On This Day

Friday, May 13, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 16 9 .640 --
Red Sox 14 8 .636 0.5
Yankees 14 9 .609 1.0
Indians 14 9 .609 1.0
Tigers 9 12 .429 5.0
White Sox 8 11 .421 5.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 6.5
Browns 6 17 .261 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Cubs 14 10 .583 5.5
Pirates 12 9 .571 6.0
Reds 12 11 .522 7.0
Bees 7 10 .412 9.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 9.5
Dodgers 9 14 .391 10.0
Phillies 4 15 .211 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Ambler 5
2 Earle Brucker 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Steinbacher 3
2 Beau Bell 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.38
2 Larry French 0.33
3 Monte Pearson 0.29
4 Jack Wilson 0.27
5 Willis Hudlin 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 George Caster 1
1 George Gill 1
1 Monty Stratton 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 4
1 Monte Pearson 4
3 Red Lucas 3
3 Jack Wilson 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 1
1 John Whitehead 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .408
2 Goody Rosen .385
3 Earl Averill .376
3 Billy Werber .376
5 2 tied .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Augie Galan 23
2 Mel Ott 23
4 Bill Dickey 21
4 Johnny McCarthy 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 7
2 Mike Kreevich 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Buddy Myer 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Wilson 0.84
2 Dizzy Dean 1.05
3 Boots Poffenberger 1.17
4 Dutch Leonard 1.60
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 6
2 Mace Brown 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
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 Pete Appleton 3
3 Charlie Root 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goody Rosen .469
2 Morrie Arnovich .444
3 Joe DiMaggio .422
3 Jo-Jo Moore .422
5 Lee Handley .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Bill Dickey 18
3 Augie Galan 16
4 Ken Keltner 14
5 Charlie Gehringer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 5
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Mike Kreevich 4
4 Roy Hughes 3
4 Buddy Myer 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.64
2 Van Mungo 0.90
3 Jack Wilson 0.93
4 Boots Poffenberger 0.95
5 Johnny Marcum 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Jack Russell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Jack Wilson 24
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Charlie Root 3
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .368
2 Charlie Gehringer .368
3 Joe DiMaggio .355
4 Johnny Mize .352
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Lou Gehrig 39
5 Rudy York 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 177
2 Joe DiMaggio 167
3 Lou Gehrig 161
4 Bill Dickey 149
5 Jimmie Foxx 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 33
3 Gee Walker 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.47
2 Johnny Allen 2.65
3 Lefty Gomez 2.70
4 Cliff Melton 2.73
5 Lou Fette 2.76

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 200
2 Bob Feller 183
3 Lefty Grove 175
4 Bobo Newsom 172
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