On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 8 .667 --
Yankees 14 9 .609 1.5
Indians 14 9 .609 1.5
Senators 16 11 .593 1.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 5.5
Tigers 9 13 .409 6.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 7.0
Browns 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Pirates 13 9 .591 5.5
Cubs 14 11 .560 6.0
Reds 12 12 .500 7.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 9.0
Bees 8 11 .421 9.0
Dodgers 10 15 .400 10.0
Phillies 4 15 .211 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
3 Beau Bell 3
3 Harry Craft 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Harry Craft 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Alex Kampouris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.45
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.43
3 Lefty Grove 0.38
4 Jim Tobin 0.25
5 Van Mungo 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bill Swift 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
4 Oral Hildebrand 3
4 Jim Tobin 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .408
2 Cecil Travis .392
3 Goody Rosen .384
4 Billy Werber .379
5 Earl Averill .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hank Greenberg 7
3 Ival Goodman 6
4 Zeke Bonura 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Augie Galan 24
3 Mel Ott 23
4 Bill Dickey 21
4 Johnny McCarthy 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 8
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 Lefty Grove 6
1 Cliff Melton 6
3 Mace Brown 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Lefty Grove 38
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 .486
2 Jo-Jo Moore .439
3 Joe Medwick .438
4 Cecil Travis .431
5 Ben Chapman .429

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 24
2 Dusty Cooke 13
2 Bill Dickey 13
2 Joe Medwick 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Mel Almada 4
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 Mike Kreevich 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.64
2 Jack Wilson 1.04
3 Johnny Allen 1.50
3 Red Ruffing 1.50
5 Bob Feller 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
3 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Charlie Root 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .371
2 Joe Medwick .368
3 Joe DiMaggio .352
4 Johnny Mize .348
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 176
2 Joe DiMaggio 164
3 Lou Gehrig 161
4 Jimmie Foxx 152
5 Bill Dickey 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 33
3 Augie Galan 21
3 Gee Walker 21
5 Buddy Lewis 18

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 Lefty Grove 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Red Ruffing 24
3 Lefty Grove 22
4 Carl Hubbell 21
4 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 191
2 Bob Feller 183
3 Lefty Grove 181
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