On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 52 .653 --
Red Sox 87 60 .592 9.5
Indians 85 64 .570 12.5
Tigers 82 69 .543 16.5
Senators 74 75 .497 23.5
White Sox 62 81 .434 32.5
Browns 53 94 .361 43.5
Athletics 52 98 .347 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 88 61 .591 --
Pirates 85 61 .582 1.5
Giants 81 67 .547 6.5
Reds 79 67 .541 7.5
Bees 77 73 .513 11.5
Cardinals 69 79 .466 18.5
Dodgers 67 80 .456 20.0
Phillies 45 103 .304 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Selkirk 4
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Johnny Cooney 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 Bob Johnson 3
3 Jo-Jo Moore 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Lopez 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 Monte Pearson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Caster 0.67
1 Luke Hamlin 0.67
3 Tommy Bridges 0.60
4 Cliff Melton 0.50
5 Bobo Newsom 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Bobo Newsom 6
3 George Caster 4
3 Luke Hamlin 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tot Pressnell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .345
2 Ben Chapman .342
3 Jeff Heath .341
4 Ernie Lombardi .338
5 Buddy Myer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Harlond Clift 34
5 Rudy York 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Hank Greenberg 146
3 Joe DiMaggio 137
4 Rudy York 126
5 Joe Medwick 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Lyn Lary 23
3 Billy Werber 19
4 Stan Hack 17
4 Buddy Lewis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.65
2 Charlie Root 2.85
3 Ira Hutchinson 2.87
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.93
5 Bob Klinger 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 22
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Paul Derringer 20
4 Clay Bryant 19
4 Bobo Newsom 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 223
2 Bobo Newsom 216
3 Clay Bryant 134
4 Lefty Mills 133
5 Paul Derringer 130

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Chapman .429
2 Merv Connors .421
3 Johnny Mize .410
3 Johnny Peacock .410
3 Fred Sington .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
1 Jeff Heath 8
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Merv Connors 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 21
2 Jeff Heath 18
3 Harlond Clift 17
4 Jimmie Foxx 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.69
2 Bill Lee 0.96
3 Archie McKain 1.04
4 Paul Dean 1.13
5 Bucky Walters 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Clay Bryant 3
2 Fritz Ostermueller 3
2 Vito Tamulis 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Lefty Mills 28
3 Bobo Newsom 24
4 Tommy Bridges 22
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 Tot Pressnell 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .451
2 Ben Chapman .418
3 Taffy Wright .409
4 Jeff Heath .377
5 Lloyd Waner .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Jeff Heath 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Johnny Rizzo 8
5 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 37
1 Jeff Heath 37
1 Pinky Higgins 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 36
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
4 Pete Fox 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ira Hutchinson 1.23
2 Bill Lee 1.38
2 Whitey Moore 1.38
4 Hugh Mulcahy 1.73
5 Bob Klinger 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 6
1 Bill Lee 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 Fritz Ostermueller 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Lefty Mills 45
3 Bobo Newsom 41
4 Joe Krakauskas 36
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Dick Errickson 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .350
2 Ben Chapman .345
3 Buddy Myer .343
4 Jeff Heath .341
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 60
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Harlond Clift 35
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Rudy York 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 174
2 Hank Greenberg 155
3 Joe DiMaggio 146
4 Rudy York 128
5 Bob Johnson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 27
2 Billy Werber 25
3 Lyn Lary 23
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.70
2 Lou Fette 2.83
3 Charlie Root 2.83
4 Ira Hutchinson 2.87
5 Danny MacFayden 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 22
1 Red Ruffing 22
3 Paul Derringer 20
3 Bobo Newsom 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 234
2 Bobo Newsom 220
3 Lefty Mills 143
4 Clay Bryant 137
5 Lefty Gomez 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Charlie Root 9
4 Mace Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6