On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 8 .667 --
Indians 16 9 .640 0.5
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 15 .318 8.0
Browns 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 4 .826 --
Pirates 13 10 .565 6.0
Cubs 14 12 .538 6.5
Reds 13 12 .520 7.0
Bees 10 11 .476 8.0
Cardinals 10 12 .455 8.5
Dodgers 10 17 .370 11.0
Phillies 5 16 .238 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 4
2 Dusty Cooke 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Joe Marty 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 4
2 Joe Marty 3
3 Dusty Cooke 2
3 Harry Craft 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McGee 4.50
2 Russ Bauers 1.67
3 Paul Derringer 0.57
4 Milt Shoffner 0.40
5 George Caster 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Milt Shoffner 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 9
2 Clay Bryant 7
3 Russ Bauers 5
4 George Caster 4
4 Paul Derringer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .405
2 Cecil Travis .387
3 Frank McCormick .386
4 Jo-Jo Moore .376
5 Joe Cronin .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Augie Galan 25
2 Mel Ott 25
4 Joe Marty 23
5 2 tied 22

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 Paul Derringer 5
3 Vern Kennedy 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Lefty Grove 38
3 Cliff Melton 31
4 Bobo Newsom 30
5 Bill McGee 29

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 Frank McCormick .464
2 Joe Medwick .455
3 Goody Rosen .432
4 Joe DiMaggio .429
4 Jo-Jo Moore .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Charlie Gehringer 13
2 Joe Marty 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 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Joe Beggs 0.64
3 Jack Wilson 1.04
4 Red Ruffing 1.50
5 Bob Feller 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
5 12 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 22
2 Jack Wilson 21
3 Clay Bryant 19
3 Bob Feller 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Charlie Root 2
4 Dick Coffman 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .373
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Joe DiMaggio .354
4 Johnny Mize .351
5 Gabby Hartnett .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 177
2 Joe DiMaggio 163
3 Lou Gehrig 159
4 Jimmie Foxx 149
5 Bill Dickey 147

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 2.74
5 Lefty Grove 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Red Ruffing 23
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 18
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 3 others tied 7