On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 37 .694 --
Red Sox 68 49 .581 14.0
Indians 66 53 .555 17.0
Tigers 61 59 .508 22.5
Senators 61 60 .504 23.0
White Sox 49 67 .422 32.5
Athletics 44 76 .367 39.5
Browns 43 75 .364 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 47 .602 --
Giants 66 53 .555 5.5
Cubs 67 54 .554 5.5
Reds 65 56 .537 7.5
Bees 59 59 .500 12.0
Cardinals 55 64 .462 16.5
Dodgers 55 64 .462 16.5
Phillies 37 78 .322 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy York 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 2
2 Beau Bell 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 6
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Tony Piet 3
4 Beau Bell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Tony Piet 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elden Auker 0.67
2 Cy Blanton 0.50
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.36
4 Ken Chase 0.25
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
3 Elden Auker 4
4 Ken Chase 3
4 Lefty Gomez 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .352
2 Jimmie Foxx .349
3 Earl Averill .347
4 Ernie Lombardi .344
5 Hal Trosky .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Rudy York 31
4 Harlond Clift 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 115
3 Hank Greenberg 109
4 Rudy York 106
5 Bill Dickey 103

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.72
2 Bill McGee 2.76
3 Danny MacFayden 2.80
4 Charlie Root 2.91
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 19
2 Paul Derringer 17
3 Bill Lee 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 175
2 Bob Feller 172
3 Johnny Vander Meer 113
4 Clay Bryant 110
4 Red Ruffing 110

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 Bill Dickey .442
2 Stu Martin .414
3 Gene Desautels .412
4 Tommy Henrich .406
5 Earl Averill .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Harlond Clift 7
2 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Tommy Henrich 7
2 Rudy York 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
2 Zeke Bonura 22
2 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Lou Gehrig 22
2 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 George Case 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Russell 0.87
2 Johnny Lanning 1.13
3 Jumbo Brown 1.20
4 Monte Pearson 1.33
5 Dick Errickson 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Krakauskas 27
2 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Bob Feller 19
3 Monte Pearson 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Cole 2
1 Jim Weaver 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 Peaches Davis 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .408
2 Bob Johnson .398
3 Stu Martin .389
4 Bill Dickey .381
5 Buddy Hassett .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 14
2 Zeke Bonura 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Hank Greenberg 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Zeke Bonura 44
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Bob Johnson 38
5 Hank Greenberg 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 Wally Moses 6
2 George Myatt 6
4 George Case 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Brown 1.27
2 Dick Errickson 1.40
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.58
4 Bill McGee 1.86
5 Vance Page 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Monte Pearson 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 64
2 Bob Feller 43
3 Monty Stratton 37
4 Joe Krakauskas 36
5 Red Ruffing 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .340
2 Buddy Myer .340
3 Jimmie Foxx .336
4 Bill Dickey .336
5 Hal Trosky .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
3 Rudy York 39
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 156
2 Hank Greenberg 153
3 Joe DiMaggio 152
4 Lou Gehrig 135
5 Bob Johnson 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Frankie Crosetti 25
3 Buddy Lewis 23
4 Lyn Lary 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 2.57
2 Lou Fette 2.71
3 Bill McGee 2.76
4 Carl Hubbell 2.89
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Johnny Allen 21
2 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Lefty Gomez 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 236
2 Bobo Newsom 215
3 Lefty Gomez 151
4 Red Ruffing 150
5 Carl Hubbell 147

Saves

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