On This Day

Tuesday, July 12, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 26 .629 --
Yankees 44 27 .620 0.5
Red Sox 41 29 .586 3.0
Senators 40 37 .519 7.5
Tigers 37 38 .493 9.5
White Sox 30 36 .455 12.0
Athletics 27 43 .386 17.0
Browns 22 49 .310 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 25 .638 --
Giants 47 27 .635 -0.5
Reds 40 31 .563 5.0
Cubs 38 35 .521 8.0
Bees 32 34 .485 10.5
Dodgers 31 42 .425 15.0
Cardinals 29 41 .414 15.5
Phillies 21 47 .309 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 Odell Hale 4
1 Sam Leslie 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Craft 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Odell Hale 5
1 Al Todd 5
3 Red Rolfe 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.45
3 Bump Hadley 0.36
4 Oral Hildebrand 0.30
5 Jim Weaver 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Bill Posedel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
4 Bump Hadley 4
4 Nels Potter 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .373
2 Ernie Lombardi .368
3 Cecil Travis .354
4 Jimmie Foxx .352
5 Hal Trosky .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Ival Goodman 22
3 Rudy York 22
5 Mel Ott 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 90
2 Rudy York 71
3 Bill Dickey 67
3 Mel Ott 67
5 Ken Keltner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 12
1 Billy Werber 12
3 Buddy Lewis 11
4 Ernie Koy 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 2.13
2 Bob Klinger 2.51
3 Danny MacFayden 2.68
4 Bill Swift 2.72
5 Bill McGee 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 13
2 Johnny Allen 12
2 Mace Brown 12
2 Red Ruffing 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 104
2 Bobo Newsom 101
3 Lefty Grove 90
4 Johnny Vander Meer 85
5 Clay Bryant 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 8
2 Dick Coffman 7
3 Charlie Root 6
4 Pete Appleton 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .462
2 Wally Berger .431
3 Joe DiMaggio .429
3 Ival Goodman .429
5 Mel Almada .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Joe Gordon 14
3 Red Rolfe 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scharein 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Don Gutteridge 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.50
2 Mace Brown 0.66
3 Vito Tamulis 0.86
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.04
5 Johnny Murphy 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Claude Passeau 18
3 Clay Bryant 16
4 Hugh Mulcahy 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Charlie Root 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .422
2 Harry Danning .407
3 Mel Almada .404
4 Ival Goodman .400
5 Joe Gordon .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Ival Goodman 9
2 Rudy York 9
4 Joe Gordon 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 29
1 Joe Gordon 29
1 Rudy York 29
4 Frank McCormick 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 George Scharein 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 Ernie Koy 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.50
2 Slick Castleman 1.53
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.57
4 Bill Lohrman 1.80
5 Lou Fette 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Mace Brown 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Claude Passeau 40
3 Lefty Mills 35
4 Clay Bryant 31
5 Lefty Grove 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Charlie Root 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Joe Cascarella 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .355
2 Charlie Gehringer .352
3 Joe Medwick .347
4 Cecil Travis .346
5 Joe DiMaggio .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 49
2 Hank Greenberg 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Joe DiMaggio 38
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Lou Gehrig 150
4 Joe DiMaggio 142
4 Rudy York 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Lyn Lary 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 Gee Walker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.20
3 Jim Turner 2.45
4 Johnny Allen 2.71
5 Cliff Melton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 23
1 Lefty Grove 23
3 Red Ruffing 22
4 Cliff Melton 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 233
2 Bobo Newsom 182
3 Lefty Grove 173
4 Carl Hubbell 158
5 2 tied 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
2 Charlie Root 10
3 Clint Brown 9
4 Pete Appleton 7
4 2 others tied 7