On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 10 .655 --
Yankees 16 9 .640 1.0
Red Sox 17 10 .630 1.0
Senators 18 14 .563 2.5
Tigers 12 15 .444 6.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 6.0
Athletics 8 18 .308 9.5
Browns 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 8 .704 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 2.5
Bees 13 11 .542 4.5
Reds 15 13 .536 4.5
Pirates 14 13 .519 5.0
Cardinals 11 14 .440 7.0
Dodgers 12 19 .387 9.0
Phillies 6 18 .250 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Joe Stripp 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 2
1 Max West 2
3 Earle Brucker 1
3 Spud Chandler 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Don Ross 3
1 Max West 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.83
1 Cliff Melton 0.83
3 Bobo Newsom 0.73
4 Ken Chase 0.54
5 Earl Whitehill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Larry French 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Ken Chase 7
3 Larry French 5
3 Cliff Melton 5
3 Earl Whitehill 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Bridges 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .400
2 Ben Chapman .398
3 Joe Medwick .395
4 Hal Trosky .389
5 Earl Averill .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hank Greenberg 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Augie Galan 28
3 Mel Ott 27
4 Ken Keltner 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Mike Kreevich 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Ernie Koy 4
3 Buddy Myer 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 1.05
2 Jack Wilson 1.78
3 Bob Feller 1.83
4 Carl Hubbell 2.05
5 Paul Derringer 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Vern Kennedy 6
2 Cliff Melton 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Bobo Newsom 47
3 Lefty Grove 41
4 Cliff Melton 36
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
3 Charlie Root 3
5 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .459
2 Joe Medwick .415
3 Jimmie Foxx .389
3 Bob Johnson .389
5 Frank McCormick .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Ival Goodman 4
1 Mel Ott 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Ernie Koy 14
3 Earl Averill 13
4 Charlie Gehringer 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 5
2 Mel Almada 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Bob Klinger 0.63
3 Harry Gumbert 0.93
4 Ira Hutchinson 1.26
5 Mace Brown 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Johnny Vander Meer 21
3 Clay Bryant 17
4 Bob Feller 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Nels Potter 2
3 Tommy Bridges 1
3 Ray Harrell 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .372
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Joe DiMaggio .358
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Johnny Mize .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 50
2 Hank Greenberg 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Rudy York 39
5 Lou Gehrig 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Joe DiMaggio 168
3 Lou Gehrig 157
4 Jimmie Foxx 149
5 Bill Dickey 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Augie Galan 21
4 Buddy Lewis 19
4 Gee Walker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.50
2 Jim Turner 2.64
3 Lefty Grove 2.75
4 Cliff Melton 2.80
5 Bob Feller 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Jim Turner 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 189
2 Bob Feller 188
3 Bobo Newsom 183
4 Lefty Grove 182
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 2 others tied 7