1938 AL Standings and League Leaders

August 1, 1938

The 1938 AL season heads into August with the Detroit Tigers, led by Hank Greenberg, still in 1st place. Greenberg has been nothing short of phenomenal this season. He's destined to shatter Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR and has a good shot at setting a new RBI record. Boston's Jimmy Foxx is having a season for the ages himself, he's 2nd in all 3 of the top hitting categories.  New York's Lefty Gomez and Cleveland's Bob Feller have been the top pitchers in the league up to this point.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 8/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  60  32    B.Myer    WAA .408  H.Greenbe DEA   56  H.Greenbe DEA  131
1938 NYA  48  39    J.Foxx    BOA .389  J.Foxx    BOA   39  J.Foxx    BOA  112
1938 CLA  42  41    E.Averill CLA .351  R.York    DEA   28  C.Gehring DEA   82
1938 WAA  47  46    B.Dickey  NYA .346  H.Clift   SLA   26  H.Trosky  CLA   72
1938 BOA  43  43    D.Lodigia PHA .338  B.Dickey  NYA   20  B.Dickey  NYA   72
1938 PHA  40  42
1938 SLA  34  53    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 CHA  31  49    B.Feller  CLA   13  S.Coffman DEA   10  L.Gomez   NYA 2.77
                    L.Gomez   NYA   13  H.Eisenst DEA    7  J.Knott   CHA 2.84
                    E.Auker   DEA   11  J.Murphy  NYA    7  R.Ruffing NYA 2.95
                    D.Leonard WAA   11  P.Appleto WAA    6  S.Chandle NYA 3.33
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  E.Smith   PHA    5  M.Pearson NYA 3.64
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Foxx    BOA   12  L.Lary    CLA   19  B.Feller  CLA  147
                    J.Heath   CLA   11  F.Crosett NYA   19  B.Newsom  SLA  121
                    C.Gehring DEA    9  B.Chapman BOA   11  L.Grove   BOA   98
                    G.McQuinn SLA    8  M.Kreevic CHA   10  J.Allen   CLA   93
                    M.Mazzera SLA    7  B.Werber  PHA   10  R.Ruffing NYA   81