On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	12	.647	--
Red Sox	19	14	.576	2.5
Senators	21	17	.553	3.0
Yankees	17	14	.548	3.5
Tigers	17	17	.500	5.0
White Sox	12	16	.429	7.0
Athletics	13	19	.406	8.0
Browns	10	22	.313	11.0

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 11, Yankees 9

Browns 8, Indians 6

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	9	.735	--
Cubs	23	14	.622	3.5
Bees	16	14	.533	7.0
Reds	18	16	.529	7.0
Pirates	16	17	.485	8.5
Cardinals	12	19	.387	11.5
Dodgers	14	23	.378	12.5
Phillies	9	21	.300	14.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Bees 0

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hersh Martin	4
2	Gene Desautels	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Mickey Haslin	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Jeff Heath	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
1	John Stone	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Boze Berger	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Johnny McCarthy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Weiland	1.33
2	Bobo Newsom	0.64
3	Lee Grissom	0.57
4	Lou Fette	0.54
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Fette	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Jumbo Brown	4
3	Joe Cascarella	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cookie Lavagetto	.389
2	Hank Steinbacher	.379
3	Hal Trosky	.378
4	Earl Averill	.375
5	Frank McCormick	.359

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	Mel Ott	38
3	Augie Galan	37
4	Earl Averill	35
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	9
2	Augie Galan	5
2	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Buddy Myer	5
2	Billy Rogell	5

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	Wes Ferrell	7
2	Vern Kennedy	7
2	Cliff Melton	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	56
2	Bob Feller	51
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	Nels Potter	3
3	Charlie Root	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Steinbacher	.455
2	Jimmy Ripple	.409
3	Frankie Crosetti	.400
4	Hersh Martin	.391
5	Red Rolfe	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ival Goodman	5
1	Rudy York	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	23
2	Rudy York	19
3	Mel Ott	15
4	Augie Galan	14
4	Jeff Heath	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	4
2	Johnny Dickshot	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Carl Reynolds	3
2	Billy Rogell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	1.03
2	Danny MacFayden	1.24
3	Mel Harder	1.26
4	Paul Derringer	1.27
5	Bill McGee	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	26
2	Johnny Vander Meer	22
3	Clay Bryant	20
4	Bill McGee	17
4	Bill Swift	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	2
1	Tot Pressnell	2
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	Ray Benge	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.375
2	Frank McCormick	.373
3	Hersh Martin	.372
4	Joe Cronin	.366
5	Earl Averill	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Ival Goodman	8
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Rudy York	8
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Augie Galan	30
4	Mel Ott	27
4	Rudy York	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	7
2	Billy Rogell	5
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Augie Galan	4
3	3 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	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Clay Bryant	35
3	Carl Hubbell	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Nels Potter	3
2	Charlie Root	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.369
2	Joe Medwick	.355
3	Gabby Hartnett	.348
4	Bill Dickey	.345
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	48
2	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Rudy York	42
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	164
2	Joe DiMaggio	160
3	Lou Gehrig	150
4	Jimmie Foxx	148
5	Bill Dickey	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Ben Chapman	32
3	Augie Galan	23
4	Buddy Lewis	19
4	Gee Walker	19

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	186
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