On This Day

Friday, May 27, 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
Tigers 15 17 .469 6.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 6.5
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 22 13 .629 2.0
Bees 16 12 .571 4.5
Reds 18 15 .545 5.0
Pirates 15 16 .484 7.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 10.5
Dodgers 12 23 .343 12.0
Phillies 9 18 .333 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Hank Steinbacher 3
4 Dusty Cooke 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 Pete Fox 2
2 Hank Steinbacher 2
4 Harry Craft 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.43
2 Bill McGee 0.62
3 Bob Klinger 0.29
4 Frank Gabler 0.14
5 Bill Lee 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 10
2 Bill McGee 8
3 Bill Swift 3
4 Bob Klinger 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .393
2 Hal Trosky .383
3 Hank Steinbacher .381
4 Earl Averill .379
5 Joe Cronin .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Ival Goodman 10
4 Mel Ott 8
4 Rudy York 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Augie Galan 35
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 7 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 Vern Kennedy 7
3 Mace Brown 6
3 Paul Derringer 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Bobo Newsom 49
3 Lefty Grove 42
4 Johnny Vander Meer 41
5 2 tied 37

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 Joe Cronin .405
3 Ben Chapman .405
4 Earl Averill .395
5 Charlie Gehringer .391

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 22
2 Rudy York 16
3 Jeff Heath 13
4 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 3
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
1 Carl Reynolds 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Shoffner 0.45
2 Mel Harder 0.73
3 Bill Lee 1.03
4 Danny MacFayden 1.24
5 Ira Hutchinson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Gill 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Bill McGee 17
3 Bill Swift 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 2
2 Russ Bauers 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .386
2 Jimmie Foxx .372
3 Joe DiMaggio .370
4 Rick Ferrell .367
5 Hank Steinbacher .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
1 Augie Galan 33
3 Earl Averill 31
4 Ken Keltner 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 7
2 Buddy Myer 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 3 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 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Mace Brown 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Bob Feller 34
3 Jack Wilson 34
5 Bill McGee 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .367
2 Joe Medwick .358
3 Joe DiMaggio .347
4 Gabby Hartnett .346
5 Johnny Mize .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 45
3 Rudy York 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Joe DiMaggio 158
3 Lou Gehrig 152
4 Jimmie Foxx 148
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 2.50
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 Bobo Newsom 181
3 Lefty Gomez 180
4 Lefty Grove 172
5 Red Ruffing 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 17
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 Jack Wilson 7