On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 19 12 .613 2.0
Yankees 17 12 .586 3.0
Senators 19 17 .528 4.5
White Sox 12 13 .480 6.0
Tigers 14 17 .452 7.0
Athletics 11 19 .367 9.5
Browns 9 22 .290 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 21 13 .618 2.5
Bees 16 12 .571 4.5
Reds 17 15 .531 5.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 6.5
Cardinals 11 18 .379 10.0
Dodgers 12 23 .343 12.0
Phillies 9 18 .333 11.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Earle Brucker 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Don Heffner 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Buddy Myer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 1.25
2 Jack Wilson 0.86
3 Denny Galehouse 0.57
4 Bill Dietrich 0.27
5 George Caster 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 10
2 Jack Wilson 6
3 Denny Galehouse 4
4 Bill Dietrich 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .393
2 Hal Trosky .383
3 Earl Averill .379
4 Joe Cronin .378
5 Hank Steinbacher .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
1 Ival Goodman 10
1 Hank Greenberg 10
4 Mel Ott 8
4 Rudy York 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Augie Galan 34
3 Earl Averill 33
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Buddy Myer 5
4 Mel Almada 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.74
2 Paul Derringer 2.02
3 Carl Hubbell 2.04
4 Spud Chandler 2.12
4 Ted Lyons 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Mace Brown 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Bobo Newsom 49
3 Lefty Grove 42
4 Red Ruffing 37
5 Cliff Melton 36

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 Jimmy Ripple .459
2 Charlie Gehringer .432
3 Joe Cronin .405
4 Ben Chapman .405
5 Rick Ferrell .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
1 Rudy York 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 23
2 Rudy York 16
3 Augie Galan 15
4 Jeff Heath 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Johnny Dickshot 3
2 Augie Galan 3
4 Jimmie Foxx 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.73
1 Bob Klinger 0.73
3 Paul Derringer 0.96
4 Bill McGee 1.04
5 Danny MacFayden 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 George Gill 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 22
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
4 Johnny Allen 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 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .405
2 Morrie Arnovich .378
3 Hal Trosky .372
4 Joe DiMaggio .370
5 Earl Averill .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Ival Goodman 8
2 Rudy York 8
4 Hank Greenberg 7
4 Ken Keltner 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Earl Averill 32
2 Augie Galan 32
4 Mel Ott 27
5 Ken Keltner 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 8
2 Buddy Myer 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.50
2 Bob Feller 1.64
3 Spud Chandler 1.67
3 Ted Lyons 1.67
5 Milt Shoffner 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Bob Feller 34
2 Jack Wilson 34
4 Clay Bryant 31
4 Red Ruffing 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .370
2 Joe Medwick .362
3 Joe DiMaggio .349
4 Johnny Mize .348
5 Lou Gehrig .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 44
3 Rudy York 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 40
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 167
2 Joe DiMaggio 159
3 Lou Gehrig 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 151
5 2 tied 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Buddy Lewis 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.60
2 Jim Turner 2.76
3 Bob Feller 2.77
4 Lefty Grove 2.79
5 Red Ruffing 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 Bob Feller 189
2 Lefty Gomez 186
3 Bobo Newsom 181
4 Lefty Grove 172
5 Red Ruffing 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 Jack Wilson 7