1938 AL Final News Recap and League Leaders

October 3, 1938

The Detroit Tigers Hank Greenberg re-wrote the record books during my 1938 asplayed replay. Greenberg won the AL MVP by leading the Tigers to a 1st place finish while shattering the ML HR and RBI records. He ended up with 86 HR and 216 RBI! I've never had anyone perform to this level in all my years of playing SOM baseball.
If not for Greenberg, Boston's Jimmy Foxx would have gotten all the attention this year and won the Triple Crown. He also broke the former HR record by hitting 63, won the batting title with a .392 BA and finished 2nd in RBI with 178.
Cleveland's Bob Feller won the Cy Young Award by going 21-10, with 249 K's and an ERA of 3.58.  New York's Lefty Gomez finished a very close 2nd in the award voting by going 21-6,with a 2.80 ERA, and 117 K's.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 10/3/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  95  59    J.Foxx    BOA .392  H.Greenbe DEA   86  H.Greenbe DEA  216
1938 NYA  86  66    B.Myer    WAA .372  J.Foxx    BOA   63  J.Foxx    BOA  178
1938 BOA  81  68    B.Chapman BOA .360  R.York    DEA   43  J.Heath   CLA  121
1938 CLA  82  70    H.Trosky  CLA .339  H.Clift   SLA   42  C.Gehring DEA  121
1938 WAA  77  74    B.Dickey  NYA .338  OTHERS TIED W   31  R.York    DEA  121
1938 PHA  63  89
1938 CHA  61  87    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 SLA  60  92    B.Feller  CLA   21  S.Coffman DEA   14  L.Gomez   NYA 2.80
                    L.Gomez   NYA   21  A.McKain  BOA   10  S.Chandle NYA 3.06
                    J.Allen   CLA   18  J.Murphy  NYA   10  J.Allen   CLA 3.37
                    M.Harder  CLA   17  J.Humphri CLA    9  B.Feller  CLA 3.58
                    D.Leonard WAA   17  OTHERS TIED W    8  M.Pearson NYA 3.67
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Chapman BOA   13  F.Crosett NYA   36  B.Feller  CLA  249
                    R.Rolfe   NYA    9  L.Lary    CLA   26  B.Newsom  SLA  222
                    D.Lodigia PHA    9  B.Lewis   WAA   19  R.Ruffing NYA  138
                    M.Almada  SLA    9  B.Werber  PHA   18  J.Allen   CLA  137
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Chapman BOA   17  L.Mills   SLA  128
 

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 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
 

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 AL Standings and League Leaders

June 1, 1938

The 1938 AL season heads into June with the Detroit Tigers in 1st place. Detroit has a 3 game lead over New York while Cleveland and Washington are 4 back. Tiger 1st sacker Hank Greenberg and catcher/of Rudy York continue to put up impressive power numbers but Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmie Foxx is having the best start of anyone. Foxx's .441 BA leads the AL as does his 51 RBI.  His 15 home runs are 2nd in the league to Greenberg's 20. Cleveland's flame thrower, Bob Feller, has a league leading 8-1 record and his 62 strikeouts are also tops in the league.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 6/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  24  12    J.Foxx    BOA .441  H.Greenbe DEA   20  J.Foxx    BOA   51
1938 NYA  20  14    D.Lodigia PHA .382  J.Foxx    BOA   15  H.Greenbe DEA   44
1938 CLA  20  16    H.Trosky  CLA .379  R.York    DEA   15  R.York    DEA   37
1938 WAA  22  18    L.Lary    CLA .372  B.Dickey  NYA    9  H.Trosky  CLA   33
1938 BOA  18  18    G.McQuinn SLA .370  OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Johnson PHA   33
1938 PHA  14  20
1938 CHA  12  18    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 SLA  10  24    B.Feller  CLA    8  H.Eisenst DEA    3  S.Chandle NYA 1.84
                    L.Gomez   NYA    6  P.Appleto WAA    3  B.Dietric CHA 1.95
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  L.Gomez   NYA 2.82
                                                            R.Ruffing NYA 2.92
                                                            B.Feller  CLA 3.18
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Trosky  CLA   11  L.Lary    CLA   10  B.Feller  CLA   62
                    E.Averill CLA   10  F.Crosett NYA    7  B.Newsom  SLA   56
                    D.Walker  DEA   10  B.Werber  PHA    6  L.Grove   BOA   53
                    B.Mills   SLA   10  G.Walker  CHA    5  J.Allen   CLA   44
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Kreevic CHA    5  R.Ruffing NYA   39