On This Day

Friday, June 3, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	26	13	.667	--
Yankees	23	15	.605	2.5
Senators	25	18	.581	3.0
Red Sox	21	17	.553	4.5
Tigers	19	21	.475	7.5
Athletics	15	22	.405	10.0
White Sox	12	21	.364	11.0
Browns	11	25	.306	13.5

Games

Yankees 5, Tigers 1

Indians 10, Athletics 5

Senators 5, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	13	.658	--
Cubs	25	16	.610	1.5
Bees	19	15	.559	4.0
Pirates	19	18	.514	5.5
Reds	20	19	.513	5.5
Cardinals	16	20	.444	8.0
Dodgers	16	26	.381	11.0
Phillies	11	24	.314	12.5

Games

Cubs 4, Bees 0

Dodgers 5, Reds 4

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Enos Slaughter	4
2	Harry Danning	3
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	Mickey Owen	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Don Padgett	4
3	Morrie Arnovich	2
3	Bruce Campbell	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.62
2	Johnny Allen	0.43
3	Bill Lee	0.40
4	Paul Derringer	0.35
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Paul Derringer	6
3	Red Ruffing	5
4	Bob Klinger	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.388
2	Earl Averill	.372
3	Cookie Lavagetto	.361
4	Frank McCormick	.358
5	Cecil Travis	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Ival Goodman	12
3	Jimmie Foxx	11
4	Rudy York	10
5	Ken Keltner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Earl Averill	46
3	Augie Galan	39
4	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	1.98
4	Bill McGee	2.16
5	Bob Klinger	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	8
1	Lefty Grove	8
1	Vern Kennedy	8
4	Johnny Allen	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	56
2	Bob Feller	54
3	Red Ruffing	48
4	Johnny Vander Meer	47
5	Johnny Allen	46

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	Jimmy Ripple	.442
2	Gus Suhr	.432
3	Red Kress	.422
4	Stan Hack	.404
5	Earl Averill	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	28
2	Rudy York	17
3	Zeke Bonura	13
3	Sam Chapman	13
3	Augie Galan	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	4
2	Stan Hack	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Carl Reynolds	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.25
2	Danny MacFayden	0.62
3	Red Ruffing	0.67
4	George Caster	0.78
5	Carl Hubbell	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Johnny Allen	20
4	Bobo Newsom	17
5	Paul Derringer	15

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	.382
2	Red Kress	.368
3	Charlie Gehringer	.367
4	Lou Gehrig	.358
5	Jimmy Ripple	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Rudy York	28
4	Augie Galan	26
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	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.00
2	Bill Lee	1.56
3	Bob Feller	1.64
4	Carl Hubbell	1.80
5	Jim Bagby	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Kennedy	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Bill Lee	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	40
2	Bobo Newsom	37
3	Jack Wilson	35
4	Clay Bryant	33
5	Johnny Allen	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	3
1	Nels Potter	3
3	Dick Coffman	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Tot Pressnell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.366
2	Joe Medwick	.360
3	Gabby Hartnett	.354
4	Bill Dickey	.350
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	48
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	156
3	Lou Gehrig	152
4	Jimmie Foxx	149
5	Joe Medwick	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	2.60
3	Red Ruffing	2.62
4	Danny MacFayden	2.64
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	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	192
2	Bobo Newsom	183
3	Lefty Gomez	180
4	Lefty Grove	168
4	Red Ruffing	168

Saves

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