On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 8 .667 --
Indians 15 9 .625 1.0
Yankees 14 9 .609 1.5
Senators 16 12 .571 2.0
Tigers 10 13 .435 5.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 5.5
Athletics 7 14 .333 7.5
Browns 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 4 .818 --
Pirates 13 9 .591 5.0
Cubs 14 11 .560 5.5
Reds 12 12 .500 7.0
Bees 9 11 .450 8.0
Cardinals 9 12 .429 8.5
Dodgers 10 16 .385 10.0
Phillies 5 15 .250 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Odell Hale 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Hersh Martin 3
1 Jo-Jo Moore 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Corbett 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 5
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Pinky Whitney 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.55
2 Bucky Walters 0.33
3 Danny MacFayden 0.23
3 Bud Thomas 0.23
5 Ken Chase 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 6
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Bud Thomas 3
2 Hy Vandenberg 3
2 Bucky Walters 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .400
2 Jo-Jo Moore .389
3 Cecil Travis .387
4 Frank McCormick .370
5 Hank Leiber .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Augie Galan 24
3 Mel Ott 23
4 Charlie Gehringer 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
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
3 Vern Kennedy 5
5 6 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 Jo-Jo Moore .500
2 Ben Chapman .452
3 Goody Rosen .450
4 Johnny Rizzo .442
5 Joe Medwick .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Charlie Gehringer 13
2 Joe Medwick 13
4 Dusty Cooke 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Mel Almada 3
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 Roy Hughes 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.64
2 Jack Wilson 1.04
3 Johnny Allen 1.33
4 Red Ruffing 1.50
5 Bob Feller 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 Red Ruffing 17
5 Cliff Melton 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Charlie Root 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .373
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Joe DiMaggio .353
4 Gabby Hartnett .349
5 Johnny Mize .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Lou Gehrig 39
5 Rudy York 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 178
2 Joe DiMaggio 163
3 Lou Gehrig 161
4 Jimmie Foxx 150
5 Bill Dickey 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 33
3 Augie Galan 21
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Buddy Lewis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.58
2 Jim Turner 2.69
3 Lefty Gomez 2.73
4 Cliff Melton 2.73
5 Lefty Grove 2.77

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 179
4 Bobo Newsom 170
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