1938 NL Game Stories September 23th

 After taking both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday, the Chicago Cubs repeated the feat today, winning 5-3 and 6-1. Chicago has now won 12 in a row and moved into 3rd place in the standings, only 3 games behind slumping New York.
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates in today's other scheduled game and are now 2 games behind NY. Pittsburgh dropped to 4th in the standings with the loss and are now 5 games out.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1938 National League                Date: 9/24/1938
 
CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 4 0  -  5  7  1
Phillies........ 0 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Win:Higbe(1-1) Loss:Mulcahy(9-18) Save:Russell(9th)
 
Stan Hack had 2 base hits as the blistering-hot Chicago Cubs defeated the
Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5 to 3 at Baker/Shibe.
 
Kirby Higbe(1-1) pitched well for Chicago in their victory.  He went 7 innings
allowing 7 hits and 1 walk.  Philadelphia went down quietly in the bottom of
the 9th.  
 
Jack Russell recorded his 9th save.  Hugh Mulcahy(9-18) was the loser.  He
pitched 7 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks.Chicago added
another win to their mounting winning streak.
 
CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 0 2  0 1 0  3 0 0  -  6  8  2
Phillies........ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  3
Win:Carleton(5-13) Loss:Hollingsworth(6-17) Save:Root(9th)
 
At Baker/Shibe the hapless Philadelphia Phillies were battered 6 to 1 by the
smoking-hot Chicago Cubs.
 
Philadelphia was unable to recover after Chicago went ahead in the top of the
3rd inning plating 2 runs.  Stan Hack led off and started the attack as he
drew a walk.  Billy Herman followed and he drew a walk.  Frank Demaree then
reached on an error.  Augie Galan came up and he hit a deep fly.  Carl
Reynolds came up to bat and drew a walk.  Gabby Hartnett was the next batter,
but he struck out.  That early scoring was all that Tex Carleton(5-13)
needed.  Chicago totaled 8 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Charlie Root earned the save, his 9th.  Al Hollingsworth(6-17) was tagged with
the loss.  For Chicago, the victory kept their winning streak on the march.
 
CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH
Reds............ 0 1 3  0 4 0  0 1 2  - 11 16  0
Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  4  8  2
Win:Walters(14-15) Loss:Blanton(14-11)
Homeruns- E.Lombardi(19th)
 
Ernie Lombardi slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI at Forbes Field as the
Cincinnati Reds beat the floundering Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 4.
 
Pittsburgh was unable to claim the lead after Cincinnati went ahead in the 3rd
inning scoring 3 runners on 3 hits.  The biggest moment was provided by Frank
McCormick who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he doubled plating
two runs.  Cincinnati out-hit Pittsburgh for the game, 16 hits to 8.  
 
The victory went to Bucky Walters(14-15) who went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs.
The loss was charged to Cy Blanton(14-11).  He was knocked around,
surrendering 8 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings.  
 
 

1938 NL Standings

September 17, 1938

The red hot Chicago Cubs took both games of a doubleheader against the reeling 1st place New York Giants today and moved within striking distance as the 1938 NL season comes into its' final weeks. NY is 5-12 so far in September and Chicago is 11-4 while riding a 7 game winning streak. The losses also allowed Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to move even closer to the top spot. It looks to be a wild finish is in store this season.

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            81  58  .583 ----    14    75  64 .540   83  67 .553
1938 Cincinnati CIN          78  60  .565  2.5          76  62 .551   82  68 .547
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          77  60  .562  3.0          80  57 .584   86  64 .573
1938 Chicago CHN             75  63  .543  5.5          78  60 .565   89  63 .586
1938 St. Louis SLN           72  67  .518  9.0          67  72 .482   71  80 .470
1938 Brooklyn BRN            67  70  .489 13.0          62  75 .453   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON              61  77  .442 19.5          69  69 .500   77  75 .507
1938 Philadelphia PHN        40  96  .294 39.5          44  92 .324   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     61   77  .442 30-35 31-42 14-13 47-64  7- 9 15-24     3-7     Won 2
BRN     67   70  .489 32-30 35-40 19-15 48-55  4-12 22-23     8-2     Won 7
CHN     75   63  .543 43-28 32-35 15-12 60-51 12- 8 28-24     8-2     Won 7
CIN     78   60  .565 42-31 36-29  8-13 70-47 14- 4 26-19     5-5     Won 2
NYN     81   58  .583 41-27 40-31 26-12 55-46  5- 7 16-14     3-7     Lost 3
PHN     40   96  .294 27-40 13-56  9-24 31-72  3- 7 13-16     5-5     Lost 4
PIN     77   60  .562 44-30 33-30 29-17 48-43  8- 6 22-19     3-7     Lost 2
SLN     72   67  .518 40-31 32-36 16-14 56-53  6- 6 16-19     5-5     Lost 2
TOTAL  551  551  .500
HOME   299  252  .543
ROAD   252  299  .457
LEFT   136  120  .531
RIGHT  415  431  .491
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BON      5- 4 12-11  9-15 11-21 17-15  7-11    436- 509
BRN      8- 3 17-11  6-17 14-15 11-20 11- 4    583- 552
CHN      5- 7 12-15 14-11 17-11 16-15 11- 4    599- 525
CIN      6- 6 11-13 16-10 20-10 18-14  7- 7    591- 518
NYN      6- 5 13-12 20- 8 15-14 22- 7  5-12    704- 573
PHN      2- 9  8-13  5-20  6-26 11-19  8- 9    450- 768
PIN      6- 5 11-13 16- 7 20-11 18-14  6-10    589- 496
SLN      6- 5 13- 9 14-12 18-13 12-21  9- 7    671- 682
 
 

1938 AL Game: NY at Detroit

September 16, 1938

The New York Yankees came into Detroit for a big 3 game series between the top 2 teams in the AL. It would be the last time these teams would meet during the regular season and NY took game 1 by a score of 4-3. In today's contest, Yankee pitcher Lefty Grove was looking to become the 1st 20 game winner in the AL. After getting staked to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning Grove was chased from the mound in the 3rd by a big Tiger inning that featured Hank Greenberg hitting a 3 run bomb, giving Detroit the lead. The Tigers went on to score 7 in the inning and won a slugfest 9-8 over NY. Greenberg hit another hr later in the game, his league leading, record setting 76th of the season and had 5 rbi in the game. His rbi total is now at a league high of 190, one away from the ML record set by Hack Wilson of the NL in 1930. The win moved the Tigers ahead of 2nd place NY to 4.5 games.

BOXSCORE: 1938 New York Yankees At 1938 Detroit Tigers              9/16/1938
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Crosetti SS       3  1  2  0 .276     R.Cullenbine LF     1  1  1  1 .171  
  R.Rolfe 3B          5  2  2  1 .294   A-C.Morgan CF         2  0  1  0 .276  
  T.Henrich RF        5  1  1  1 .221     D.Walker CF,LF      4  0  0  0 .306  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  0  1  0 .316     C.Gehringer 2B      4  2  3  1 .303  
  L.Gehrig 1B         4  1  2  3 .294     H.Greenberg 1B      4  2  2  5 .313  
  B.Dickey C          3  1  1  1 .340     R.York C            5  0  0  0 .305  
C-B.Dahlgren PR       0  0  0  0 .231     P.Fox RF            4  1  0  0 .305  
  G.Selkirk LF        4  0  1  0 .242     B.Rogell SS         3  1  2  0 .273  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  2  0  0 .225     M.Christman 3B      4  1  1  2 .260  
  L.Gomez P           1  0  1  2 .098     G.Gill P            2  1  2  0 .300  
  W.Ferrell P         2  0  0  0 .111     H.Eisenstat P       0  0  0  0 .167  
B-J.Powell PH         1  0  0  0 .238                                          
  S.Sundra P          0  0  0  0 .130                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 11  8                 Totals      33  9 12  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Cullenbine In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ferrell In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Dickey In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 3 0  0 1 4  0 0 0  -  8 11  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 7  0 0 2  0 0    -  9 12  0
 
Yankees (78-59)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Gomez                   2 2/3   7   7   7   3   0   1   2.65
W.Ferrell LOSS(8-15)      3 1/3   3   2   2   4   2   1   5.95
S.Sundra                  2       2   0   0   1   2   0   3.20
Totals                    8      12   9   9   8   4   2
 
Tigers (83-55)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Gill                    5 2/3   9   8   8   5   1   0   4.86
H.Eisenstat W(10-5)B(4th) 3 1/3   2   0   0   2   1   0   2.70
Totals                    9      11   8   8   7   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,523 DATE- Friday, September 16th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- L.Gehrig(34th), G.Gill
HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg-2(76th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Crosetti(34th), J.Gordon(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Walker
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Gehrig
WALKS- F.Crosetti-2, J.Dimaggio, B.Dickey-2, G.Selkirk, J.Gordon,
       R.Cullenbine-2, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, P.Fox, B.Rogell, G.Gill,
       H.Eisenstat
STRIKE OUTS- J.Gordon, W.Ferrell, D.Walker, H.Greenberg, R.York-2
GIDP- G.Selkirk, D.Walker, M.Christman
PASSED BALLS- B.Dickey
2-out RBI- M.Christman-2, R.Cullenbine, R.Rolfe, T.Henrich, L.Gehrig-2
RLISP 2-out- T.Henrich, M.Christman, D.Walker-2, C.Morgan, J.Dimaggio,
             B.Dickey-2, G.Selkirk-2
 
Hank Greenberg launched 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat
the New York Yankees by a score of 9 to 8.
 
Greenberg enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He lost the ball over the fence
for three runs in the 3rd inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 6th
inning.  Detroit totaled 12 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Harry Eisenstat(10-5) went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Wes
Ferrell(8-15) ended up with the loss in relief.  He pitched 3 and 1/3 innings
giving up 3 hits and 4 walks.
 

1938 NL Game Stories Sept. 15

Mel Ott of the New York Giants had a big day in both games of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates today. Ott hit 2 hr in each game, 4 for the day, and drove in 7 runs allowing the Giants to take both games from the Pirates. The wins allowed NY to open their lead over 2nd place Pittsburgh to 4.5 games.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1938 National League                Date: 9/15/1938
 
CHICAGO AT BOSTON
Cubs............ 2 0 4  2 0 2  0 0 0  - 10 14  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  3
Win:Root(9-6) Loss:Fette(11-16)
Homeruns- F.Demaree(11th)
 
Charlie Root tossed a complete game and second baseman Billy Herman had 4 hits
and scored 4 times at Braves Field where the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston
Braves 10 to 1.
 
Root(9-6) had a strong outing.  He surrendered only 5 hits and 2 walks in 9
innings.  Chicago had 14 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Lou Fette(11-16) suffered the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 10 hits
and 3 walks in 3 innings.  With this win, Chicago has a 73-63 record.  They
have been 7-3 lately.  With the loss Boston now has a record of 59-76.
 
CINCINNATI AT BROOKLYN
Reds............ 1 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  9  2
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  3 0 3  0 0    -  6  6  0
Win:Fitzsimmons(13-8) Loss:Vander Meer(12-10)
Homeruns- I.Goodman(27th), H.Craft(16th), D.Camilli(22nd), F.Sington(2nd)
 
Freddie Fitzsimmons allowed Burleigh Grimes to rest his bullpen, tossing a
complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the
score of 6 to 4 at Ebbets Field.
 
Brooklyn brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning when
they had 3 base hits.  They ended up being the winning runs.  Cincinnati
out-hit Brooklyn 9 to 6, but Brooklyn ended up with more runs.  
 
The win was credited to Fitzsimmons(13-8) who went the whole way allowing 4
runs. Johnny Vander Meer(12-10) took the loss.  He pitched 8 innings allowing
6 hits and 8 walks.
 
CINCINNATI AT BROOKLYN
Reds............ 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Dodgers......... 1 1 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  3  9  2
Win:Frankhouse(4-7) Loss:Walters(13-15)
 
Fred Frankhouse pitched a complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the
Cincinnati Reds by a score of 3 to 2.
 
Brooklyn tallied 1 run in the 4th inning.  After the 4th inning, neither team
was able to score.  The victory went to Frankhouse(4-7) who went the distance
allowing 2 runs. Bucky Walters(13-15) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed 3
runs and 7 hits in 7 innings.  
 
 
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Pirates......... 0 1 0  1 1 0  1 0 0  -  4 11  3
Giants.......... 0 1 3  4 0 0  0 0    -  8  8  0
Win:Schumacher(14-9) Loss:Blanton(14-10) Save:Brown(10th)
Homeruns- J.Rizzo(16th), M.Ott-2(34th)
 
Right fielder Mel Ott launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the New York Giants
defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8 to 4 at Polo Grounds.
 
Ott enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the park
in the 2nd inning and lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 3rd
inning.  Pittsburgh had 11 hits in the game while New York had 8, but New
York had the more timely hits.  
 
Hal Schumacher(14-9) allowed 4 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Schumacher got help from Jumbo Brown who was credited with his 10th
save.  The loss was charged to Cy Blanton(14-10).  He was knocked around,
surrendering 8 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings.  
 
The New York ballclub's record now stands at a league leading 80-55.
Pittsburgh has a record of 75-57 after the loss.
 
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 0  -  4 11  4
Giants.......... 0 1 0  2 0 1  3 0    -  7  9  2
Win:Gumbert(20-8) Loss:Brandt(5-6) Save:Coffman(9th)
Homeruns- P.Waner-2(5th), M.Ott-2(36th)
 
Mel Ott smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Polo Grounds as the New York
Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 4.
 
Ott enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He delivered a one-base hit in the 2nd
inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 4th inning and cracked a solo homerun
in the 6th inning.  New York finished with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
Harry Gumbert(20-8) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 4 runs. Dick Coffman preserved the game for Gumbert, recording his
his 9th save.  Ed Brandt(5-6) absorbed the loss.  
 
 

 

1938 AL Game: September 12th Chi. at Det

The Detroit Tigers bats finally woke up in September as they pummeled the Chicago White Sox 18-2.  Rudy York led the way for the Tigers with 2 homeruns and 9 rbi. The 9 rbi were the most in one game this season in MLB. Hank Greenberg added 4 rbi himself, increasing his league leading total to 185. With the win, Detroit increased their lead to 5 games over 2nd place New York.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Chicago White Sox At 1938 Detroit Tigers             9/12/1938
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Kuhel 1B          3  0  0  0 .266     C.Morgan CF         6  3  3  0 .278  
  M.Owen 3B           4  1  3  0 .263     D.Walker LF         4  2  1  0 .302  
  G.Walker RF         4  1  2  1 .318     C.Gehringer 2B      4  5  3  2 .301  
  R.Radcliff LF       4  0  1  1 .310     H.Greenberg 1B      3  3  3  4 .316  
  L.Appling SS        3  0  1  0 .277     R.York C            4  3  3  9 .304  
  L.Rosenthal CF      3  0  1  0 .357     P.Fox RF            5  1  0  0 .308  
  G.Meyer 2B          4  0  0  0 .185     B.Rogell SS         4  0  2  1 .267  
  M.Tresh C           4  0  0  0 .250     M.Christman 3B      5  0  2  2 .256  
  J.Knott P           1  0  0  0 .163     A.Benton P          5  1  1  0 .100  
  F.Gabler P          1  0  0  0 .333                                          
  G.Ford P            0  0  0  0 .333                                          
A-M.Connors PH        1  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  8  2                 Totals      40 18 18 18
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 9th Inning
 
White Sox....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  1
Tigers.......... 1 0 4  5 4 0  4 0    - 18 18  0
 
White Sox (49-78)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Knott LOSS(8-7)         3       8  10   8   4   0   1   3.83
F.Gabler                  3       9   7   7   1   0   1   8.66
G.Ford                    2       1   1   1   1   0   0  15.91
Totals                    8      18  18  16   6   0   2
 
Tigers (81-53)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Benton WIN(3-5)         9       8   2   2   4   3   1   5.16
Totals                    9       8   2   2   4   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,602 DATE- Monday, September 12th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Harry Geise, William Grieve, , Stephen Basil
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- M.Owen
DOUBLES- R.Radcliff(19th), B.Rogell-2(22nd)
TRIPLES- H.Greenberg(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Walker(15th), R.York-2(42nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Owen
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Walker-2
WALKS- J.Kuhel, L.Appling, L.Rosenthal, J.Knott, C.Gehringer-2, H.Greenberg-2,
       R.York, B.Rogell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Kuhel, L.Appling, J.Knott
GIDP- R.Radcliff, G.Meyer
2-out RBI- R.Radcliff, R.York-4, B.Rogell, C.Gehringer, M.Christman-2
RLISP 2-out- L.Appling, P.Fox, J.Kuhel, M.Christman-2, C.Morgan, L.Rosenthal
 
Catcher Rudy York cracked 2 homeruns and Al Benton allowed Del Baker to rest
his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the mighty Detroit Tigers really laid
it on the Chicago White Sox 18 to 2.
 
York had a great day at the plate.  He laced a single bringing in a run in the
1st inning, emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun in the 3rd inning and
belted a three-run homer in the 5th inning.  Detroit kept the scorekeepers
busy in the 3rd inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 3 hits, the 4th inning
with 5 runs on 4 hits, the 5th inning when they had 4 runs on 4 hits and the
7th inning which saw them score 4 runs on 4 hits.  Detroit totaled 18 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
The victory was credited to Benton(3-5) who went the distance, allowing 2
runs. Jack Knott(8-7) took the loss.  His ERA increased from 3.44 to 3.83 as
he allowed 10 runs in 3 innings.  
 
York was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked, 'I want to
see how that game looks on paper.'

1938 AL Standings as of September 11th

The Detroit Tigers are struggling in September while NY, Cleveland and Boston have been winning. The Tigers just dropped 4 straight games to the Indians and the Yankees are now only 4 games behind the league leaders. This is the closest anyone has been to Detroit since June.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Detroit DEA             79  52  .603 ----    19    67  64 .511   84  70 .545
1938 New York NYA            76  57  .571  4.0          92  41 .692   99  53 .651
1938 Cleveland CLA           71  60  .542  8.0          75  56 .573   86  66 .566
1938 Boston BOA              71  60  .542  8.0          75  56 .573   88  61 .591
1938 Washington WAA          70  64  .522 10.5          65  69 .485   75  76 .497
1938 Philadelphia PHA        59  74  .444 21.0          48  85 .361   53  99 .349
1938 Chicago CHA             48  76  .387 27.5          54  70 .435   65  83 .439
1938 St. Louis SLA           48  79  .378 29.0          46  81 .362   55  97 .362
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     71   60  .542 39-32 32-28  6- 9 65-51  5- 7 24-19     5-5     Lost 1
CHA     48   76  .387 23-35 25-41  7- 7 41-69  3- 9 10-21     6-4     Won 4
CLA     71   60  .542 33-26 38-34 18-21 53-39  8- 2 19-14     7-3     Lost 1
DEA     79   52  .603 35-24 44-28 14- 9 65-43  9- 4 20-13     3-7     Lost 4
NYA     76   57  .571 49-23 27-34 18-12 58-45  4- 7 16-24     8-2     Won 1
PHA     59   74  .444 32-37 27-37 11-11 48-63  2- 6 16-18     3-7     Won 1
SLA     48   79  .378 21-39 27-40  4-17 44-62  7- 5 17-12     2-8     Won 1
WAA     70   64  .522 38-36 32-28 18-17 52-47  7- 5 22-23     5-5     Lost 1
TOTAL  522  522  .500
HOME   270  252  .517
ROAD   252  270  .483
LEFT    96  103  .482
RIGHT  426  419  .504
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BOA      6- 5 12-13 12-14 13-11 22-11  6- 6    796- 770
CHA      3- 7  9-11 11-16  8-15 13-25  4- 2    540- 688
CLA      8- 3 12-13 12-14 10-11 22-16  7- 3    707- 633
DEA      7- 4 17- 8 21- 9 15-11 16-14  3- 6    831- 729
NYA      5- 8 15- 6 14-14 14-11 20-16  8- 2    733- 535
PHA      5- 5  9-15 11-14 15- 8 16-24  3- 8    632- 727
SLA      4- 8  6-16 11-16 13-13 13-20  1- 6    600- 784
WAA      7- 5 15-13 16-11  9-17 17-13  6- 5    723- 696
 
 

1938 NL Standings September as of 11th

September 11, 1938

The NY Giants have faltered during the 1st 10 days of September, allowing the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds to close the gap at the top of the NL Standings.

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            79  54  .594 ----    21    73  60 .549   83  67 .553
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          75  55  .577  2.5          77  53 .592   86  64 .573
1938 Cincinnati CIN          76  57  .571  3.0          74  59 .556   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN             70  63  .526  9.0          74  59 .556   89  63 .586
1938 St. Louis SLN           69  65  .515 10.5          62  72 .463   71  80 .470
1938 Brooklyn BRN            62  70  .470 16.5          60  72 .455   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON              59  72  .450 19.0          66  65 .504   77  75 .507
1938 Philadelphia PHN        38  92  .292 39.5          42  88 .323   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     59   72  .450 28-32 31-40 14-13 45-59  7- 9 15-22     5-5     Won 1
BRN     62   70  .470 28-30 34-40 17-15 45-55  4-12 20-23     6-4     Won 2
CHN     70   63  .526 42-28 28-35 15-12 55-51 11- 8 26-24     6-4     Won 2
CIN     76   57  .571 42-31 34-26  8-13 68-44 14- 4 26-17     5-5     Lost 1
NYN     79   54  .594 39-23 40-31 25-12 54-42  5- 5 16-13     3-7     Lost 2
PHN     38   92  .292 25-36 13-56  9-23 29-69  3- 7 11-16     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     75   55  .577 44-30 31-25 28-16 47-39  7- 6 22-18     4-6     Won 1
SLN     69   65  .515 39-31 30-34 15-14 54-51  6- 6 15-18     5-5     Lost 2
TOTAL  528  528  .500
HOME   287  241  .544
ROAD   241  287  .456
LEFT   131  118  .526
RIGHT  397  410  .492
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BON      5- 4 12-11  9-15 11-21 17-15  5- 6    422- 474
BRN      8- 3 17-11  6-17 14-15 11-20  6- 4    546- 532
CHN      5- 7 12-15 14-11 17-11 16-15  6- 4    571- 518
CIN      6- 6 11-13 16-10 20-10 18-14  5- 4    575- 502
NYN      6- 5 13-12 20- 8 15-14 22- 7  3- 8    678- 543
PHN      2- 9  8-13  5-20  6-26 11-19  6- 5    435- 735
PIN      6- 5 11-13 16- 7 20-11 18-14  4- 5    558- 464
SLN      6- 5 13- 9 14-12 18-13 12-21  6- 5    635- 652
 
 

Paul Derringer wins 20th game

September 7, 1938

Cincinnati's Paul Derringer became the 1st pitcher in the Major Leagues to win 20 games this season with a complete game 1-0 shutout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1938 Cincinnati Reds            9/7/1938
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Waner CF          4  0  1  0 .346     L.Frey 2B           4  0  1  0 .269  
  P.Waner RF          3  0  1  0 .273     W.Berger LF         3  0  1  0 .323  
  J.Rizzo LF          4  0  0  0 .280     I.Goodman RF        4  0  1  0 .300  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  0  1  0 .306     F.McCormick 1B      4  0  0  0 .299  
  P.Young 2B          4  0  1  0 .258     E.Lombardi C        2  1  1  0 .354  
  L.Handley 3B        3  0  1  0 .275     H.Craft CF          4  0  0  0 .238  
  T.Thevenow SS       4  0  1  0 .250     L.Riggs 3B          3  0  0  1 .262  
  A.Todd C            4  0  1  0 .268     N.Richardson SS     4  0  1  0 .306  
A-A.Vaughan PR        0  0  0  0 .302     P.Derringer P       1  0  0  0 .172  
  B.Klinger P         4  0  0  0 .071                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  0  7  0                 Totals      29  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Todd In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  2
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1    -  1  5  0
 
Pirates (74-54)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Klinger LOSS(10-7)      8       5   1   1   4   2   0   2.76
Totals                    8       5   1   1   4   2   0
 
Reds (75-56)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Derringer WIN(20-8)     9       7   0   0   2   3   0   2.66
Totals                    9       7   0   0   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,052 DATE- Wednesday, September 7th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9  Reds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Reds: 0
ERRORS- J.Rizzo, T.Thevenow
DOUBLES- E.Lombardi(23rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Riggs, P.Derringer
WALKS- P.Waner, L.Handley, W.Berger, E.Lombardi-2, P.Derringer
STRIKE OUTS- P.Young, B.Klinger-2, W.Berger, H.Craft
RLISP 2-out- E.Lombardi-2, P.Young, W.Berger-2, L.Riggs, A.Todd, I.Goodman,
             F.McCormick-2, G.Suhr, B.Klinger
 
Paul Derringer threw a complete game shutout at Crosley Field where the
Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 1 to
0.
 
Derringer(20-8) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He gave up
just 7 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Pittsburgh had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  
 
Bob Klinger(10-7) ended up with the loss.  'It's a disheartening loss, no
question about it' said Pie Traynor 'But we have to get over it and get ready
for the next game.'

1938 AL Standings

September 1, 1938

My Detroit Tigers continue to play well above their actual record in 1938 and have a nice lead at the top of the AL. Barring a complete collapse, the Tigers should win the AL pennant. No team has been able to stop their offensive attack, which has allowed their mediocre pitching to put up W's. Their average score thru 122 games is 6.4 to 5.6. New York has floundered this season, while Boston and Cleveland have played somewhat close to their actual records. Those 3 teams did have better records than Detroit in August, allowing them to close the gap a little bit. Despite posting the best pitching stats in the league, the Yankees have faltered offensively, resulting in their poor record (for them).

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Detroit DEA             76  46  .623 ----    25    62  60 .508   84  70 .545
1938 New York NYA            68  55  .553  8.5          85  38 .691   99  53 .651
1938 Boston BOA              65  54  .546  9.5          69  50 .580   88  61 .591
1938 Cleveland CLA           64  57  .529 11.5          68  53 .562   86  66 .566
1938 Washington WAA          64  59  .520 12.5          61  62 .496   75  76 .497
1938 Philadelphia PHA        56  66  .459 20.0          44  78 .361   53  99 .349
1938 St. Louis SLA           47  73  .392 28.0          44  76 .367   55  97 .362
1938 Chicago CHA             44  74  .373 30.0          51  67 .432   65  83 .439
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     65   54  .546 37-29 28-25  6- 6 59-48  3- 7 22-19     8-2     Won 1
CHA     44   74  .373 19-34 25-40  6- 7 38-67  3- 8  9-21     2-8     Lost 1
CLA     64   57  .529 31-25 33-32 17-20 47-37  7- 2 17-14     6-4     Won 2
DEA     76   46  .623 35-22 41-24 13- 8 63-38  8- 3 20-10     4-6     Lost 2
NYA     68   55  .553 44-22 24-33 17-11 51-44  4- 7 15-23     6-4     Won 3
PHA     56   66  .459 30-34 26-32  8- 9 48-57  2- 5 15-16     4-6     Lost 2
SLA     47   73  .392 21-35 26-38  3-16 44-57  7- 5 17-11     5-5     Lost 1
WAA     64   59  .520 33-33 31-26 17-16 47-43  7- 4 20-21     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL  484  484  .500
HOME   250  234  .517
ROAD   234  250  .483
LEFT    87   93  .483
RIGHT  397  391  .504
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BOA      6- 5 12-13 12-14 13-11 22-11  0- 0    726- 690
CHA      3- 7  9-11 11-16  8-15 13-25  0- 0    510- 669
CLA      8- 3 12-13 12-14 10-11 22-16  0- 0    643- 581
DEA      7- 4 17- 8 21- 9 15-11 16-14  0- 0    784- 683
NYA      5- 8 15- 6 14-14 14-11 20-16  0- 0    665- 506
PHA      5- 5  9-15 11-14 15- 8 16-24  0- 0    602- 651
SLA      4- 8  6-16 11-16 13-13 13-20  0- 0    561- 722
WAA      7- 5 15-13 16-11  9-17 17-13  0- 0    665- 654
 
 

1938 AL News Recap

Heading into the stretch run of the season, Detroit's Hank Greenberg continues his HR onslaught and every one he hits is a new record. He stands at 70hr and is now setting sight on a new RBI record. Boston's Jimmy Foxx leads the AL in BA and would have a good shot at the Triple Crown if not for Greenberg. Cleveland's Bob Feller and Johnny Allen, along with New York's Lefty Gomez are the top pitchers in the league. All have 17 wins on the season.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 9/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  76  46    J.Foxx    BOA .379  H.Greenbe DEA   70  H.Greenbe DEA  174
1938 NYA  68  55    B.Myer    WAA .376  J.Foxx    BOA   50  J.Foxx    BOA  148
1938 BOA  65  54    B.Chapman BOA .358  R.York    DEA   39  R.York    DEA  100
1938 CLA  64  57    H.Trosky  CLA .353  H.Clift   SLA   34  H.Trosky  CLA   98
1938 WAA  64  59    B.Dickey  NYA .349  OTHERS TIED W   26  C.Gehring DEA   98
1938 PHA  56  66
1938 SLA  47  73    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 CHA  44  74    B.Feller  CLA   17  S.Coffman DEA   14  L.Gomez   NYA 2.56
                    J.Allen   CLA   17  H.Eisenst DEA    8  S.Chandle NYA 3.28
                    L.Gomez   NYA   17  J.Murphy  NYA    8  J.Allen   CLA 3.34
                    D.Leonard WAA   14  OTHERS TIED W    6  B.Feller  CLA 3.64
                    OTHERS TIED W   12                      J.Knott   CHA 3.65
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Cramer  BOA   11  F.Crosett NYA   27  B.Feller  CLA  190
                    B.Chapman BOA    9  L.Lary    CLA   22  B.Newsom  SLA  173
                    G.McQuinn SLA    9  B.Werber  PHA   16  J.Allen   CLA  134
                    B.Dickey  NYA    8  B.Chapman BOA   15  R.Ruffing NYA  116
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W   13  L.Grove   BOA  109
 

1938 NL Standings

September 1, 1938

The ML regular season heads into its final month and finds the New York Giants in 1st place in the NL. Pittsburg and Cincinnati are close on their heels. The Giants record of 22-7 in August was best in the league and propelled them past the Pirates for the top spot.

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            76  46  .623 ----    29    67  55 .549   83  67 .553
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          71  50  .587  4.5          73  48 .603   86  64 .573
1938 Cincinnati CIN          71  53  .573  6.0          68  56 .548   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN             64  59  .520 12.5          67  56 .545   89  63 .586
1938 St. Louis SLN           63  60  .512 13.5          58  65 .472   71  80 .470
1938 Brooklyn BRN            56  66  .459 20.0          55  67 .451   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON              54  66  .450 21.0          61  59 .508   77  75 .507
1938 Philadelphia PHN        32  87  .269 42.5          38  81 .319   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     54   66  .450 26-29 28-37 13-13 41-53  7- 9 14-20     6-4     Won 3
BRN     56   66  .459 27-27 29-39 14-15 42-51  4-12 17-23     3-7     Won 2
CHN     64   59  .520 40-28 24-31 14-10 50-49 11- 8 25-22     7-3     Lost 2
CIN     71   53  .573 37-28 34-25  8-13 63-40 14- 4 23-16     5-5     Lost 2
NYN     76   46  .623 38-19 38-27 24-11 52-35  5- 5 16-10     8-2     Won 7
PHN     32   87  .269 21-34 11-53  8-22 24-65  3- 7 10-16     2-8     Lost 2
PIN     71   50  .587 41-27 30-23 26-14 45-36  7- 6 21-16     5-5     Lost 3
SLN     63   60  .512 36-29 27-31 14-14 49-46  6- 6 13-16     5-5     Won 2
TOTAL  487  487  .500
HOME   266  221  .546
ROAD   221  266  .454
LEFT   121  112  .519
RIGHT  366  375  .494
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BON      5- 4 12-11  9-15 11-21 17-15  0- 0    387- 434
BRN      8- 3 17-11  6-17 14-15 11-20  0- 0    509- 502
CHN      5- 7 12-15 14-11 17-11 16-15  0- 0    520- 483
CIN      6- 6 11-13 16-10 20-10 18-14  0- 0    542- 464
NYN      6- 5 13-12 20- 8 15-14 22- 7  0- 0    647- 503
PHN      2- 9  8-13  5-20  6-26 11-19  0- 0    396- 692
PIN      6- 5 11-13 16- 7 20-11 18-14  0- 0    514- 434
SLN      6- 5 13- 9 14-12 18-13 12-21  0- 0    583- 586
 
 

1938 NL News Recap with League Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 National League                 Date: 9/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 NYN  76  46    J.Mize    SLN .406  M.Ott     NYN   31  J.Mize    SLN  109
1938 PIN  71  50    E.Lombard CIN .349  I.Goodman CIN   26  M.Ott     NYN   99
1938 CIN  71  53    L.Waner   PIN .346  J.Mize    SLN   24  D.Camilli BRN   89
1938 CHN  64  59    S.Hack    CHN .339  D.Camilli BRN   20  F.McCormi CIN   77
1938 SLN  63  60    H.Martin  PHN .328  OTHERS TIED W   15  J.Medwick SLN   75
1938 BRN  56  66
1938 BON  54  66    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 PHN  32  87    P.Derring CIN   19  C.Root    CHN    8  D.Macfayd BON 1.58
                    H.Gumbert NYN   18  J.Russell CHN    8  C.Davis   SLN 2.25
                    L.Hamlin  BRN   15  J.Brown   NYN    8  F.Fitzsim BRN 2.37
                    L.French  CHN   14  D.Coffman NYN    8  P.Derring CIN 2.55
                    J.Tobin   PIN   14  M.Brown   PIN    7  C.Bryant  CHN 2.65
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Danning NYN    9  E.Koy     BRN   18  R.Bauers  PIN  117
                    E.Koy     BRN    8  S.Hack    CHN   16  B.Lee     CHN  112
                    J.Medwick SLN    8  A.Vaughan PIN   16  P.Derring CIN  108
                    B.Herman  CHN    7  C.Lavaget BRN   13  B.Weiland SLN  107
                    T.Moore   SLN    7  T.Moore   SLN   11  J.Vander  CIN  104