On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 13 .649 --
Yankees 20 15 .571 3.0
Senators 23 18 .561 3.0
Red Sox 20 17 .541 4.0
Tigers 19 18 .514 5.0
Athletics 15 20 .429 8.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.0
Browns 11 24 .314 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 12 .676 --
Cubs 24 15 .615 2.0
Bees 18 14 .563 4.5
Reds 20 17 .541 5.0
Pirates 18 18 .500 6.5
Cardinals 14 20 .412 9.5
Dodgers 14 26 .350 12.5
Phillies 11 22 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
3 Morrie Arnovich 3
3 Boze Berger 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
2 Ray Harrell 0.46
3 Lynn Nelson 0.43
4 Russ Bauers 0.40
5 Jim Walkup 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Ray Harrell 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Harrell 6
1 Lynn Nelson 6
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Johnny Humphries 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .372
2 Hal Trosky .371
3 Frank McCormick .370
4 Cookie Lavagetto .364
5 Hank Steinbacher .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Ival Goodman 11
4 Rudy York 10
5 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Earl Averill 40
3 Augie Galan 38
3 Mel Ott 38
5 Rudy York 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Augie Galan 6
2 Buddy Myer 6
4 Stan Hack 5
4 3 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
1 Vern Kennedy 8
3 Paul Derringer 7
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Cliff Melton 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 56
2 Bob Feller 54
3 Johnny Vander Meer 47
4 Lefty Grove 43
4 Red Ruffing 43

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 .426
2 Earl Averill .422
3 Hank Greenberg .396
4 Hank Steinbacher .386
5 Jimmy Ripple .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
1 Rudy York 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Ival Goodman 5
5 Bill Dickey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 28
2 Rudy York 19
3 Sam Chapman 14
4 Augie Galan 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Carl Reynolds 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 4 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 George Caster 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Bobo Newsom 26
3 Lynn Nelson 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
3 Bill Swift 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 Frank McCormick .396
2 Lou Gehrig .390
3 Hank Greenberg .375
3 Red Kress .375
5 Hersh Martin .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Rudy York 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Ival Goodman 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Rudy York 28
4 Mel Ott 26
5 Augie Galan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Stan Hack 4
3 4 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
1 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 43
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Jack Wilson 35
4 Clay Bryant 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Nels Potter 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .368
2 Joe Medwick .358
3 Gabby Hartnett .357
4 Bill Dickey .352
5 Johnny Mize .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Rudy York 44
3 Hank Greenberg 43
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Joe DiMaggio 155
3 Lou Gehrig 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 148
5 Bill Dickey 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Buddy Lewis 19
4 Gee Walker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.46
2 Johnny Allen 2.50
3 Danny MacFayden 2.64
4 Red Ruffing 2.68
5 Bob Feller 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 24
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 168
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