On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 51 .655 --
Red Sox 85 60 .586 10.5
Indians 84 63 .571 12.5
Tigers 80 69 .537 17.5
Senators 73 74 .497 23.5
White Sox 61 80 .433 32.5
Browns 53 92 .366 42.5
Athletics 52 96 .351 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 59 .590 --
Cubs 86 61 .585 0.5
Giants 80 67 .544 6.5
Reds 78 66 .542 7.0
Bees 75 72 .510 11.5
Cardinals 68 78 .466 18.0
Dodgers 66 79 .455 19.5
Phillies 45 101 .308 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Grace 5
1 Ernie Koy 5
1 Dixie Walker 5
4 Debs Garms 4
4 Mickey Haslin 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Mark Christman 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Debs Garms 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Ernie Koy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.00
2 Tom Earley 0.80
3 Jim Turner 0.67
4 Bucky Walters 0.62
5 Bill Harris 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bucky Walters 5
3 Tom Earley 4
4 Slick Coffman 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .346
2 Jeff Heath .341
3 Buddy Myer .340
4 Ben Chapman .339
5 Ernie Lombardi .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
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 168
2 Hank Greenberg 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 136
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 Bob Klinger 2.89
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 21
1 Red Ruffing 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
4 Clay Bryant 19
4 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 223
2 Bobo Newsom 210
3 Clay Bryant 133
4 Paul Derringer 130
5 2 tied 127

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .455
2 Zeke Bonura .435
3 Buddy Myer .432
4 George McQuinn .431
5 Hank Greenberg .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Jeff Heath 6
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Harlond Clift 17
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
4 Jeff Heath 15
5 Zeke Bonura 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 0.50
2 Dizzy Dean 0.69
3 Vito Tamulis 0.92
4 Bill Lee 0.99
5 Archie McKain 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Bobo Newsom 25
3 Lefty Mills 22
4 Tommy Bridges 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Slick Coffman 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .480
2 Ben Chapman .409
3 Jeff Heath .394
4 Debs Garms .378
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Jeff Heath 10
4 Mel Ott 7
4 Johnny Rizzo 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Jeff Heath 35
4 Pinky Higgins 32
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
4 Pete Fox 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.72
2 Ira Hutchinson 1.30
3 Bob Klinger 1.34
4 Clay Bryant 1.67
5 Curt Davis 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 7
2 Ken Chase 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mel Harder 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Lefty Mills 39
2 Bobo Newsom 39
4 Joe Krakauskas 34
5 Tommy Bridges 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Dick Errickson 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .354
2 Buddy Myer .343
3 Ben Chapman .342
4 Jeff Heath .341
5 Johnny Mize .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 60
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Rudy York 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 178
2 Hank Greenberg 158
3 Joe DiMaggio 150
4 Rudy York 128
5 Zeke Bonura 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Billy Werber 26
3 Lyn Lary 23
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.66
2 Bill Lee 2.76
3 Charlie Root 2.85
4 Bob Klinger 2.89
5 Lefty Grove 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Bill Lee 21
2 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Clay Bryant 20
4 Paul Derringer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 236
2 Bobo Newsom 222
3 Clay Bryant 139
4 Lefty Mills 137
5 Red Ruffing 136

Saves

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