Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 10, 1938

On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	41	.692	--
Red Sox	75	56	.573	16.0
Indians	75	56	.573	16.0
Tigers	67	64	.511	24.0
Senators	65	69	.485	27.5
White Sox	54	70	.435	33.5
Browns	46	81	.362	43.0
Athletics	48	85	.361	44.0

Games

Athletics 15, Red Sox 7

Browns 4, Indians 2

Yankees 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	53	.592	--
Reds	74	59	.556	4.5
Cubs	74	59	.556	4.5
Giants	73	60	.549	5.5
Bees	66	65	.504	11.5
Cardinals	62	72	.463	17.0
Dodgers	60	72	.455	18.0
Phillies	42	88	.323	35.0

Games

Reds 9, Cubs 1

Giants 20, Dodgers 2

Bees 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 14, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	5
2	Sam Chapman	4
2	Jimmy Ripple	4
4	Gibby Brack	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Kampouris	5
1	Al Todd	5
3	Cliff Melton	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	Jo-Jo Moore	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Red Rolfe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.60
2	Bucky Walters	0.57
3	Cliff Melton	0.33
3	Charlie Root	0.33
5	Al Milnar	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	Lynn Nelson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Al Smith	5
2	Bill Swift	5
4	Charlie Root	4
4	Bucky Walters	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.349
2	Earl Averill	.344
3	Jimmie Foxx	.344
4	Cecil Travis	.340
5	Joe DiMaggio	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Mel Ott	33
4	Rudy York	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	152
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Hank Greenberg	118
4	Rudy York	116
5	Bill Dickey	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	23
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	Charlie Root	2.77
3	Lou Fette	2.79
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.80
5	Bob Klinger	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	186
2	Bobo Newsom	185
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	.531
2	Ben Chapman	.455
3	Joe DiMaggio	.429
4	Red Kress	.404
5	Lou Gehrig	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	23
1	Johnny Mize	23
3	Jeff Heath	20
3	Johnny Rizzo	20
5	Joe DiMaggio	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lynn Myers	5
2	Buster Mills	4
3	George Case	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	0.00
2	Clyde Shoun	0.75
2	Al Smith	0.75
4	Clay Bryant	0.85
5	Johnny Rigney	0.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	19
2	Tommy Bridges	14
2	Bob Feller	14
2	Al Hollingsworth	14
2	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Fred Johnson	2
1	Vern Kennedy	2
4	Jumbo Brown	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.423
2	Ben Chapman	.396
3	Bill Dickey	.383
4	Joe DiMaggio	.376
5	Rollie Hemsley	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Harlond Clift	12
3	Tommy Henrich	11
4	Joe DiMaggio	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Jeff Heath	38
5	Zeke Bonura	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	7
2	Lynn Myers	7
4	Red Rolfe	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.13
2	Jack Russell	1.23
3	Max Butcher	1.80
4	Johnny Lanning	2.01
5	Curt Davis	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Mel Harder	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Monte Pearson	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Joe Krakauskas	40
3	Bob Feller	38
4	Monte Pearson	35
5	Johnny Allen	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Ed Cole	2
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Dick Errickson	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.350
2	Ernie Lombardi	.341
3	Johnny Mize	.340
4	Jimmie Foxx	.335
5	Bill Dickey	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Rudy York	36
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	170
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
3	Hank Greenberg	147
4	Bill Dickey	129
5	Bob Johnson	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	33
2	Frankie Crosetti	25
3	Lyn Lary	20
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
2	Bobo Newsom	20
4	Johnny Allen	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Bobo Newsom	211
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