On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 3 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 3 1 .750 0.5
White Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Indians 2 1 .667 1.0
Tigers 1 2 .333 2.0
Browns 1 2 .333 2.0
Yankees 1 3 .250 2.5
Athletics 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Giants 2 1 .667 1.0
Cubs 2 1 .667 1.0
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Reds 1 2 .333 2.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Bees 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Cookie Lavagetto 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Tommy Heath 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyn Lary 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Pete Fox 2
2 Tommy Heath 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Ernie Koy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.64
2 Paul Derringer 0.57
3 Ed Brandt 0.45
4 Atley Donald 0.36
5 Vito Tamulis 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Ed Brandt 5
2 Vito Tamulis 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 Atley Donald 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coaker Triplett .643
2 Cookie Lavagetto .615
3 Hal Trosky .545
3 Billy Werber .545
5 4 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 2
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Johnny McCarthy 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny McCarthy 6
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Buddy Lewis 5
2 Arky Vaughan 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Tot Pressnell 0.00
1 Red Barrett 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 7
1 Bucky Walters 7
3 Bob Feller 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
2 Willis Hudlin 1
2 Bob Logan 1
2 Archie McKain 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .375
2 Charlie Gehringer .369
3 Johnny Mize .363
4 Paul Waner .353
5 Joe DiMaggio .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 46
2 Hank Greenberg 42
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 36
5 Rudy York 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 186
2 Joe DiMaggio 166
3 Lou Gehrig 157
4 Joe Medwick 153
5 Bill Dickey 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 34
3 Augie Galan 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 Lyn Lary 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.33
2 Monty Stratton 2.40
3 Jim Turner 2.51
4 Cliff Melton 2.56
5 Johnny Allen 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 23
2 Lefty Gomez 22
3 Cliff Melton 21
3 Jim Turner 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 191
2 Bobo Newsom 171
3 Carl Hubbell 166
4 Lefty Grove 157
5 Bob Feller 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 20
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Cliff Melton 7
3 Jack Wilson 7