On This Day

Wednesday, May 11, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Senators 15 8 .652 0.0
Red Sox 13 8 .619 1.0
Indians 13 8 .619 1.0
Tigers 8 11 .421 5.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 5.5
Athletics 6 13 .316 7.0
Browns 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Cubs 13 9 .591 5.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 6.5
Reds 11 11 .500 7.5
Bees 7 9 .438 8.5
Dodgers 9 13 .409 9.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 9.5
Phillies 4 15 .211 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Wayne Ambler 3
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Boze Berger 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 3
2 Jim Bucher 2
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Heinie Manush 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 1.12
2 Cliff Melton 0.70
3 Spud Chandler 0.45
4 Mel Harder 0.40
5 Bob Weiland 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 9
2 Cliff Melton 7
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 Bob Weiland 5
5 Mel Harder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .415
2 Cecil Travis .384
3 Billy Werber .383
4 Bill Dickey .381
5 Pete Fox .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Ival Goodman 5
3 Tommy Henrich 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Mel Ott 23
3 Johnny McCarthy 21
4 Bill Dickey 20
4 Joe Marty 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Buddy Lewis 5
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Lou Chiozza 3
3 4 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 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Mace Brown 4
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 36
2 Lefty Grove 32
3 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Cliff Melton 28
5 2 tied 27

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 Joe DiMaggio .500
2 Lee Handley .441
3 Jo-Jo Moore .417
4 Joe Medwick .404
5 Cecil Travis .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Ken Keltner 5
4 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 Hank Leiber 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Bill Dickey 17
2 Augie Galan 17
4 Ken Keltner 16
5 Mel Ott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Buddy Myer 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.64
2 Van Mungo 0.90
3 Boots Poffenberger 0.95
4 Lon Warneke 1.00
4 Johnny Marcum 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Cliff Melton 4
3 Carl Hubbell 3
3 Vern Kennedy 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 24
2 Red Ruffing 21
2 Jack Wilson 21
4 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Cliff Melton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Charlie Root 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 Clay Bryant 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .372
2 Charlie Gehringer .364
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Johnny Mize .354
5 Cecil Travis .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Hank Greenberg 42
4 Lou Gehrig 38
5 Rudy York 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 174
2 Joe DiMaggio 167
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 2.76
5 Lefty Grove 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Red Ruffing 24
3 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Lefty Gomez 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 195
2 Bobo Newsom 176
3 Lefty Grove 175
4 Bob Feller 174
5 Red Ruffing 158

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