On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 8 .667 --
Indians 17 9 .654 0.0
Yankees 15 9 .625 1.0
Senators 17 12 .586 1.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 5.5
Tigers 10 14 .417 6.0
Athletics 7 16 .304 8.5
Browns 7 18 .280 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 5 .792 --
Cubs 15 12 .556 5.5
Pirates 13 11 .542 6.0
Reds 13 12 .520 6.5
Bees 11 11 .500 7.0
Cardinals 11 12 .478 7.5
Dodgers 10 18 .357 11.0
Phillies 5 16 .238 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Don Padgett 3
1 Billy Rogell 3
1 John Stone 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Wes Ferrell 1
2 Don Gutteridge 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Don Gutteridge 5
3 Don Padgett 4
4 Lefty Gomez 3
4 John Stone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Lyn Lary 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Turner 1.33
2 Larry French 0.75
3 Bob Weiland 0.70
4 Wes Ferrell 0.60
5 Bob Klinger 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 9
2 Jim Turner 8
3 Bob Weiland 7
4 Wes Ferrell 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .426
2 Hal Trosky .415
3 Frank McCormick .386
4 Cecil Travis .373
5 Jo-Jo Moore .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Hank Greenberg 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Ival Goodman 6
3 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Augie Galan 26
2 Mel Ott 26
4 Joe Marty 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Mike Kreevich 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Buddy Myer 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Wilson 0.84
2 Dizzy Dean 1.05
3 Bob Feller 1.83
4 Carl Hubbell 2.05
5 Tot Pressnell 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Cliff Melton 6
3 Mace Brown 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Lefty Grove 38
4 Cliff Melton 31
5 Carl Hubbell 30

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .471
2 Joe Medwick .465
3 Tommy Henrich .448
4 Joe DiMaggio .444
5 Billy Rogell .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Augie Galan 13
3 Dusty Cooke 12
3 Harry Craft 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Mel Almada 3
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 Roy Hughes 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Bob Klinger 0.61
3 Joe Beggs 0.64
4 Jack Wilson 1.04
5 Bucky Walters 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Jack Wilson 21
3 Bobo Newsom 20
4 Clay Bryant 19
5 Bob Weiland 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Dick Coffman 1
3 Slick Coffman 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .372
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Johnny Mize .350
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 50
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Lou Gehrig 39
5 Rudy York 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 177
2 Joe DiMaggio 168
3 Lou Gehrig 159
4 Jimmie Foxx 149
5 Bill Dickey 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 33
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Buddy Lewis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.58
2 Jim Turner 2.59
3 Cliff Melton 2.74
4 Lefty Grove 2.77
5 Bob Feller 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 25
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Jim Turner 22
5 Carl Hubbell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 189
2 Bob Feller 188
3 Lefty Grove 179
3 Bobo Newsom 179
5 Red Ruffing 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Charlie Root 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 3 others tied 7