On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 30 .655 --
Indians 53 31 .631 2.5
Red Sox 51 35 .593 5.5
Senators 47 47 .500 13.5
Tigers 46 47 .495 14.0
White Sox 35 45 .438 18.5
Athletics 30 53 .361 25.0
Browns 28 59 .322 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 32 .640 --
Giants 54 39 .581 5.0
Cubs 51 41 .554 7.5
Reds 50 42 .543 8.5
Bees 41 47 .466 15.5
Dodgers 42 49 .462 16.0
Cardinals 38 52 .422 19.5
Phillies 29 60 .326 28.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
3 George Case 2
3 Sam Chapman 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Buck Ross 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 George Case 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 George Case 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.43
2 Buck Ross 0.27
3 Dutch Leonard 0.14
4 Roxie Lawson 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Buck Ross 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Joe Krakauskas 6
3 Buck Ross 3
4 Chief Hogsett 2
4 Johnny Humphries 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .359
2 Ernie Lombardi .359
3 Earl Averill .355
4 Cecil Travis .350
5 Hank Steinbacher .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Ival Goodman 26
4 Mel Ott 23
5 Rudy York 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 103
2 Bill Dickey 79
2 Hank Greenberg 79
2 Mel Ott 79
5 Rudy York 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 12
1 Lyn Lary 12
1 Buddy Lewis 12
1 Billy Werber 12
5 Stan Hack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.45
2 Carl Hubbell 2.54
3 Bill Lee 2.63
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.65
5 Charlie Root 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 14
1 Red Ruffing 14
3 Johnny Allen 13
3 Mace Brown 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 135
2 Bobo Newsom 114
3 Johnny Vander Meer 106
4 Clay Bryant 93
4 Lefty Grove 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 9
1 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Charlie Root 6
4 Pete Appleton 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Odell Hale .432
2 Arky Vaughan .407
3 Charlie Gehringer .386
4 Mel Ott .385
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Johnny Mize 6
3 Wally Berger 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 21
2 Buddy Lewis 15
2 Joe Medwick 15
4 Johnny Rizzo 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
1 Red Nonnenkamp 4
4 Elbie Fletcher 3
4 Arky Vaughan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Danny MacFayden 1.01
3 Syl Johnson 1.06
4 Thornton Lee 1.14
5 Clay Bryant 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Harry Eisenstat 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3
1 Vito Tamulis 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 22
2 Bob Feller 18
3 Paul Derringer 17
4 Mel Harder 15
4 Johnny Vander Meer 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 2
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Almada .427
2 Jimmie Foxx .388
3 Arky Vaughan .380
4 Joe DiMaggio .377
5 Odell Hale .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Johnny Mize 10
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Ival Goodman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
2 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Johnny Rizzo 27
4 Joe Gordon 26
5 Joe Medwick 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 6
1 Cookie Lavagetto 6
1 George Scharein 6
4 Lyn Lary 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 1.11
2 Ed Brandt 1.40
3 Syl Johnson 1.53
4 Johnny Rigney 1.61
5 Danny MacFayden 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Emerson Dickman 5
1 Lou Fette 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Paul Derringer 34
3 Bob Weiland 31
4 Bill Lee 30
5 Johnny Vander Meer 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .350
2 Ernie Lombardi .347
3 Joe Medwick .340
4 Cecil Travis .337
5 Frank McCormick .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 54
2 Rudy York 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 148
3 Joe DiMaggio 141
4 Rudy York 135
5 Lou Gehrig 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Lyn Lary 21
3 Buddy Lewis 20
4 Charlie Gehringer 19
5 Stan Hack 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.33
2 Carl Hubbell 2.56
3 Johnny Vander Meer 2.65
4 Johnny Allen 2.78
5 Jim Tobin 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 24
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Carl Hubbell 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 249
2 Bobo Newsom 177
3 Carl Hubbell 160
4 Lefty Grove 158
5 Lefty Gomez 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Clint Brown 7
4 Mace Brown 7