On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 8 .652 --
Senators 16 10 .615 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
Dodgers 10 14 .417 9.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 9.5
Bees 7 11 .389 9.5
Phillies 4 15 .211 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Debs Garms 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
2 Dusty Cooke 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Gene Desautels 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 6
2 Dusty Cooke 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willard Hershberger 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.60
2 Tot Pressnell 0.50
3 Max Macon 0.31
4 Joe Beggs 0.25
5 Dutch Leonard 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tot Pressnell 1
1 Lee Rogers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
2 Tot Pressnell 5
3 Max Macon 4
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .408
2 Goody Rosen .391
3 Cecil Travis .388
4 Billy Werber .379
5 Earl Averill .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 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 38
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 Bob Feller 1.80
4 Carl Hubbell 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 6
2 Mace Brown 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 6 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 .515
2 Ben Chapman .438
3 Cecil Travis .424
4 Jo-Jo Moore .422
5 Lee Handley .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Bill Dickey 15
3 Dusty Cooke 13
4 Augie Galan 12
4 5 others tied 12

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 Joe Beggs 0.64
2 Van Mungo 0.90
3 Jack Wilson 1.04
4 Johnny Allen 1.50
4 3 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 21
2 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Bob Feller 19
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 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .368
2 Charlie Gehringer .367
3 Joe DiMaggio .352
4 Johnny Mize .349
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Lou Gehrig 39
5 Rudy York 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 177
2 Joe DiMaggio 164
3 Lou Gehrig 161
4 Jimmie Foxx 151
5 Bill Dickey 149

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 Johnny Allen 2.65
2 Jim Turner 2.69
3 Lefty Gomez 2.73
4 Cliff Melton 2.73
5 Lou Fette 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Red Ruffing 24
3 Lefty Grove 21
3 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 191
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