On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 3 .750 --
Senators 8 5 .615 1.5
Red Sox 6 6 .500 3.0
Yankees 7 7 .500 3.0
White Sox 5 6 .455 3.5
Tigers 5 7 .417 4.0
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
Athletics 4 7 .364 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 1 .917 --
Cubs 9 4 .692 2.5
Pirates 8 4 .667 3.0
Bees 5 5 .500 5.0
Dodgers 5 7 .417 6.0
Reds 5 8 .385 6.5
Cardinals 3 9 .250 8.0
Phillies 2 10 .167 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 5
2 Lou Finney 4
3 Rick Ferrell 3
3 Odell Hale 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Lou Finney 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Rogell 2
2 Mel Almada 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.75
2 Chief Hogsett 0.62
3 Bobo Newsom 0.60
4 Lefty Gomez 0.40
5 Hugh Mulcahy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Julio Bonetti 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Chief Hogsett 5
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Lefty Gomez 4
3 Mel Harder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 Gene Schott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .463
2 Pete Fox .451
3 Billy Werber .444
4 Hank Steinbacher .417
5 Earl Averill .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Johnny McCarthy 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Johnny McCarthy 16
3 Arky Vaughan 14
4 Augie Galan 13
4 Dario Lodigiani 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1.37
2 Boots Poffenberger 1.38
3 Hal Schumacher 1.44
4 Peaches Davis 1.45
4 Dizzy Dean 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Bucky Walters 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Clay Bryant 2
2 Archie McKain 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .372
2 Charlie Gehringer .367
3 Johnny Mize .358
4 Joe DiMaggio .346
5 Paul Waner .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Hank Greenberg 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Lou Gehrig 37
5 Rudy York 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 182
2 Joe DiMaggio 167
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Joe Medwick 150
5 Jimmie Foxx 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Billy Werber 34
3 Augie Galan 22
3 Gee Walker 22
5 Jesse Hill 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.56
2 Jim Turner 2.57
3 Cliff Melton 2.59
4 Lou Fette 2.73
5 Johnny Allen 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 23
2 Carl Hubbell 22
2 Red Ruffing 22
4 Lefty Gomez 21
4 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
2 Bobo Newsom 174
3 Lefty Grove 169
4 Bob Feller 164
5 Carl Hubbell 160

Saves

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