On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 49 .660 --
Red Sox 82 59 .582 11.5
Indians 83 61 .576 12.0
Tigers 76 69 .524 19.5
Senators 71 72 .497 23.5
White Sox 60 76 .441 31.0
Browns 50 89 .360 42.5
Athletics 51 93 .354 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 58 .589 --
Cubs 82 61 .573 2.0
Giants 77 64 .546 6.0
Reds 77 64 .546 6.0
Bees 71 70 .504 12.0
Cardinals 68 74 .479 15.5
Dodgers 63 77 .450 19.5
Phillies 44 97 .312 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 6
1 Ken Keltner 6
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 Roy Weatherly 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Bill Atwood 1
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
3 Morrie Arnovich 3
4 Wally Berger 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Morgan 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.43
2 Bucky Walters 0.73
3 Hugh Mulcahy 0.50
4 Cy Blanton 0.44
4 Earl Whitehill 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Bucky Walters 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bucky Walters 8
3 Al Hollingsworth 5
3 Hugh Mulcahy 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .348
2 Ernie Lombardi .342
3 Buddy Myer .337
4 Earl Averill .336
5 Jeff Heath .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Harlond Clift 33
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Hank Greenberg 140
3 Joe DiMaggio 135
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 25
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Billy Werber 19
4 Stan Hack 17
4 Buddy Lewis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.71
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88
3 Bob Klinger 2.89
4 Lou Fette 2.91
5 Charlie Root 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 21
2 Paul Derringer 20
2 Bill Lee 20
4 Clay Bryant 18
4 Bobo Newsom 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 213
2 Bobo Newsom 207
3 Clay Bryant 130
4 Paul Derringer 125
5 Lefty Gomez 124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .487
2 Taffy Wright .440
3 Wally Moses .431
4 Hank Greenberg .429
5 Jimmie Foxx .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
4 Ernie Lombardi 4
4 Wally Moses 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 25
2 Jeff Heath 15
3 Joe Medwick 14
4 Harlond Clift 13
4 Jimmie Foxx 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.50
3 Paul Derringer 1.44
4 Lefty Gomez 1.59
5 Hugh Mulcahy 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 28
2 Bob Feller 27
3 Lefty Mills 20
4 Paul Derringer 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Harry Eisenstat 1
2 Dick Errickson 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .455
2 Ben Chapman .408
3 Joe Vosmik .372
4 Wally Moses .372
5 Joe DiMaggio .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Tommy Henrich 10
4 Harlond Clift 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Hank Greenberg 37
4 Jeff Heath 36
5 3 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Pete Fox 6
1 Stan Hack 6
1 Lyn Lary 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.69
2 Curt Davis 0.94
3 Bob Klinger 1.34
4 Bill Lee 1.60
5 Clay Bryant 1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Bobo Newsom 40
3 Lefty Mills 34
4 Joe Krakauskas 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Errickson 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Johnny Humphries 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .350
2 Johnny Mize .338
3 Ernie Lombardi .337
4 Ben Chapman .337
5 Jeff Heath .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Rudy York 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 175
2 Hank Greenberg 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 151
4 Rudy York 129
5 Joe Medwick 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 27
2 Frankie Crosetti 25
3 Lyn Lary 22
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 Stan Hack 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.63
2 Bill Lee 2.84
3 Charlie Root 2.85
4 Bob Klinger 2.89
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Paul Derringer 20
2 Bill Lee 20
2 Bobo Newsom 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 237
2 Bobo Newsom 219
3 Red Ruffing 137
4 Clay Bryant 136
5 Lefty Gomez 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Mace Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6