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Johnny Allen	146
3	Lefty Gomez	146
5	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