On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	35	.685	--
Red Sox	63	45	.583	11.5
Indians	63	47	.573	12.5
Tigers	57	56	.504	20.0
Senators	58	57	.504	20.0
White Sox	47	59	.443	26.5
Browns	39	70	.358	36.0
Athletics	38	72	.345	37.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Indians 3

Red Sox 14, Indians 12

White Sox 11, Yankees 3

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 13, Athletics 5

Tigers 8, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	43	.613	--
Giants	64	49	.566	5.0
Reds	63	51	.553	6.5
Cubs	61	53	.535	8.5
Bees	54	57	.486	14.0
Dodgers	53	59	.473	15.5
Cardinals	51	62	.451	18.0
Phillies	34	74	.315	32.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Bees 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 7

Pirates 4, Bees 3

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cronin	7
1	Pinky Higgins	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Al Lopez	6
5	4 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	Bill Dickey	1
3	Lou Finney	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	6
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Pinky Higgins	5
5	5 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	0.90
2	Harry Gumbert	0.40
3	Bump Hadley	0.38
3	Whitey Moore	0.38
5	Lou Fette	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	George Gill	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	9
2	Harry Gumbert	6
3	Lou Fette	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill McGee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.359
2	Cecil Travis	.352
3	Jimmie Foxx	.346
4	Earl Averill	.344
5	Hank Steinbacher	.343

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	124
2	Hank Greenberg	103
3	Joe DiMaggio	97
4	Rudy York	94
5	3 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	19
2	Lyn Lary	15
2	Billy Werber	15
4	Buddy Lewis	14
5	Wally Moses	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	2.50
2	Lou Fette	2.71
3	Bill Lohrman	2.73
4	Bill McGee	2.74
5	Charlie Root	2.85

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	.441
2	Zeke Bonura	.424
3	Bill Dickey	.422
4	Ernie Lombardi	.404
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Harlond Clift	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Rudy York	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Zeke Bonura	20
2	Harlond Clift	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Wally Moses	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.00
3	Ira Hutchinson	0.53
4	Joe Heving	0.89
5	Gene Schott	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Errickson	4
1	Thornton Lee	4
1	Bobo Newsom	4
4	Tommy Bridges	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	33
2	Joe Krakauskas	22
3	Bob Feller	20
4	Lefty Mills	19
5	Johnny Allen	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Mel Harder	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	.417
3	George McQuinn	.406
4	Rip Radcliff	.396
5	Buddy Hassett	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
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	45
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Zeke Bonura	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Joe Cronin	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	7
3	Cookie Lavagetto	6
3	Arky Vaughan	6
5	Terry Moore	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	1.33
2	Danny MacFayden	1.90
3	Dick Errickson	1.91
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.91
5	Lou Fette	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	George Gill	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	60
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Paul Derringer	36
4	Joe Krakauskas	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Eddie Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Mel Harder	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.338
2	Bill Dickey	.336
3	Cecil Travis	.336
4	Mel Ott	.336
5	Hal Trosky	.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	154
2	Jimmie Foxx	152
3	Joe DiMaggio	141
4	Lou Gehrig	132
4	Bob Johnson	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Frankie Crosetti	23
3	Buddy Lewis	21
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