On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 12 .667 --
Yankees 20 14 .588 3.0
Senators 22 18 .550 4.0
Red Sox 19 17 .528 5.0
Tigers 18 18 .500 6.0
Athletics 14 20 .412 9.0
White Sox 12 18 .400 9.0
Browns 11 23 .324 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 11 .694 --
Cubs 24 15 .615 2.5
Bees 18 14 .563 5.0
Reds 19 17 .528 6.0
Pirates 17 18 .486 7.5
Cardinals 13 20 .394 10.5
Dodgers 14 25 .359 12.5
Phillies 11 21 .344 12.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Myril Hoag 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Marcum 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Marcum 2
2 Emerson Dickman 1
2 Johnny Murphy 1
2 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Lavagetto .379
2 Hal Trosky .378
3 Earl Averill .376
4 Hank Steinbacher .367
5 Frank McCormick .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Ival Goodman 10
3 Rudy York 10
5 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Augie Galan 38
2 Mel Ott 38
4 Earl Averill 37
5 Rudy York 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Augie Galan 6
3 Stan Hack 5
3 Mike Kreevich 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.74
2 Bob Feller 1.77
3 Bob Klinger 1.83
4 Red Ruffing 2.12
5 Paul Derringer 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Paul Derringer 7
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Vern Kennedy 7
2 Cliff Melton 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 56
2 Bob Feller 54
3 Lefty Grove 43
3 Red Ruffing 43
5 Carl Hubbell 42

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 Red Kress .452
2 Hank Steinbacher .410
3 Earl Averill .409
4 Hersh Martin .400
5 3 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 6
2 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Ival Goodman 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 25
2 Rudy York 19
3 Mel Ott 15
4 Augie Galan 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Johnny Dickshot 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.24
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Ira Hutchinson 0.60
4 Danny MacFayden 0.62
5 Bill McGee 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Johnny Vander Meer 22
3 Clay Bryant 20
3 Bill McGee 20
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 2
1 Tot Pressnell 2
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .386
2 Frank McCormick .378
3 Hersh Martin .376
4 Lou Gehrig .368
5 Joe DiMaggio .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Rudy York 9
4 Ival Goodman 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Earl Averill 32
3 Rudy York 28
4 Mel Ott 26
5 Augie Galan 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
2 Bob Feller 1.64
3 Carl Hubbell 1.80
4 Paul Derringer 1.96
5 Bob Klinger 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Johnny Allen 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Jack Wilson 35
4 Clay Bryant 34
4 Bill McGee 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Nels Potter 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .369
2 Gabby Hartnett .354
3 Joe Medwick .352
4 Joe DiMaggio .348
5 Bill Dickey .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Rudy York 44
3 Hank Greenberg 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Joe DiMaggio 156
3 Lou Gehrig 152
4 Jimmie Foxx 151
5 Bill Dickey 145

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 2.60
3 Red Ruffing 2.68
4 Dizzy Dean 2.69
5 Bob Feller 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Jim Turner 21
5 Carl Hubbell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 192
2 Bobo Newsom 186
3 Lefty Gomez 180
4 Lefty Grove 173
5 Red Ruffing 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 16
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 Dick Coffman 7