On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	41	.689	--
Red Sox	75	55	.577	15.0
Indians	75	55	.577	15.0
Tigers	67	64	.511	23.5
Senators	65	68	.489	26.5
White Sox	54	70	.435	33.0
Browns	45	81	.357	43.0
Athletics	47	85	.356	44.0

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 11, Indians 5

Yankees 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	53	.589	--
Cubs	74	58	.561	3.5
Reds	73	59	.553	4.5
Giants	72	60	.545	5.5
Bees	65	65	.500	11.5
Cardinals	62	71	.466	16.0
Dodgers	60	71	.458	17.0
Phillies	42	87	.326	34.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Bees 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Oris Hockett	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
4	Morrie Arnovich	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Johnny McCarthy	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Spud Davis	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Lynn Myers	1
1	Dixie Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.60
2	Lou Fette	0.55
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.40
4	Dutch Leonard	0.22
5	Jim Bagby	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Lou Fette	6
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
3	Ken Jungels	4
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.350
2	Earl Averill	.345
3	Cecil Travis	.341
4	Jimmie Foxx	.341
5	Joe DiMaggio	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
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	118
4	Rudy York	116
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	Stan Hack	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.74
2	Lou Fette	2.79
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.80
4	Charlie Root	2.81
5	Bob Klinger	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	20
2	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bill Lee	17
4	Clay Bryant	16
4	2 others tied	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	.523
2	Ben Chapman	.460
3	Joe DiMaggio	.441
4	Lou Gehrig	.415
5	Joe Vosmik	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Vince DiMaggio	5
4	Joe Gordon	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	25
2	Jeff Heath	24
3	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Gee Walker	20
5	4 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lynn Myers	5
2	Mel Almada	4
2	Buster Mills	4
2	George Myatt	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	0.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.47
3	Jack Russell	1.20
4	Clay Bryant	1.33
5	Curt Davis	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	5
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Joe Krakauskas	18
3	Monte Pearson	16
4	Tommy Bridges	14
4	Lefty Mills	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Vern Kennedy	2
4	Jumbo Brown	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.419
2	Ben Chapman	.396
3	Bill Dickey	.391
4	Lou Gehrig	.375
5	Joe DiMaggio	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Harlond Clift	12
3	Tommy Henrich	11
4	Zeke Bonura	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	49
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Jeff Heath	38
5	Zeke Bonura	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	8
2	Lynn Myers	7
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.13
2	Jack Russell	1.23
3	Dick Errickson	1.33
4	Jumbo Brown	1.35
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	Joe Krakauskas	40
3	Bob Feller	38
4	Johnny Allen	32
4	Monte Pearson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Ed Cole	2
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Dick Errickson	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.351
2	Johnny Mize	.341
3	Ernie Lombardi	.340
4	Bill Dickey	.336
5	Cecil Travis	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
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	168
2	Joe DiMaggio	151
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Bill Dickey	129
5	2 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	33
2	Frankie Crosetti	24
3	Lyn Lary	21
4	Buddy Lewis	19
5	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.58
2	Lou Fette	2.78
3	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.93
5	Jim Tobin	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Johnny Allen	19
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Bobo Newsom	205
3	Lefty Gomez	146
4	Johnny Allen	140
5	Red Ruffing	139

Saves

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