On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	37	.689	--
Red Sox	68	47	.591	12.0
Indians	65	52	.556	16.0
Senators	60	59	.504	22.0
Tigers	59	59	.500	22.5
White Sox	49	65	.430	30.5
Browns	43	73	.371	37.5
Athletics	42	76	.356	39.5

Games

Red Sox 19, White Sox 6

Red Sox 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 8, Indians 7

Yankees 13, Indians 0

Browns 8, Athletics 3

Browns 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 12, Senators 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	46	.603	--
Giants	65	52	.556	5.5
Cubs	65	54	.546	6.5
Reds	64	55	.538	7.5
Bees	58	58	.500	12.0
Cardinals	54	63	.462	16.5
Dodgers	54	63	.462	16.5
Phillies	37	76	.327	31.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 12, Giants 3

Bees 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Henrich	6
2	Mel Almada	5
2	Red Kress	5
4	Beau Bell	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Tommy Henrich	2
4	Mel Almada	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Johnny Peacock	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	George Case	1
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monte Pearson	3.50
2	Ed Brandt	0.62
3	Charlie Root	0.43
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.40
4	Whitey Moore	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	7
2	Ed Brandt	5
2	George Caster	5
2	Denny Galehouse	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Johnson	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.354
2	Jimmie Foxx	.352
3	Ernie Lombardi	.347
4	Earl Averill	.343
5	Hal Trosky	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Harlond Clift	28
3	Ival Goodman	28
3	Rudy York	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	132
2	Joe DiMaggio	113
3	Hank Greenberg	108
4	Bill Dickey	102
5	Rudy York	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	21
2	Buddy Lewis	16
2	Billy Werber	16
4	Lyn Lary	15
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.66
2	Lou Fette	2.72
3	Bill McGee	2.76
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91
5	Charlie Root	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	18
2	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bill Lee	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
5	Wes Ferrell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	172
2	Bobo Newsom	171
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Clay Bryant	109
5	Red Ruffing	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Pete Appleton	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stu Martin	.437
2	Zeke Bonura	.431
3	Bill Dickey	.423
4	Gene Desautels	.405
5	Cecil Travis	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Harlond Clift	8
3	Zeke Bonura	7
3	Lou Gehrig	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Lou Gehrig	27
3	Jimmie Foxx	23
4	Zeke Bonura	22
4	Harlond Clift	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
3	Jumbo Brown	1.13
4	Jack Russell	1.17
5	Johnny Lanning	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
1	Monte Pearson	4
3	Max Butcher	3
3	Tex Carleton	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Joe Krakauskas	23
3	Monte Pearson	23
5	Johnny Allen	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Ed Cole	2
1	Jim Weaver	2
4	Mace Brown	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.422
2	Bob Johnson	.397
3	Stu Martin	.384
4	Ben Chapman	.370
5	Hal Trosky	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Hank Greenberg	11
4	Zeke Bonura	10
4	Lou Gehrig	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	46
2	Zeke Bonura	42
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Hank Greenberg	39
5	Bob Johnson	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Wally Moses	7
3	Cookie Lavagetto	5
3	Terry Moore	5
3	George Myatt	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Jumbo Brown	1.27
3	Dick Errickson	1.82
4	Bill McGee	1.82
5	Lou Fette	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Monte Pearson	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	60
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Monty Stratton	37
4	Joe Krakauskas	35
5	Paul Derringer	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.340
2	Bill Dickey	.337
3	Jimmie Foxx	.337
4	Hal Trosky	.337
5	Buddy Myer	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	56
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Rudy York	37
4	Bob Johnson	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	158
2	Hank Greenberg	153
3	Joe DiMaggio	152
4	Lou Gehrig	137
5	Bob Johnson	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	25
3	Buddy Lewis	23
4	Charlie Gehringer	19
4	Lyn Lary	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.45
2	Lou Fette	2.65
3	Bill McGee	2.76
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.92
5	Jim Tobin	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	236
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Carl Hubbell	151
4	Lefty Gomez	148
5	Red Ruffing	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Dick Coffman	12
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Mace Brown	7
5	2 tied	6