On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1938

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1938 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1938

New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 53 .651 --
Red Sox 88 61 .591 9.5
Indians 86 66 .566 13.0
Tigers 84 70 .545 16.0
Senators 75 76 .497 23.5
White Sox 65 83 .439 32.0
Browns 55 97 .362 44.0
Athletics 53 99 .349 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 63 .586 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 2.0
Giants 83 67 .553 5.0
Reds 82 68 .547 6.0
Bees 77 75 .507 12.0
Cardinals 71 80 .470 17.5
Dodgers 69 80 .463 18.5
Phillies 45 105 .300 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Cullenbine 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 4
2 Mark Christman 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Cullenbine 2
2 Boze Berger 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Lou Finney 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.29
2 Bobo Newsom 0.91
3 Harry Gumbert 0.70
3 Joe Krakauskas 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 John Gaddy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Bobo Newsom 10
3 Harry Gumbert 7
3 Joe Krakauskas 7
3 Thornton Lee 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mort Cooper 1

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 .337

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 147
3 Joe DiMaggio 140
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 23
3 Billy Werber 19
4 Buddy Lewis 18
5 Stan Hack 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 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Clay Bryant 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Bobo Newsom 226
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 Bob Seeds .425
2 Johnny Peacock .417
3 Johnny Mize .408
4 Stan Hack .400
5 Frank Demaree .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 Dolph Camilli 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Hank Greenberg 16
4 Harlond Clift 15
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 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.69
2 John Gaddy 0.69
4 Lefty Gomez 0.90
5 Bill Lee 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Russ Bauers 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Bobo Newsom 34
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Lefty Mills 22
5 Joe Krakauskas 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 Tot Pressnell 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .464
2 Ben Chapman .434
3 Taffy Wright .387
4 Jeff Heath .376
5 Stan Hack .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Jeff Heath 10
4 Johnny Rizzo 9
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Pinky Higgins 33
4 Jeff Heath 31
5 Johnny Rizzo 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.64
2 Hal Schumacher 1.08
3 Ira Hutchinson 1.23
4 Clay Bryant 1.96
5 Luke Hamlin 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 6
2 Clay Bryant 5
2 Joe Heving 5
2 Joe Krakauskas 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 61
2 Bobo Newsom 50
3 Joe Krakauskas 41
3 Lefty Mills 41
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 Bill Lee 2
1 Tot Pressnell 2
5 19 tied 1