On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 48 .662 --
Red Sox 81 59 .579 12.0
Indians 81 61 .570 13.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 19.5
Senators 71 72 .497 23.5
White Sox 59 75 .440 31.0
Browns 50 88 .362 42.0
Athletics 51 91 .359 43.0

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 Doc Cramer 5
1 Joe Cronin 5
3 Pinky Higgins 4
3 George McQuinn 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 George Selkirk 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Stratton 0.75
2 Joe Heving 0.43
3 Bump Hadley 0.29
3 Dutch Leonard 0.29
5 Denny Galehouse 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Monty Stratton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monty Stratton 9
2 Bump Hadley 4
3 Denny Galehouse 3
3 Joe Heving 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie McKain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 Ernie Lombardi .343
3 Buddy Myer .337
4 Earl Averill .336
5 Ben Chapman .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 53
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Harlond Clift 33
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 135
3 Hank Greenberg 132
4 Rudy York 126
5 Bill Dickey 114

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
4 Archie McKain 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moses .483
2 Johnny Mize .469
3 Taffy Wright .456
4 Elbie Fletcher .442
5 Harry Danning .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Harlond Clift 14
3 Jeff Heath 14
5 Johnny Mize 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 4
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Red Rolfe 3
2 Roy Weatherly 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.35
3 Bob Klinger 0.50
4 Vito Tamulis 1.00
5 Hal Schumacher 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
1 Bobo Newsom 23
3 Lefty Mills 20
4 Mel Harder 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .442
2 Ben Chapman .412
3 Joe Vosmik .373
4 Wally Moses .369
5 Joe DiMaggio .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Harlond Clift 11
4 Tommy Henrich 10
5 Johnny Mize 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 42
3 Pinky Higgins 38
4 Jeff Heath 37
5 Rudy York 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Stan Hack 6
1 Lyn Lary 6
1 George Myatt 6
1 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 Clay Bryant 6
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Joe Heving 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Bobo Newsom 40
3 Joe Krakauskas 39
4 Lefty Mills 35
5 Red Ruffing 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Errickson 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Fred Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .348
2 Johnny Mize .341
3 Ben Chapman .339
4 Ernie Lombardi .337
5 Jeff Heath .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 49
3 Rudy York 37
4 Harlond Clift 35
5 Joe DiMaggio 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 176
2 Joe DiMaggio 153
3 Hank Greenberg 151
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 2.99

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 227
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
4 Archie McKain 6