On This Day

Tuesday, September 13, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 42 .689 --
Red Sox 76 57 .571 16.0
Indians 76 58 .567 16.5
Tigers 71 64 .526 22.0
Senators 67 70 .489 27.0
White Sox 55 74 .426 35.0
Browns 47 82 .364 43.0
Athletics 48 86 .358 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 54 .588 --
Cubs 75 60 .556 4.0
Reds 74 60 .552 4.5
Giants 73 61 .545 5.5
Bees 68 66 .507 10.5
Cardinals 63 72 .467 16.0
Dodgers 61 72 .459 17.0
Phillies 43 89 .326 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zeke Bonura 5
2 Elbie Fletcher 4
3 Buddy Lewis 3
3 George Meyer 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Stripp 3
1 Sam West 3
1 Rudy York 3
4 Pete Fox 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.40
2 Ken Chase 0.29
3 Monty Stratton 0.25
4 Vern Kennedy 0.17
4 Jim Turner 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Jim Turner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
3 Monty Stratton 3
4 Clay Bryant 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .348
2 Jimmie Foxx .347
3 Earl Averill .339
4 Joe DiMaggio .335
5 Joe Vosmik .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Rudy York 33
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 152
2 Joe DiMaggio 129
3 Hank Greenberg 125
4 Rudy York 122
5 Bill Dickey 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 24
2 Lyn Lary 20
3 Billy Werber 18
4 Buddy Lewis 16
5 Stan Hack 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 2.77
2 Lou Fette 2.79
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.80
4 Bob Klinger 2.90
5 Bill Lee 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 21
2 Paul Derringer 19
3 Bill Lee 18
4 Bobo Newsom 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 192
2 Bobo Newsom 185
3 Clay Bryant 122
4 Red Ruffing 118
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Dick Errickson 6
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .509
2 Lou Gehrig .435
3 Joe Stripp .431
4 Ben Chapman .421
5 Joe Vosmik .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Johnny Rizzo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 22
2 Johnny Mize 21
2 Johnny Rizzo 21
4 Jimmie Foxx 20
5 Jeff Heath 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Lynn Myers 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.00
2 John Whitehead 0.90
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
4 Whitey Moore 1.06
5 Ira Hutchinson 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Joe Krakauskas 18
3 Lefty Mills 17
4 Jack Wilson 15
5 Max Butcher 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Errickson 2
1 Joe Heving 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 George Caster 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .431
2 Ben Chapman .402
3 Joe Vosmik .367
4 Bob Johnson .364
5 Lou Gehrig .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Tommy Henrich 10
3 Johnny Mize 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 43
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
3 Hank Greenberg 38
3 Rudy York 38
5 Johnny Mize 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 8
2 Frankie Crosetti 7
2 Lynn Myers 7
4 Lyn Lary 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Brown 1.05
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.13
3 Jack Russell 1.23
4 Max Butcher 1.80
5 Johnny Lanning 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Monte Pearson 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Krakauskas 45
2 Bobo Newsom 44
3 Bob Feller 39
4 Monte Pearson 35
5 Lefty Mills 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 3
1 Dick Errickson 3
3 Ed Cole 2
3 Harry Eisenstat 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .345
2 Jimmie Foxx .344
3 Ernie Lombardi .342
4 Ben Chapman .341
5 Jeff Heath .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 55
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Rudy York 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
4 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Joe DiMaggio 150
3 Hank Greenberg 149
4 Rudy York 129
5 Bill Dickey 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Frankie Crosetti 26
3 Lyn Lary 23
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 4 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.77
2 Danny MacFayden 2.88
3 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.97
5 Carl Hubbell 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Paul Derringer 19
2 Lefty Gomez 19
2 Bill Lee 19
2 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Bobo Newsom 204
3 Lefty Gomez 138
4 Johnny Allen 135
4 Clay Bryant 135

Saves

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