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

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

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