On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 13 .683 --
Yankees 23 16 .590 4.0
Senators 25 20 .556 5.0
Red Sox 22 18 .550 5.5
Tigers 20 22 .476 8.5
Athletics 17 23 .425 10.5
White Sox 13 23 .361 12.5
Browns 12 25 .324 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 16 .628 --
Giants 25 15 .625 0.5
Bees 21 16 .568 3.0
Reds 22 19 .537 4.0
Pirates 20 19 .513 5.0
Cardinals 17 22 .436 8.0
Dodgers 17 27 .386 10.5
Phillies 11 26 .297 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Siebert 7
2 Johnny Cooney 5
2 Rabbit Warstler 5
4 Tony Cuccinello 4
4 Buddy Hassett 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 2
2 Beau Bell 1
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Dick Siebert 4
1 Gus Suhr 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Debs Garms 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
2 Tex Carleton 0.50
2 Ray Harrell 0.50
2 Lynn Nelson 0.50
5 Bobo Newsom 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Lynn Nelson 6
2 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Pete Appleton 5
4 Tex Carleton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vito Tamulis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .399
2 Earl Averill .364
3 Cookie Lavagetto .359
4 Ernie Lombardi .358
5 Frank McCormick .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
1 Ival Goodman 13
1 Hank Greenberg 13
4 Bob Johnson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 55
2 Earl Averill 46
3 Augie Galan 40
3 Mel Ott 40
5 Ken Keltner 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 9
2 Buddy Myer 7
3 Augie Galan 6
3 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Billy Werber 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.98
2 Bob Feller 2.19
3 Carl Hubbell 2.22
4 Bob Klinger 2.28
5 Paul Derringer 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Vern Kennedy 9
3 Wes Ferrell 8
4 Johnny Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 64
2 Bob Feller 56
3 Johnny Vander Meer 53
4 Lefty Grove 52
5 Red Ruffing 48

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 Myril Hoag .429
3 Debs Garms .417
3 Hal Trosky .417
5 Frankie Crosetti .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Rudy York 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 25
2 Rudy York 17
3 Bob Johnson 16
4 Joe Medwick 15
5 Jimmie Foxx 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.25
2 Hal Schumacher 0.53
3 Red Ruffing 0.67
4 Bill Swift 1.23
5 Johnny Lanning 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
1 Lynn Nelson 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 George Caster 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Lynn Nelson 20
4 Pete Appleton 18
5 Bobo Newsom 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .393
2 Charlie Gehringer .381
3 Frank McCormick .378
4 Hersh Martin .378
4 Hal Trosky .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Ernie Koy 25
3 Mel Ott 25
3 Rudy York 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Pinky Higgins 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
2 Bill Lee 1.56
3 Bill Swift 1.69
4 Jim Bagby 2.05
5 Danny MacFayden 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 46
2 Bobo Newsom 45
3 Johnny Allen 31
3 Clay Bryant 31
5 Red Ruffing 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .366
2 Joe Medwick .357
3 Gabby Hartnett .355
4 Bill Dickey .351
5 Cecil Travis .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Rudy York 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Hank Greenberg 40
5 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 156
1 Hank Greenberg 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 153
4 Lou Gehrig 152
5 Joe Medwick 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Buddy Lewis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.58
2 Jim Turner 2.60
3 Red Ruffing 2.62
4 Danny MacFayden 2.70
5 Bob Feller 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
1 Cliff Melton 24
3 Red Ruffing 23
4 Jim Turner 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 194
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Lefty Gomez 178
4 Lefty Grove 177
5 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