On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 19 13 .594 2.5
Yankees 17 13 .567 3.5
Senators 20 17 .541 4.0
Tigers 16 17 .485 6.0
White Sox 12 15 .444 7.0
Athletics 12 19 .387 9.0
Browns 9 22 .290 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 9 .727 --
Cubs 23 13 .639 2.5
Bees 16 13 .552 6.0
Reds 18 15 .545 6.0
Pirates 15 17 .469 8.5
Cardinals 11 19 .367 11.5
Dodgers 13 23 .361 12.5
Phillies 9 20 .310 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jo-Jo Moore 5
1 Mel Ott 5
3 Elbie Fletcher 4
4 Gibby Brack 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Ray Mueller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Lou Chiozza 3
2 Ray Hayworth 3
2 Lynn Nelson 3
2 Tuck Stainback 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 4.50
2 Tommy Bridges 0.60
3 Clay Bryant 0.56
4 Lynn Nelson 0.31
5 Milt Shoffner 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 9
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Clay Bryant 5
4 Lynn Nelson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Tot Pressnell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .393
2 Hal Trosky .383
3 Hank Steinbacher .380
4 Earl Averill .379
5 Jimmie Foxx .361

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 37
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Earl Averill 33
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Buddy Myer 5
2 Billy Rogell 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.74
1 Carl Hubbell 1.74
3 Paul Derringer 2.02
4 Ted Lyons 2.12
5 Jack Wilson 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Vern Kennedy 7
2 Cliff Melton 7
4 Mace Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 5
2 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
3 Charlie Root 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Ripple .439
2 Jimmie Foxx .425
3 Hank Greenberg .405
4 Frank McCormick .389
5 Earl Averill .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ival Goodman 5
1 Rudy York 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 21
2 Rudy York 18
3 Augie Galan 14
4 Mel Ott 13
4 Babe Phelps 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 3
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Carl Reynolds 3
1 Billy Rogell 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.73
2 Bill Lee 1.03
3 Danny MacFayden 1.24
4 Paul Derringer 1.27
5 Bill McGee 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Clay Bryant 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Bill McGee 17
4 Bill Swift 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tot Pressnell 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 Jimmie Foxx .391
2 Earl Averill .372
3 Frank McCormick .366
4 Hank Greenberg .366
5 Rick Ferrell .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 Augie Galan 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Earl Averill 31
4 Rudy York 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 7
2 Buddy Myer 5
2 Billy Rogell 5
4 Mel Almada 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.33
2 Bob Feller 1.64
3 Ted Lyons 1.67
4 Carl Hubbell 1.70
5 Lefty Grove 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Carl Hubbell 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 37
2 Clay Bryant 36
2 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Carl Hubbell 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .368
2 Joe Medwick .358
3 Johnny Mize .346
4 Gabby Hartnett .345
5 Bill Dickey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Hank Greenberg 44
3 Rudy York 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Joe DiMaggio 159
3 Lou Gehrig 150
4 Jimmie Foxx 148
5 Bill Dickey 140

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 2.69
3 Bob Feller 2.77
4 Lefty Grove 2.79
5 Red Ruffing 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 26
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Tex Carleton 20
4 2 others 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 2 others tied 7