On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 53 .649 --
Red Sox 88 60 .595 8.5
Indians 86 64 .573 11.5
Tigers 82 70 .539 16.5
Senators 74 75 .497 23.0
White Sox 64 82 .438 31.5
Browns 54 96 .360 43.5
Athletics 52 98 .347 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 62 .589 --
Pirates 86 63 .577 2.0
Giants 82 67 .550 6.0
Reds 81 68 .544 7.0
Bees 77 74 .510 12.0
Cardinals 70 80 .467 18.5
Dodgers 67 80 .456 20.0
Phillies 45 103 .304 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
3 Doc Cramer 4
3 Frank Demaree 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 Alex Kampouris 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Harry Danning 3
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Billy Herman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Galehouse 0.83
2 Harry Boyles 0.60
2 Russ Van Atta 0.60
4 Bill Lohrman 0.55
5 Jim Bagby 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lohrman 6
2 Denny Galehouse 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Jim Walkup 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 Jeff Heath .343
3 Ernie Lombardi .342
4 Ben Chapman .340
5 Johnny Mize .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 50
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 175
2 Hank Greenberg 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 137
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.65
2 Charlie Root 2.86
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.87
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.93
5 Danny MacFayden 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 22
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Red Ruffing 21
4 Clay Bryant 19
4 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 223
2 Bobo Newsom 216
3 Clay Bryant 135
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 132

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 Merv Connors .465
2 Johnny Mize .444
3 Fred Sington .424
4 Bob Seeds .419
5 Jeff Heath .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
1 Jeff Heath 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Merv Connors 5
5 Harlond Clift 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Harlond Clift 17
3 Jeff Heath 17
5 Frank Demaree 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.69
3 Bill Lee 0.96
4 Lefty Gomez 1.06
5 Paul Dean 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Russ Bauers 3
2 Clay Bryant 3
2 Vito Tamulis 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 24
2 Bob Feller 23
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Lefty Mills 22
5 Joe Krakauskas 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 Tot Pressnell 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .464
2 Ben Chapman .422
3 Taffy Wright .416
4 Wally Moses .383
5 Jeff Heath .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
1 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Jeff Heath 10
4 Johnny Rizzo 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Pinky Higgins 34
3 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Jeff Heath 32
5 Johnny Mize 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
4 Red Rolfe 5
4 Roy Weatherly 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.64
2 Ira Hutchinson 1.23
3 Hugh Mulcahy 1.73
4 Curt Davis 1.93
5 Clay Bryant 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 6
1 Bill Lee 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 Fritz Ostermueller 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Lefty Mills 41
2 Bobo Newsom 41
4 Joe Krakauskas 34
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 2 others tied 2