On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	43	.684	--
Red Sox	78	58	.574	15.0
Indians	77	59	.566	16.0
Tigers	72	65	.526	21.5
Senators	68	70	.493	26.0
White Sox	56	75	.427	34.5
Athletics	50	87	.365	43.5
Browns	47	84	.359	43.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Browns 4

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	56	.582	--
Cubs	76	60	.559	3.0
Reds	75	61	.551	4.0
Giants	75	62	.547	4.5
Bees	68	67	.504	10.5
Cardinals	65	72	.474	14.5
Dodgers	62	73	.459	16.5
Phillies	43	91	.321	35.0

Games

Pirates 7, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Wally Moses	4
1	Red Nonnenkamp	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paul Waner	2
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Don Heffner	1
2	George Myatt	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Werber	4
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Don Heffner	3
4	Zeke Bonura	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.89
2	Mel Harder	0.50
3	Lefty Mills	0.46
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.43
5	Slick Coffman	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Lefty Mills	6
3	Slick Coffman	5
3	Mel Harder	5
3	Johnny Rigney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.346
2	Ernie Lombardi	.345
3	Earl Averill	.336
4	Joe DiMaggio	.336
5	Jeff Heath	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	50
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Rudy York	33
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	156
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Hank Greenberg	125
4	Rudy York	124
5	Bill Dickey	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	24
2	Lyn Lary	20
3	Billy Werber	18
4	Buddy Lewis	16
5	Stan Hack	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.76
2	Charlie Root	2.78
3	Bob Klinger	2.90
4	Bill Lee	2.90
5	Lou Fette	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	21
2	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bill Lee	18
4	Bobo Newsom	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	200
2	Bobo Newsom	192
3	Clay Bryant	122
4	Johnny Vander Meer	120
5	Red Ruffing	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Dick Errickson	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.500
2	Ben Chapman	.433
3	Frank McCormick	.417
4	Lou Gehrig	.413
4	Joe Stripp	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Johnny Mize	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	24
2	Pinky Higgins	21
3	Johnny Mize	17
3	Johnny Rizzo	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	George Myatt	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.00
1	Bob Klinger	0.00
3	Ira Hutchinson	0.96
4	Ken Chase	1.33
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	3
1	Ken Chase	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Lefty Mills	19
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Mel Harder	16
4	Joe Krakauskas	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Joe Heving	2
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	George Caster	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.436
2	Ben Chapman	.408
3	Joe Vosmik	.376
4	Bill Dickey	.360
5	Jimmie Foxx	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Hank Greenberg	12
3	Tommy Henrich	10
3	Johnny Mize	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Joe DiMaggio	42
3	Rudy York	40
4	Hank Greenberg	38
4	Johnny Mize	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	9
2	Frankie Crosetti	7
2	Lynn Myers	7
4	Lyn Lary	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	1.32
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.58
3	Johnny Lanning	1.60
4	Max Butcher	1.80
5	George Gill	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	7
2	Joe Heving	6
2	Fritz Ostermueller	6
2	Red Ruffing	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Joe Krakauskas	45
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Lefty Mills	33
5	Monte Pearson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	3
1	Dick Errickson	3
1	Jim Weaver	3
4	Jumbo Brown	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.344
2	Jimmie Foxx	.343
3	Ben Chapman	.341
4	Ernie Lombardi	.336
5	Jeff Heath	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	55
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
5	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	172
2	Joe DiMaggio	150
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Rudy York	131
5	Joe Medwick	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	28
2	Frankie Crosetti	26
3	Lyn Lary	23
4	Buddy Lewis	19
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	2.62
2	Lou Fette	2.87
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.93
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.96
5	Danny MacFayden	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Paul Derringer	19
2	Lefty Gomez	19
2	Mel Harder	19
2	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Bobo Newsom	211
3	Lefty Gomez	138
4	Johnny Allen	135
5	Red Ruffing	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	12
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Charlie Root	9
4	Dick Errickson	6
4	Eddie Smith	6