1938 AL Game: Chi. at Det. Greenberg hits 3 HR, 2 in one inning.

July 8, 1938

Detroit's Hank Greenberg has been having a record setting year but he may have just had his best game of the season today. In their first game back after the All Star break the Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-4 led by Greenberg's power hitting. With Detroit trailing 2-0 in the 6th, Greenberg started the inning off with a HR, his 43rd of the season.  Rudy York followed, and he hit a solo shot giving the Tigers back-to-back HR's to tie the game. Detroit continued to rally that inning and Greenberg came to the plate again with 2 runners aboard. Hank then hit HR #44 giving him 2 homers hit in the same inning along with 4 RBI. His next time up, in the 8th inning,  Greenberg hit a 2 run homer, his 45th of the season, giving him 3 HR's and 6 RBI on the day.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Chicago White Sox At 1938 Detroit Tigers              7/8/1938
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Hayes 2B          5  2  3  0 .318     J.White CF          3  1  1  0 .296  
  H.Steinbacher RF    5  1  2  1 .345     B.Rogell SS         5  2  1  2 .242  
  F.Gabler P          0  0  0  0 .333     C.Gehringer 2B      4  1  1  1 .312  
  M.Kreevich CF       3  0  2  2 .275     H.Greenberg 1B      5  3  4  6 .332  
  R.Radcliff LF       5  0  0  0 .297     R.York C            5  1  2  1 .318  
  M.Owen 3B           4  0  2  1 .232     P.Fox RF            4  1  1  0 .320  
  J.Kuhel 1B          3  0  0  0 .269     D.Walker LF         3  1  1  0 .283  
  L.Sewell C          3  0  0  0 .214     D.Ross 3B           3  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Rigney P          0  0  0  0 .429     V.Kennedy P         3  0  1  0 .265  
C-G.Walker PH,RF      1  0  0  0 .294     S.Coffman P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Berger SS         2  0  0  0 .237                                          
B-L.Appling PH,SS     2  1  1  0 .333                                          
  M.Stratton P        2  0  0  0 .400                                          
A-T.Rensa C           1  0  0  0 .189                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 10  4                 Totals      36 10 12 10
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Stratton In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Berger In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rigney In 8th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  2 0 0  -  4 10  3
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 8  0 2    - 10 12  3
 
White Sox (26-36)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Stratton LOSS(4-4)      5 2/3   8   7   7   3   4   2   5.62
J.Rigney                  1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   6.94
F.Gabler                  1       3   2   2   0   0   1   8.72
Totals                    8      12  10  10   3   4   4
 
Tigers (50-22)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Kennedy WIN(7-4)        6 1/3   7   4   3   3   1   0   6.19
S.Coffman SAVE(8th)       2 2/3   3   0   0   2   0   0   4.78
Totals                    9      10   4   3   5   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,691 DATE- Friday, July 8th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:11  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Hayes, B.Berger, L.Appling, B.Rogell, D.Ross-2
DOUBLES- J.Hayes(18th), B.Rogell(10th)
HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg-3(45th), R.York(26th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Kuhel(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.York
SACRIFICE HITS- J.White, D.Ross
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Kreevich
WALKS- M.Kreevich, M.Owen, J.Kuhel-2, T.Rensa, J.White, C.Gehringer, D.Walker
STRIKE OUTS- B.Berger, J.White, R.York, P.Fox, V.Kennedy
GIDP- R.Radcliff
2-out RBI- M.Owen, B.Rogell-2, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg-5
RLISP 2-out- R.York, L.Sewell-2, J.Kuhel, D.Ross, C.Gehringer, J.White-2,
             M.Owen-2, S.Coffman, J.Hayes, H.Steinbacher-2
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Don Ross robbed Rip Radcliff of a base hit.
 
First baseman Hank Greenberg blasted 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI at Briggs
Stadium as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10 to 4.
 
Greenberg provided much of the offense.  He singled in the 1st inning, smashed
a solo-shot out of the park in the 6th inning, belted a three-run homer in
the 6th inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the
8th inning.  Neither team was able to score until the 6th inning.  
 
The win was credited to Vern Kennedy(7-4) who went 6 and 1/3 innings allowing
4 runs. Kennedy got help from Slick Coffman who was credited with his 8th
save.  Monty Stratton(4-4) was the loser.  He got hit hard, allowing 8 hits
and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'Greenberg led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,'
Kennedy said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

1938 All Star Game

July 6, 1938

The 1938 All Star game was played today at Crosley Field, home of the NL Cincinnati Reds. The National League prevailed over the American League by the score of 5-1. The NL scored a run in the 1st inning and never looked back as the AL could only muster 5 hits off the dominant NL pitching.

BOXSCORE: 1938 American League  At 1938 National League             7/06/1938
 
                     AB  R  H RBI AVG                        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Crosetti SS       5  1  1  0 .200     A.Vaughan SS        4  1  2  0 .500  
  C.Gehringer 2B      3  0  2  1 .667     H.Martin CF         4  0  2  1 .500  
  E.Averill CF        2  0  0  0 .000     J.Medwick LF        2  0  1  0 .500  
  H.Greenberg 1B      4  0  0  0 .000   H-J.Moore PH,LF       2  1  0  0 .000  
  R.York C            2  0  0  0 .000     J.Mize 1B           3  0  0  0 .000  
D-B.Dickey C          2  0  0  0 .000   M-D.Camilli 1B        1  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Keltner 3B        2  0  0  0 .000     M.Ott 3B,RF         3  1  0  0 .000  
F-H.Clift PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .000     I.Goodman RF        2  1  1  2 .500  
  J.Vosmik LF         1  0  0  0 .000   I-S.Hack 3B           1  0  1  01.000  
G-B.Johnson PH,LF     2  0  0  0 .000     E.Lombardi C        3  1  2  2 .667  
  P.Fox RF            2  0  0  0 .000   J-H.Danning C         1  0  1  01.000  
O-H.Steinbacher PH    1  0  0  0 .000     B.Herman 2B         4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Feller P          0  0  0  0 ----     F.Fitzsimmons P     0  0  0  0 ----  
A-L.Gehrig PH         1  0  0  0 .000     P.Derringer P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Ruffing P         0  0  0  0 ----   B-V.Dimaggio PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
C-J.Foxx PH           1  0  1  01.000     J.Vander Meer P     0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-E.Slaughter PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
K-O.Hale PH           1  0  0  0 .000     C.Hubbell P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  L.Gomez P           0  0  0  0 ----   L-D.Bartell PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
P-R.Kress PH          1  0  1  01.000     D.Macfayden P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        N-T.Cuccinello 2B     0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  5  1                 Totals      33  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Feller In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Derringer In 3rd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ruffing In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For York In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Vander Meer In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Keltner In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Vosmik In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Medwick In 6th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Goodman In 7th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lombardi In 7th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 7th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Hubbell In 7th Inning
M-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mize In 8th Inning
N-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Macfayden In 9th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Fox In 9th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Gomez In 9th Inning
 
AL.............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  5  0
NL.............. 1 0 0  0 1 3  0 0    -  5 10  0
 
 (0-1)                   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Feller LOSS(0-1)        2       2   1   1   1   2   0   4.50
R.Ruffing                 2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.Leonard                 2       4   4   4   1   0   1  18.00
L.Gomez                   2       3   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    8      10   5   5   2   5   1
 
 (1-0)                   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Derringer               3       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
J.Vander Mee WIN(1-0)     2       1   0   0   2   2   0   0.00
C.Hubbell HOLD(1st)       2       2   1   1   3   0   0   4.50
D.Macfayden               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
F.Fitzsimmon              1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   5   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,650 DATE- Thursday, September 22nd 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan, 
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- : 9  : 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- : 1  : 1
DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(1st), A.Vaughan(1st), I.Goodman(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Kress(1st), H.Martin(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Lombardi(1st)
WALKS- C.Gehringer, E.Averill-2, H.Clift, J.Vosmik, M.Ott, I.Goodman
HIT BY PITCH- P.Fox
STRIKE OUTS- F.Crosetti, R.York, K.Keltner-2, H.Clift, A.Vaughan, H.Martin,
             J.Mize, D.Camilli, B.Herman
GIDP- F.Crosetti, J.Medwick
WILD PITCHES- D.Leonard
2-out RBI- I.Goodman-2, E.Lombardi, C.Gehringer
RLISP 2-out- H.Greenberg, H.Clift, B.Johnson-2, M.Ott, E.Averill, B.Herman,
             F.Crosetti
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Arky Vaughan robbed Charlie Gehringer of a base hit.
 
Catcher Ernie Lombardi blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI as the National League
ballclub defeated the American League club 5 to 1 at Crosley Field.
 
Johnny Vander Meer(1-0) was called upon to do the job and he was the winning
pitcher.  He allowed 1 hit and 2 walks in 2 innings.  National League
finished with 10 hits while American League ended up with 5.  
 
Bob Feller(0-1) was the loser.  He pitched 2 innings giving up 2 hits and 1
walk.

1938 AL Game: Detroit Wins Wild Game Over Cleveland

July 4, 1938

The Detroit Tigers came from behind to defeat the Cleveland Indians in extra innings 12-11 in the 1st game of an Independence Day doubleheader. There were plenty of fireworks in a game that saw 6 HR's and 31 total hits. Detroit's Charlie Gehringer went 5 for 5 and scored 5 times while Hank Greenberg hit his 42nd HR and drove in 3 runs to give him 100 RBI on the season. But it was Rudy York who won the game for Detroit with a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 10th after the Indians had taken the lead with 2 runs in the top of the 10th.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Cleveland Indians At 1938 Detroit Tigers              7/4/1938
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Lary SS           6  1  3  0 .317     J.White CF          6  1  1  0 .280  
  B.Campbell RF       4  3  2  0 .304     B.Rogell SS         6  2  2  2 .241  
  O.Hale 2B           5  2  2  2 .296     C.Gehringer 2B      5  5  5  1 .308  
  M.Solters LF        5  0  1  1 .225     H.Greenberg 1B      4  3  2  3 .326  
  E.Averill CF        4  1  1  2 .352     R.York C            5  1  2  3 .321  
  H.Trosky 1B         4  2  2  1 .336     P.Fox RF            4  0  1  2 .319  
  K.Keltner 3B        5  2  2  4 .335     D.Walker LF         4  0  1  0 .275  
  R.Hemsley C         4  0  2  0 .244     D.Ross 3B           5  0  2  0 .278  
  B.Feller P          3  0  0  0 .109   C-M.Christman PR,3B   0  0  0  0 .253  
B-J.Heath PH          1  0  0  0 .355     E.Auker P           0  0  0  0 .261  
  D.Galehouse P       0  0  0  0 .111     J.Wade P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-C.Laabs PH          0  0  0  0 .243  
                                          T.Bridges P         2  0  0  0 .158  
                                        D-R.Hayworth PH       1  0  0  0 .125  
                                          R.Lawson P          0  0  0  0 .174  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 11 15 10                 Totals      42 12 16 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wade In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Feller In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Ross In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bridges In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 2 4  2 0 0  0 1 0  2 - 11 15  2
Tigers.......... 3 0 1  0 2 2  0 1 0  3 - 12 16  2
 
Indians (32-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Feller                  8      14   9   8   5   8   3   3.77
D.Galehouse LOSS(3-2)     1 1/3   2   3   3   2   1   1   4.71
Totals                    9 1/3  16  12  11   7   9   4
 
Tigers (48-22)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Auker                   3 1/3   9   8   7   2   4   1   4.96
J.Wade                    0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.95
T.Bridges                 5       3   1   1   3   2   1   4.69
R.Lawson WIN(7-1)         1       3   2   2   0   0   0   5.71
Totals                   10      15  11  10   6   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,177 DATE- Monday, July 4th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Louis Kolls, William McGowan, , Robert  Hubbard
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- O.Hale, R.Hemsley, H.Greenberg, D.Walker
DOUBLES- B.Campbell(16th), O.Hale(16th), K.Keltner(20th), R.Hemsley(6th),
         C.Gehringer-2(15th), D.Ross(9th)
HOME RUNS- E.Averill(8th), K.Keltner(16th), B.Rogell(2nd), C.Gehringer(15th),
           H.Greenberg(42nd), R.York(25th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Campbell(5th), M.Solters(3rd), J.White(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Hemsley
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Feller, E.Auker
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Solters, E.Averill
WALKS- B.Campbell-2, O.Hale, E.Averill, H.Trosky, R.Hemsley, C.Gehringer,
       H.Greenberg-2, R.York, P.Fox, D.Walker, C.Laabs
STRIKE OUTS- M.Solters, E.Averill, K.Keltner, B.Feller-3, J.White, B.Rogell-2,
             R.York-2, P.Fox, D.Walker-2, D.Ross
GIDP- E.Averill
WILD PITCHES- B.Feller
2-out RBI- H.Trosky, K.Keltner-2, P.Fox-2, E.Averill
RLISP 2-out- E.Averill, J.White-2, B.Feller, H.Trosky, K.Keltner-2, B.Rogell,
             B.Campbell, O.Hale, T.Bridges, R.York, D.Walker, P.Fox
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Charlie Gehringer robbed Ken Keltner of a base hit.
 
Charlie Gehringer had 5 hits and scored 5 times as the Detroit Tigers defeated
the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings by a score of 12 to 11 at Briggs
Stadium.
 
Both teams were tied at 9 runs apiece after nine innings.  Detroit was
victorious in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Gehringer began
the Detroit spurt when he drew a walk.  Hank Greenberg was next and he drew a
walk.  Rudy York then belted a three-run homer resulting in an exciting win
for Detroit and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans.  The
score went back-and-forth with the lead changing 5 times.  
 
Roxie Lawson(7-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing 2
runs. Denny Galehouse(3-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  
 

1938 AL Game: Greenberg Hits #40

July 3, 1938

The Detroit Tigers Hank Greenberg hit his 40th homerun of the season, a 3-run blast in the 9th inning to propel the Tigers over the St. Louis Browns 10-8. Charlie Gehringer chipped in with 2 HR and 5 RBI for the victors.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Detroit Tigers At 1938 St. Louis Browns               7/3/1938
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.White CF          5  0  2  1 .296     M.Almada CF         4  2  2  4 .310  
  B.Rogell SS         4  2  0  0 .242     G.McQuinn 1B        5  1  3  1 .323  
  C.Gehringer 2B      4  3  3  5 .292     H.Clift 3B          3  0  0  0 .260  
  H.Greenberg 1B      5  2  3  3 .324     B.Bell RF           4  0  1  1 .248  
  R.York C            5  0  1  1 .325     R.Kress SS          5  1  1  0 .317  
  D.Walker LF         5  0  1  0 .271     G.McQuillen LF      4  0  0  0 .286  
  P.Fox RF            5  2  2  0 .325     B.Sullivan C        4  1  1  1 .353  
  D.Ross 3B           4  1  2  0 .281     D.Heffner 2B        3  1  0  0 .269  
  V.Kennedy P         1  0  0  0 .261     O.Hildebrand P      3  2  2  1 .280  
  S.Coffman P         0  0  0  0 ----     B.Cox P             0  0  0  0 .200  
A-R.Hayworth PH       1  0  0  0 .133                                          
  T.Bridges P         0  0  0  0 .176                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 10 14 10                 Totals      35  8 10  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Coffman In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 4 1  0 0 3  - 10 14  1
Browns.......... 0 6 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  8 10  0
 
Tigers (47-21)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Kennedy                 1 2/3   4   6   6   3   1   0   6.31
S.Coffman                 5 1/3   5   2   2   3   1   1   5.18
T.Bridges WIN(6-5)        2       1   0   0   0   4   0   4.89
Totals                    9      10   8   8   6   6   1
 
Browns (21-42)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
O.Hildebrand LOSS(2-6)    8 1/3  13  10  10   3   6   3   7.94
B.Cox                     0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.11
Totals                    9      14  10  10   3   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 1,540 DATE- Sunday, July 3rd 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- George Pipgras, , George Moriarty, Emmett  Ormsby
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Browns: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Browns: 0
ERRORS- J.White
DOUBLES- R.York(19th), G.McQuinn-2(15th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gehringer-2(14th), H.Greenberg(40th), M.Almada(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Kress(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Coffman
WALKS- B.Rogell, C.Gehringer, S.Coffman, M.Almada, H.Clift-2, B.Bell, D.Heffner,
       O.Hildebrand
STRIKE OUTS- J.White, B.Rogell-2, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, P.Fox, H.Clift,
             R.Kress, G.McQuillen-2, D.Heffner, O.Hildebrand
GIDP- H.Clift
2-out RBI- C.Gehringer-5, R.York, B.Sullivan, O.Hildebrand, M.Almada-2,
           G.McQuinn, B.Bell, J.White
RLISP 2-out- D.Walker-2, H.Clift-2, R.Kress-3, B.Rogell-2, S.Coffman, B.Bell
 
Second baseman Charlie Gehringer smacked 2 homeruns at Sportsman's Park as the
potent Detroit Tigers staged a comeback win over the St. Louis Browns by the
count of 10 to 8.
 
Detroit came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th inning
plating 3 runs using 3 hits.  Jo-Jo White kicked off the action when he
banged out a single.  After an out was recorded, Gehringer stepped in and he
drew a walk.  Hank Greenberg then clubbed a three-run home run.  One out
later, Dixie Walker came to bat and hit a single.  Detroit had 14 hits for
the game and St. Louis had 10.  
 
Tommy Bridges(6-5) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Oral
Hildebrand(2-6) absorbed the loss.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 8 and 1/3
innings.  
 
'We just kept swinging the bats and didn't give up,' Gehringer said. 'If you
just keep trying good things can happen!'

1938 AL Standings

July 1, 1938

The month of June is over and the Detroit Tigers continue to lead the AL. The Tigers have opened up a 7.5 game lead over the 2nd place Washington Senators, going a league best 21-9 in the month of June. My Tigers have over performed their RL(real life) record by 12 games. The Cleveland Indians are the only other team that has differed much from their RL record, and that is just by 8 games. Detroit is 4th in the AL in both team BA and team ERA, but are 1st in Runs Scored. Much if not most of the credit for Detroit's winning record can be attributed to Hank Greenberg. He has put up incredible numbers this season: .323BA, 39HR, 91RBI and a .815 slugging%. He's on a pace for 91HR and 212RBI!! Even if he slows down to his 'normal' pace or lower, I think my Tigers will have a good shot at winning the pennant.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Detroit DEA             45  21  .682 ----    82    33  33 .500   84  70 .545
1938 Washington WAA          38  29  .567  7.5          34  33 .507   75  76 .497
1938 New York NYA            34  28  .548  9.0          37  25 .597   99  53 .651
1938 Cleveland CLA           32  30  .516 11.0          40  22 .645   86  66 .566
1938 Boston BOA              30  32  .484 13.0          35  27 .565   88  61 .591
1938 Philadelphia PHA        25  34  .424 16.5          26  33 .441   53  99 .349
1938 Chicago CHA             23  34  .404 17.5          24  33 .421   65  83 .439
1938 St. Louis SLA           21  40  .344 21.5          19  42 .311   55  97 .362
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     30   32  .484 14-16 16-16  1- 3 29-29  0- 5  7-11     5-5     Won 1
CHA     23   34  .404  9-17 14-17  2- 2 21-32  2- 3  6- 7     2-8     Won 2
CLA     32   30  .516 18-16 14-14 10-13 22-17  3- 0  9- 7     7-3     Won 1
DEA     45   21  .682 20-11 25-10  9- 2 36-19  5- 1 13- 5     7-3     Lost 1
NYA     34   28  .548 20-11 14-17  8- 5 26-23  3- 4  8-11     3-7     Won 3
PHA     25   34  .424 13-18 12-16  5- 4 20-30  0- 3  5- 9     3-7     Lost 3
SLA     21   40  .344 12-20  9-20  2-11 19-29  6- 4 10- 7     4-6     Lost 2
WAA     38   29  .567 18-15 20-14 10- 9 28-20  3- 2 11-12     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL  248  248  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BOA      6- 5 12-13 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    367- 348
CHA      3- 7  9-11 11-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    259- 333
CLA      8- 3 12-13 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    340- 308
DEA      7- 4 17- 8 21- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    447- 350
NYA      5- 8 15- 6 14-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    303- 257
PHA      5- 5  9-15 11-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    298- 334
SLA      4- 8  6-16 11-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    289- 404
WAA      7- 5 15-13 16-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    391- 360
 
 
 

1938 AL Standings and League Leaders

July 1 1938

Boston Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmy Foxx has been tearing up the AL with his hitting and would be getting all the sports headlines if not for one other person. That person is Detroit Tiger Hank Greenberg. Greenberg continued his assault on the MLB HR record by hitting 19 in the month of June. He now has hit 39 HR this season. Hank also had 47 RBI in June, keeping him ahead of Foxx in that category too. Cleveland's Bob Feller has the most wins in the AL and his overall record is 11-3, with a 3.43ERA and a league leading 104 strikeouts in 123 IP.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 7/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  45  21    J.Foxx    BOA .396  H.Greenbe DEA   39  H.Greenbe DEA   91
1938 WAA  38  29    B.Myer    WAA .388  J.Foxx    BOA   25  J.Foxx    BOA   80
1938 NYA  34  28    E.Averill CLA .358  R.York    DEA   24  H.Trosky  CLA   58
1938 CLA  32  30    D.Lodigia PHA .358  OTHERS TIED W   15  C.Gehring DEA   58
1938 BOA  30  32    B.Sulliva SLA .352                      R.York    DEA   56
1938 PHA  25  34
1938 CHA  23  34    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 SLA  21  40    B.Feller  CLA   11  S.Coffman DEA    6  S.Chandle NYA 2.62
                    L.Gomez   NYA    9  H.Eisenst DEA    5  J.Knott   CHA 3.10
                    D.Leonard WAA    9  J.Murphy  NYA    5  L.Gomez   NYA 3.30
                    J.Allen   CLA    8  J.Wade    DEA    4  R.Ruffing NYA 3.32
                    R.Ruffing NYA    8  P.Appleto WAA    4  B.Feller  CLA 3.43
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Hayes   CHA   10  L.Lary    CLA   16  B.Feller  CLA  104
                    B.Johnson PHA    9  F.Crosett NYA   15  B.Newsom  SLA   89
                    W.Moses   PHA    9  B.Chapman BOA    8  L.Grove   BOA   78
                    G.Case    WAA    9  B.Werber  PHA    8  J.Allen   CLA   74
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  M.Kreevic CHA    7  R.Ruffing NYA   59
 

1938 NL Standings

July 1, 1938

The New York Giants made an impressive showing in the month of June with their 20-8 record and it has propelled them into 1st place in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals had a good month too, keeping them on the heels of the Giants. The Brooklyn Dodgers spiraled down the standings with a 6-17 record in June but are only 7 games behind.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 New York NYN            39  25  .609 ----    91    40  24 .625   83  67 .553
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          33  25  .569  3.0          33  25 .569   86  64 .573
1938 St. Louis SLN           33  26  .559  3.5          28  31 .475   71  80 .470
1938 Cincinnati CIN          33  29  .532  5.0          35  27 .565   82  68 .547
1938 Brooklyn BRN            31  31  .500  7.0          26  36 .419   69  80 .463
1938 Chicago CHN             31  33  .484  8.0          35  29 .547   89  63 .586
1938 Boston BON              26  30  .464  9.0          28  28 .500   77  75 .507
1938 Philadelphia PHN        15  42  .263 20.5          16  41 .281   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     26   30  .464 14-14 12-16  7- 4 19-26  6- 5  5-11     3-7     Lost 1
BRN     31   31  .500 18-14 13-17  5-11 26-20  2- 5 10- 8     5-5     Won 1
CHN     31   33  .484 16-15 15-18  7- 7 24-26  5- 2 11- 8     6-4     Won 1
CIN     33   29  .532 13-17 20-12  3- 8 30-21  4- 4  8- 9     6-4     Lost 1
NYN     39   25  .609 22-12 17-13 15- 6 24-19  3- 3 10- 6     7-3     Won 3
PHN     15   42  .263 11-17  4-25  3-10 12-32  0- 1  5- 7     2-8     Lost 3
PIN     33   25  .569 20-12 13-13 10- 8 23-17  3- 3 11- 9     7-3     Won 1
SLN     33   26  .559 17- 9 16-17  7- 5 26-21  2- 2  6- 8     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  241  241  .500
HOME   131  110  .544
ROAD   110  131  .456
LEFT    57   59  .491
RIGHT  184  182  .503
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BON      5- 4 12-11  9-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    195- 197
BRN      8- 3 17-11  6-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    259- 244
CHN      5- 7 12-15 14-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    274- 280
CIN      6- 6 11-13 16-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    250- 211
NYN      6- 5 13-12 20- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    352- 292
PHN      2- 9  8-13  5-20  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    194- 347
PIN      6- 5 11-13 16- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    262- 221
SLN      6- 5 13- 9 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    296- 290
 
 

1938 NL Standings and League Leaders

July 1, 1938

While there are a lot of games still to be played this season, St. Louis Cardinal Johnny Mize continues to make a bid for the triple crown. New York's Mel Ott has passed Mize for the league lead in HR and equaled him for RBI. Cincinnati Red hurler Paul Derringer has the most wins in the NL and has a record of 11-4 with a 2.32 ERA.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 National League                 Date: 7/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 NYN  39  25    J.Mize    SLN .423  M.Ott     NYN   17  M.Ott     NYN   57
1938 PIN  33  25    S.Hack    CHN .346  J.Mize    SLN   15  J.Mize    SLN   57
1938 SLN  33  26    E.Lombard CIN .346  I.Goodman CIN   14  J.McCarth NYN   47
1938 CIN  33  29    H.Martin  PHN .344  D.Camilli BRN   10  D.Camilli BRN   44
1938 BRN  31  31    G.Suhr    PIN .343  W.Berger  CIN    9  G.Suhr    PIN   41
1938 CHN  31  33
1938 BON  26  30    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 PHN  15  42    P.Derring CIN   11  D.Coffman NYN    7  J.Weaver  CIN 0.96
                    L.French  CHN   10  C.Root    CHN    6  D.Macfayd BON 1.73
                    C.Hubbell NYN    8  J.Russell CHN    4  L.Hamlin  BRN 1.86
                    B.Weiland SLN    8  M.Brown   PIN    4  J.Vander  CIN 2.06
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    3  C.Bryant  CHN 2.12
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Jordan  PHN   14  S.Hack    CHN   10  J.Vander  CIN   65
                    J.Cooney  BON    8  C.Lavaget BRN    8  C.Hubbell NYN   61
                    F.McCormi CIN    8  A.Vaughan PIN    8  B.Weiland SLN   61
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  E.Koy     BRN    6  P.Derring CIN   56
                                        D.Gutteri SLN    6  B.Lee     CHN   54
 

1938 AL Game:NY at Det

June 24, 1938

In an tight, well pitched game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, the hometown Tigers came from behind to defeat the New York Yankees 2-1. Detroit won the game in the 8th inning when Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg hit back to back homeruns. For Greenberg, it was his 35th homer of the season. Harry Eisenstat allowed the Yankees a run in the 1st, then shut the door in getting the complete game victory.

BOXSCORE: 1938 New York Yankees At 1938 Detroit Tigers              6/24/1938
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Crosetti SS       4  1  1  0 .318     J.White CF          3  0  0  0 .284  
  R.Rolfe 3B          3  0  0  0 .255     B.Rogell SS         4  0  0  0 .253  
  J.Powell LF         4  0  0  0 .194     C.Gehringer 2B      4  1  3  1 .287  
  J.Dimaggio CF       3  0  1  1 .269     H.Greenberg 1B      3  1  1  1 .325  
  L.Gehrig 1B         4  0  1  0 .325     R.York C            3  0  0  0 .327  
A-B.Dahlgren PR,1B    0  0  0  0 .100     P.Fox RF            3  0  0  0 .322  
  B.Dickey C          4  0  2  0 .323     D.Walker LF         3  0  1  0 .275  
  M.Hoag RF           3  0  0  0 .207     D.Ross 3B           3  0  0  0 .276  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  0  1  0 .221     H.Eisenstat P       3  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Chandler P        3  0  0  0 .069                                          
B-J.Glenn PH          1  0  0  0 .278                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  6  1                 Totals      29  2  5  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Gehrig In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Chandler In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0    -  2  5  3
 
Yankees (31-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Chandler LOSS(5-5)      8       5   2   2   1   2   2   2.62
Totals                    8       5   2   2   1   2   2
 
Tigers (42-19)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Eisenstat WIN(5-0)      9       6   1   0   3   6   0   1.13
Totals                    9       6   1   0   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,510 DATE- Friday, June 24th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:34
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- F.Crosetti, J.White, H.Greenberg, D.Walker
DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(20th), J.Dimaggio(10th), C.Gehringer(12th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gehringer(12th), H.Greenberg(35th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Crosetti-2(13th), J.Gordon(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dimaggio
WALKS- F.Crosetti, R.Rolfe, M.Hoag, J.White
STRIKE OUTS- R.Rolfe, J.Powell, M.Hoag, S.Chandler-2, J.Glenn, H.Eisenstat-2
GIDP- B.Dickey, M.Hoag, D.Ross
2-out RBI- C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg
RLISP 2-out- F.Crosetti-2, L.Gehrig-2, P.Fox, J.Powell
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Frankie Crosetti robbed Harry Eisenstat of a base hit.
 
Harry Eisenstat was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and Charlie Gehringer went deep as the Detroit Tigers defeated
the New York Yankees by a score of 2 to 1 at Briggs Stadium.
 
Eisenstat(5-0) had a strong outing.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just
6 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 1.40 to 1.13.  Detroit
finished with just 5 hits in the victory.  
 
The losing pitcher was Spud Chandler(5-5).  He surrendered just 5 hits and 1
walk in 8 innings.