On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 3 .786 --
Red Sox 8 6 .571 3.0
Yankees 9 7 .563 3.0
Senators 8 7 .533 3.5
White Sox 5 7 .417 5.0
Athletics 5 8 .385 5.5
Tigers 5 9 .357 6.0
Browns 5 9 .357 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 2 .857 --
Cubs 10 5 .667 2.5
Pirates 8 6 .571 4.0
Reds 7 8 .467 5.5
Bees 5 6 .455 5.5
Dodgers 6 8 .429 6.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 7.0
Phillies 2 11 .154 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Joe Marty 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Herb Bremer 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 6
2 Paul Derringer 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Gene Hasson 3
3 Ernie Lombardi 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Cecil Travis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McGee 0.86
2 Red Ruffing 0.62
3 Buck Ross 0.50
4 Jim Tobin 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 8
2 Roxie Lawson 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Bill McGee 6
3 Johnny Rigney 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .458
2 Pete Fox .433
3 Earl Averill .420
4 Billy Werber .418
5 Hank Steinbacher .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Ken Keltner 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Ken Keltner 16
2 Johnny McCarthy 16
4 Hank Leiber 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.05
2 Fritz Ostermueller 1.37
3 Peaches Davis 1.45
4 Carl Hubbell 1.59
5 Ted Lyons 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Cliff Melton 19
3 Bobo Newsom 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Clay Bryant 2
2 Denny Galehouse 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .371
2 Charlie Gehringer .367
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Joe DiMaggio .344
5 Cecil Travis .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 43
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 168
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Joe Medwick 153
5 Bill Dickey 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Billy Werber 34
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 21
5 Jesse Hill 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.56
2 Jim Turner 2.57
3 Cliff Melton 2.69
4 Johnny Allen 2.74
5 Lou Fette 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Bobo Newsom 174
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 2 others tied 7