On This Day

Monday, May 2, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 3 .769 --
Senators 8 6 .571 2.5
Red Sox 7 6 .538 3.0
Yankees 8 7 .533 3.0
White Sox 5 6 .455 4.0
Tigers 5 8 .385 5.0
Browns 5 8 .385 5.0
Athletics 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 1 .923 --
Cubs 9 5 .643 3.5
Pirates 8 5 .615 4.0
Bees 5 5 .500 5.5
Reds 6 8 .429 6.5
Dodgers 5 8 .385 7.0
Cardinals 4 9 .308 8.0
Phillies 2 10 .167 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Desautels 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 2
1 Ival Goodman 2
3 Earl Averill 1
3 Frank Demaree 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Gene Desautels 3
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Ripper Collins 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 1.00
2 Jake Wade 0.38
3 Johnny Allen 0.33
3 Cy Blanton 0.33
3 Jimmie DeShong 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 7
2 Jimmie DeShong 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Cy Blanton 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .465
2 Pete Fox .436
3 Billy Werber .420
4 Hank Steinbacher .417
5 Earl Averill .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Hank Leiber 4
2 Johnny McCarthy 4
2 Jimmy Ripple 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Johnny McCarthy 16
3 Hank Leiber 14
3 Mel Ott 14
3 Arky Vaughan 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 5 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 Cliff Melton 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Bobo Newsom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Cliff Melton 19
3 Bobo Newsom 19
5 Bucky Walters 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Clay Bryant 2
2 Archie McKain 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .370
2 Charlie Gehringer .364
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Joe DiMaggio .343
5 Cecil Travis .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
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 181
2 Joe DiMaggio 168
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Joe Medwick 152
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 2.60
4 Lou Fette 2.73
5 Johnny Allen 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 24
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 12
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Cliff Melton 7
3 Jack Wilson 7