On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 50 .655 --
Red Sox 83 59 .585 10.5
Indians 83 62 .572 12.0
Tigers 77 69 .527 18.5
Senators 72 72 .500 22.5
White Sox 61 77 .442 30.5
Browns 51 90 .362 42.0
Athletics 51 94 .352 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 58 .592 --
Cubs 83 61 .576 2.0
Giants 79 64 .552 5.5
Reds 77 65 .542 7.0
Bees 71 72 .497 13.5
Cardinals 68 75 .476 16.5
Dodgers 64 77 .454 19.5
Phillies 44 98 .310 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 George Myatt 4
1 Joe Stripp 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Wally Moses 2
3 George Case 1
3 Doc Cramer 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Krakauskas 0.80
2 Tommy Bridges 0.67
3 Lefty Mills 0.62
4 Vito Tamulis 0.57
5 Russ Bauers 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
1 Joe Krakauskas 8
1 Lefty Mills 8
4 Russ Bauers 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .351
2 Ernie Lombardi .342
3 Buddy Myer .341
4 Johnny Mize .337
5 Ben Chapman .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Harlond Clift 34
3 Mel Ott 34
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 164
2 Hank Greenberg 140
3 Joe DiMaggio 135
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.71
2 Charlie Root 2.87
3 Lou Fette 2.87
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88
5 Bob Klinger 2.89

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 Lefty Mills 127
5 Red Ruffing 126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .467
2 Johnny Mize .438
3 Wally Moses .436
4 Zeke Bonura .436
5 Taffy Wright .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Harlond Clift 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 Pinky Higgins 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
1 Lyn Lary 5
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Pete Fox 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.50
3 Vito Tamulis 0.92
4 Paul Derringer 1.44
5 Lefty Gomez 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Russ Bauers 2
3 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 28
1 Bobo Newsom 28
3 Bob Feller 27
4 Joe Krakauskas 20
5 Tommy Bridges 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Slick Coffman 1
2 Harry Eisenstat 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .490
2 Ben Chapman .412
3 Joe Stripp .366
4 Joe Vosmik .366
5 Jimmie Foxx .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
1 Hank Greenberg 13
3 Harlond Clift 10
4 Jeff Heath 8
4 Tommy Henrich 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Jeff Heath 37
3 Joe DiMaggio 36
4 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Pinky Higgins 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
2 Lyn Lary 7
3 Pete Fox 6
3 Stan Hack 6
3 George Myatt 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.69
2 Curt Davis 1.19
3 Ira Hutchinson 1.30
4 Bob Klinger 1.34
5 Bill Lee 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 7
2 Mel Harder 5
2 Joe Heving 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Fritz Ostermueller 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Lefty Mills 42
3 Bobo Newsom 40
4 Joe Krakauskas 38
5 Tommy Bridges 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .353
2 Johnny Mize .343
3 Ben Chapman .339
4 Jeff Heath .334
5 Ernie Lombardi .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Rudy York 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 176
2 Hank Greenberg 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 151
4 Rudy York 128
5 Joe Medwick 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
1 Billy Werber 27
3 Lyn Lary 23
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.61
2 Charlie Root 2.81
3 Bill Lee 2.86
4 Bob Klinger 2.89
5 Russ Bauers 2.98

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 236
2 Bobo Newsom 219
3 Lefty Mills 137
4 Clay Bryant 136
4 Red Ruffing 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 10
4 Mace Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6