On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 13 7 .650 0.5
Indians 13 7 .650 0.5
Red Sox 12 8 .600 1.5
White Sox 7 10 .412 5.0
Tigers 7 11 .389 5.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 6.5
Browns 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 3 .842 --
Cubs 13 7 .650 3.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 5.5
Reds 10 11 .476 7.0
Cardinals 8 10 .444 7.5
Bees 7 9 .438 7.5
Dodgers 7 13 .350 9.5
Phillies 4 14 .222 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Handley 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Goody Rosen 4
4 Jimmy Brown 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Don Gutteridge 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Willard Hershberger 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McGee 0.44
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.31
2 Danny MacFayden 0.31
4 Dutch Leonard 0.30
5 Cy Blanton 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 7
2 Oral Hildebrand 5
2 Danny MacFayden 5
4 Dutch Leonard 3
4 Claude Passeau 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Harrell 1
1 Milt Shoffner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .443
2 Bill Dickey .390
3 Pete Fox .388
4 Cecil Travis .385
5 Billy Werber .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Ival Goodman 5
3 Ken Keltner 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Joe Marty 20
3 Johnny McCarthy 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Buddy Lewis 5
3 Lou Chiozza 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.05
2 Boots Poffenberger 1.17
2 Jack Wilson 1.17
4 Dutch Leonard 1.60
5 Bob Feller 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 5
2 Mace Brown 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 36
2 Lefty Grove 30
3 Carl Hubbell 27
3 Red Ruffing 27
5 Bobo Newsom 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Charlie Root 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .469
2 Hal Trosky .450
3 Lee Handley .441
4 Joe Medwick .432
5 Bill Dickey .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Ken Keltner 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Augie Galan 19
3 Ken Keltner 17
3 Mel Ott 17
5 Bill Dickey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 Buddy Myer 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Boots Poffenberger 0.95
2 Lon Warneke 1.00
3 Monte Pearson 1.10
4 Lefty Grove 1.29
5 Jack Wilson 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 21
1 Jack Wilson 21
3 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Bill McGee 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Charlie Root 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .375
2 Charlie Gehringer .363
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Johnny Mize .355
5 Cecil Travis .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 50
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Lou Gehrig 38
5 Rudy York 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 176
2 Joe DiMaggio 169
3 Lou Gehrig 157
4 Jimmie Foxx 151
5 Joe Medwick 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Gee Walker 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Jesse Hill 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.47
2 Johnny Allen 2.62
3 Lefty Gomez 2.76
4 Lou Fette 2.77
5 Lefty Grove 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 24
1 Red Ruffing 24
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Lefty Gomez 21
4 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 195
2 Bob Feller 174
3 Lefty Grove 173
4 Bobo Newsom 171
5 Carl Hubbell 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 19
2 Johnny Murphy 14
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 3 others tied 7