On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 4 .733 --
Yankees 10 7 .588 2.0
Senators 9 7 .563 2.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 3.0
White Sox 6 7 .462 4.0
Tigers 6 9 .400 5.0
Athletics 5 9 .357 5.5
Browns 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 2 .867 --
Cubs 10 6 .625 3.5
Pirates 9 6 .600 4.0
Bees 5 6 .455 6.0
Reds 7 9 .438 6.5
Dodgers 6 9 .400 7.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 7.5
Phillies 3 11 .214 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Ripple 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Bobby Reis 3
3 Birdie Tebbetts 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Waner 5
2 Bill Atwood 2
2 Bill Dickey 2
2 Leo Durocher 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.83
2 Bob Feller 0.67
3 Carl Hubbell 0.56
4 Larry French 0.50
5 Jack Wilson 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Jack Wilson 6
3 Larry French 5
3 Carl Hubbell 5
3 Dutch Leonard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .434
2 Billy Werber .414
3 Earl Averill .400
3 Pete Fox .400
5 Bill Dickey .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Johnny McCarthy 17
3 Ken Keltner 16
4 Mel Ott 15
4 Arky Vaughan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.05
2 Boots Poffenberger 1.23
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.37
4 Bob Feller 1.46
5 Peaches Davis 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Cliff Melton 19
4 Bobo Newsom 19

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 .366
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Joe DiMaggio .345
5 Cecil Travis .343

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 179
2 Joe DiMaggio 168
3 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Joe Medwick 155
5 Bill Dickey 145

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 2.69
4 Johnny Allen 2.74
5 Lou Fette 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 23
1 Cliff Melton 23
1 Red Ruffing 23
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 172
5 Carl Hubbell 165

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