On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	36	.681	--
Red Sox	63	46	.578	12.0
Indians	64	47	.577	12.0
Senators	59	57	.509	19.5
Tigers	57	58	.496	21.0
White Sox	48	60	.444	26.5
Athletics	40	72	.357	36.5
Browns	39	71	.355	36.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 3

White Sox 8, Yankees 5

Yankees 11, White Sox 1

Athletics 10, Tigers 5

Athletics 11, Tigers 2

Senators 8, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	43	.616	--
Giants	64	50	.561	6.0
Reds	64	51	.557	6.5
Cubs	62	53	.539	8.5
Bees	54	58	.482	15.0
Dodgers	53	60	.469	16.5
Cardinals	52	62	.456	18.0
Phillies	34	75	.312	33.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Reds 3, Phillies 1

Pirates 6, Bees 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	3
2	Bruce Campbell	2
2	Tommy Henrich	2
4	Jimmy Dykes	1
4	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Finney	5
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
4	Beau Bell	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Davis	2.00
2	Russ Bauers	0.67
3	Monty Stratton	0.64
4	Hugh Mulcahy	0.60
4	Vance Page	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Bauers	8
2	Monty Stratton	7
3	Hugh Mulcahy	6
4	Curt Davis	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	Jim Weaver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.355
2	Cecil Travis	.351
3	Jimmie Foxx	.347
4	Earl Averill	.344
5	Hal Trosky	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Ival Goodman	28
3	Rudy York	28
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	125
2	Hank Greenberg	105
3	Joe DiMaggio	99
4	Rudy York	97
5	Bill Dickey	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	19
2	Lyn Lary	15
2	Buddy Lewis	15
2	Billy Werber	15
5	Wally Moses	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.50
2	Lou Fette	2.71
3	Bill McGee	2.74
4	Charlie Root	2.85
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	17
1	Red Ruffing	17
3	Bill Lee	15
3	Bobo Newsom	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	167
2	Bob Feller	165
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Clay Bryant	107
5	Paul Derringer	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Pete Appleton	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stu Martin	.463
2	Bill Dickey	.431
3	Zeke Bonura	.424
4	Augie Galan	.407
5	Rollie Hemsley	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Harlond Clift	6
2	Bill Dickey	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Joe DiMaggio	22
3	Zeke Bonura	20
3	Harlond Clift	20
5	Hank Greenberg	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	George Myatt	4
1	George Selkirk	4
4	Frankie Crosetti	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
3	Joe Heving	0.89
4	Gene Schott	1.13
5	Jack Russell	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	4
1	Thornton Lee	4
1	Bobo Newsom	4
4	Paul Derringer	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	33
2	Monty Stratton	24
3	Joe Krakauskas	22
4	Johnny Allen	18
5	Bob Feller	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
4	Harry Boyles	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.419
2	Stu Martin	.413
3	Bob Johnson	.400
4	Rip Radcliff	.397
5	George McQuinn	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Harlond Clift	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
5	Joe DiMaggio	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Joe DiMaggio	38
4	Bob Johnson	35
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	7
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Cookie Lavagetto	5
3	Arky Vaughan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	1.33
2	Jumbo Brown	1.42
3	Lou Fette	1.65
4	Bill McGee	1.70
5	Dick Errickson	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Monte Pearson	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	George Gill	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	60
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Monty Stratton	37
4	Paul Derringer	36
5	Joe Krakauskas	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Mel Harder	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.338
2	Buddy Myer	.336
3	Hal Trosky	.336
4	Cecil Travis	.335
5	Mel Ott	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Rudy York	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	153
3	Joe DiMaggio	143
4	Bob Johnson	135
5	Lou Gehrig	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Frankie Crosetti	23
3	Buddy Lewis	22
4	Lyn Lary	20
5	Charlie Gehringer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.33
2	Lou Fette	2.64
3	Bill McGee	2.74
4	Jim Tobin	2.91
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	22
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Lefty Grove	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	245
2	Bobo Newsom	209
3	Carl Hubbell	151
4	Lefty Gomez	147
5	Johnny Allen	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
1	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	7
4	Eddie Smith	7