On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 13 .658 --
Yankees 22 15 .595 2.5
Senators 24 18 .571 3.0
Red Sox 21 17 .553 4.0
Tigers 19 20 .487 6.5
Athletics 15 21 .417 9.0
White Sox 12 20 .375 10.0
Browns 11 25 .306 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 12 .676 --
Cubs 24 16 .600 2.5
Bees 19 14 .576 4.0
Reds 20 18 .526 5.5
Pirates 18 18 .500 6.5
Cardinals 15 20 .429 9.0
Dodgers 15 26 .366 12.0
Phillies 11 23 .324 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Henrich 4
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Babe Phelps 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 0.75
2 Joe Cascarella 0.50
3 Jim Bagby 0.44
4 Eddie Smith 0.43
5 Roy Henshaw 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 9
2 Roy Henshaw 6
3 Jim Bagby 4
4 Joe Cascarella 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Zuber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .380
2 Earl Averill .369
3 Cookie Lavagetto .365
4 Frank McCormick .361
5 Hank Steinbacher .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Ival Goodman 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
4 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Earl Averill 42
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 Red Ruffing 2.12
4 Paul Derringer 2.13
5 Bill McGee 2.16

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 .422
2 Gus Suhr .417
3 Jimmy Ripple .395
4 Earl Averill .391
5 Hank Greenberg .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 28
2 Rudy York 19
3 Sam Chapman 14
3 Ival Goodman 14
3 Babe Phelps 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Stan Hack 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 George Caster 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Bobo Newsom 17
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 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .387
2 Charlie Gehringer .384
3 Lou Gehrig .383
4 Red Kress .374
5 Hank Greenberg .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Rudy York 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Ival Goodman 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Rudy York 28
4 Augie Galan 25
5 2 tied 24

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 Bob Klinger 1.84
5 Bill Lee 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 40
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Jack Wilson 35
4 Clay Bryant 33
4 2 others tied 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .369
2 Joe Medwick .362
3 Gabby Hartnett .355
4 Bill Dickey .349
5 Cecil Travis .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Rudy York 44
3 Hank Greenberg 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Joe DiMaggio 157
3 Lou Gehrig 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 149
5 2 tied 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