On This Day

Friday, July 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	22	.645	--
Yankees	38	25	.603	2.5
Red Sox	36	27	.571	4.5
Tigers	33	33	.500	9.0
Senators	34	34	.500	9.0
Athletics	26	34	.433	13.0
White Sox	24	33	.421	13.5
Browns	19	42	.311	20.5

Games

Yankees 8, Senators 0

Red Sox 12, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	24	.631	--
Pirates	33	25	.569	4.5
Reds	35	28	.556	5.0
Cubs	36	29	.554	5.0
Bees	28	30	.483	9.5
Cardinals	28	31	.475	10.0
Dodgers	26	37	.413	14.0
Phillies	18	41	.305	20.0

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 1

Phillies 4, Bees 1

Cubs 11, Reds 4

Phillies 5, Bees 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Scharein	5
2	Stan Hack	4
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	Harry Danning	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Earle Brucker	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Earle Brucker	3
3	Wayne LaMaster	3
3	Bob Seeds	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scharein	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	Carl Reynolds	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.00
2	Clay Bryant	0.67
2	Lefty Grove	0.67
4	Spud Chandler	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Clay Bryant	6
2	Claude Passeau	6
4	Harry Gumbert	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.384
2	Hal Trosky	.360
3	Ernie Lombardi	.359
4	Cecil Travis	.354
5	Hank Steinbacher	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	23
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Rudy York	20
4	Mel Ott	19
5	Ival Goodman	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	88
2	Mel Ott	65
2	Rudy York	65
4	Earl Averill	59
4	Bill Dickey	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	11
2	Ernie Koy	10
3	Charlie Gehringer	9
3	Mike Kreevich	9
3	Billy Werber	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.36
2	Bob Klinger	2.47
3	Bill McGee	2.52
4	Danny MacFayden	2.68
5	Bill Swift	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	12
2	Johnny Allen	11
3	Mace Brown	10
3	Paul Derringer	10
3	4 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	94
2	Bobo Newsom	91
3	Lefty Grove	85
4	Johnny Vander Meer	77
5	2 tied	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Pete Appleton	5
4	Ira Hutchinson	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Steinbacher	.447
2	Harry Danning	.442
2	Pinky Higgins	.442
4	Johnny Rizzo	.410
5	Earl Averill	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Al Simmons	6
4	Bill Dickey	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	22
2	Bill Dickey	19
3	Jimmie Foxx	17
3	Babe Phelps	17
3	Hal Trosky	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Koy	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
4	Bruce Campbell	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.00
2	Jim Turner	0.69
3	Lefty Gomez	1.08
4	Charlie Root	1.46
5	Cy Blanton	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Johnny Vander Meer	3
2	Lon Warneke	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Lefty Grove	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
4	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Lefty Mills	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	2
1	Johnny Humphries	2
1	Ira Hutchinson	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Case	.412
2	Phil Weintraub	.403
3	Harry Danning	.400
4	Earl Averill	.394
5	Joe Medwick	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Mel Ott	11
3	Hank Greenberg	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Bob Johnson	31
2	Rudy York	31
4	Bill Dickey	28
4	Hal Trosky	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	6
1	Frankie Crosetti	6
1	Ernie Koy	6
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.06
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.46
3	Lefty Gomez	2.31
4	Cliff Melton	2.42
5	Peaches Davis	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Lynn Nelson	5
4	Mace Brown	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	42
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Claude Passeau	39
4	Johnny Vander Meer	36
5	Bobo Newsom	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Joe Cascarella	2
2	Johnny Humphries	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.354
2	Charlie Gehringer	.353
3	Ernie Lombardi	.347
4	Cecil Travis	.346
5	Pete Fox	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	51
2	Hank Greenberg	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	42
5	Lou Gehrig	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	163
2	Jimmie Foxx	159
3	Lou Gehrig	157
4	Rudy York	152
5	Joe DiMaggio	150

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	23
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.28
2	Danny MacFayden	2.58
3	Johnny Allen	2.63
4	Cliff Melton	2.83
5	Carl Hubbell	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
1	Red Ruffing	23
3	Johnny Allen	22
3	Cliff Melton	22
5	Jim Turner	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	231
2	Bobo Newsom	186
3	Lefty Grove	174
4	Lefty Gomez	161
4	Red Ruffing	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7