On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 47 .667 --
Red Sox 79 59 .572 13.5
Indians 80 61 .567 14.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 20.0
Senators 71 71 .500 23.5
White Sox 58 75 .436 32.0
Browns 50 86 .368 41.5
Athletics 51 91 .359 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 57 .587 --
Cubs 78 61 .561 3.5
Reds 76 62 .551 5.0
Giants 75 64 .540 6.5
Bees 69 69 .500 12.0
Cardinals 67 72 .482 14.5
Dodgers 63 75 .457 18.0
Phillies 44 93 .321 36.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George McQuinn 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
4 Sam Chapman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 5
1 Taffy Wright 5
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Jeff Heath 3
3 Red Kress 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Mills 1.33
2 George Caster 0.67
3 Mel Harder 0.40
4 Wes Ferrell 0.21
5 Vern Kennedy 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Lefty Mills 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 8
2 Mel Harder 6
3 George Caster 4
4 Wes Ferrell 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .348
2 Ernie Lombardi .343
3 Buddy Myer .337
4 Jeff Heath .337
5 Earl Averill .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 53
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Harlond Clift 33
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 159
2 Joe DiMaggio 134
3 Hank Greenberg 132
4 Rudy York 126
5 Bill Dickey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 24
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Billy Werber 19
4 Stan Hack 17
4 Buddy Lewis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.76
2 Bob Klinger 2.78
3 Bill Lee 2.80
4 Lou Fette 2.91
5 Charlie Root 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 21
2 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bill Lee 19
4 Bobo Newsom 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 203
2 Bobo Newsom 202
3 Clay Bryant 128
4 Red Ruffing 123
5 Johnny Vander Meer 120

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .514
2 Taffy Wright .481
3 Buddy Myer .450
4 Harry Danning .436
5 Wally Moses .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Jeff Heath 5
3 Johnny Rizzo 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Johnny Mize 15
4 Jeff Heath 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.35
3 Bob Klinger 0.50
4 Ira Hutchinson 0.96
5 Vito Tamulis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 27
2 Bobo Newsom 26
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Mel Harder 16
4 Al Hollingsworth 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .450
2 Ben Chapman .422
3 Joe Vosmik .384
4 Wally Moses .375
5 Joe DiMaggio .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
1 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Harlond Clift 11
4 Tommy Henrich 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Rudy York 40
4 Jeff Heath 38
5 Johnny Mize 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 8
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
2 Stan Hack 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Lynn Myers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.98
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.58
3 Johnny Lanning 1.60
4 Max Butcher 1.62
5 Curt Davis 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 7
2 Clay Bryant 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Ken Chase 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Bobo Newsom 40
3 Joe Krakauskas 39
4 Lefty Mills 35
5 Monte Pearson 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 3
1 Dick Errickson 3
1 Jim Weaver 3
4 Joe Heving 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .348
2 Johnny Mize .343
3 Ben Chapman .340
4 Jeff Heath .337
5 Ernie Lombardi .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Rudy York 37
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Joe DiMaggio 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 174
2 Hank Greenberg 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 152
4 Rudy York 133
5 Hal Trosky 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Frankie Crosetti 25
3 Lyn Lary 22
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 2.87
2 Lou Fette 2.89
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.92
4 Bill Lee 2.96
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Paul Derringer 20
2 Bill Lee 20
2 Bobo Newsom 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 234
2 Bobo Newsom 216
3 Lefty Gomez 137
3 Red Ruffing 137
5 Clay Bryant 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Dick Errickson 6
5 8 tied 5