On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 10 .667 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Red Sox 17 11 .607 2.0
Senators 18 15 .545 3.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.0
White Sox 10 12 .455 6.0
Athletics 9 18 .333 9.5
Browns 8 20 .286 11.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Cubs 19 13 .594 2.5
Reds 17 13 .567 3.5
Bees 14 12 .538 4.5
Pirates 15 14 .517 5.0
Cardinals 11 16 .407 8.0
Dodgers 12 21 .364 10.0
Phillies 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ival Goodman 4
2 Morrie Arnovich 2
2 Johnny Dickshot 2
2 Augie Galan 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 Babe Phelps 3
3 Morrie Arnovich 2
3 Bill Atwood 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 Stan Hack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou Fette 0.56
2 Cy Blanton 0.40
3 Harry Gumbert 0.33
4 Bill Lee 0.29
5 Gene Schott 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 Gene Schott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Fette 5
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Gene Schott 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .402
2 Hal Trosky .392
3 Ben Chapman .391
4 Earl Averill .375
5 Joe Medwick .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Mel Ott 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Augie Galan 30
2 Mel Ott 30
4 Earl Averill 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Mike Kreevich 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.74
2 Carl Hubbell 2.04
3 Paul Derringer 2.07
4 Spud Chandler 2.12
4 Ted Lyons 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Mace Brown 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Vern Kennedy 6
2 Cliff Melton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Bobo Newsom 48
3 Lefty Grove 41
4 Cliff Melton 36
5 Clay Bryant 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
3 Charlie Root 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Chapman .531
2 Charlie Gehringer .455
2 Bob Johnson .455
4 Hersh Martin .417
5 Earl Averill .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 17
2 Ernie Koy 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Jeff Heath 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 5
2 Augie Galan 3
3 Mel Almada 2
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Bob Klinger 0.63
3 Paul Derringer 0.67
4 Ira Hutchinson 1.26
5 Milt Shoffner 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
5 11 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Clay Bryant 22
3 Bill McGee 16
4 Bob Feller 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 2
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .370
2 Joe Medwick .364
3 Joe DiMaggio .354
4 Gabby Hartnett .354
5 Lou Gehrig .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 50
2 Hank Greenberg 42
3 Rudy York 40
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 167
2 Joe DiMaggio 164
3 Lou Gehrig 156
4 Jimmie Foxx 148
5 Bill Dickey 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Augie Galan 22
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 2.73
4 Bob Feller 2.77
5 Cliff Melton 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Carl Hubbell 21
4 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 189
2 Lefty Gomez 184
2 Bobo Newsom 184
4 Lefty Grove 175
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