On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 14 .667 --
Yankees 24 16 .600 3.0
Senators 26 20 .565 4.0
Red Sox 23 18 .561 4.5
Tigers 20 23 .465 8.5
Athletics 17 23 .425 10.0
White Sox 13 23 .361 12.0
Browns 12 26 .316 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 16 .636 --
Giants 26 15 .634 0.5
Bees 21 17 .553 4.0
Reds 22 20 .524 5.0
Pirates 20 20 .500 6.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 8.0
Dodgers 18 27 .400 10.5
Phillies 11 27 .289 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Doc Cramer 4
1 Johnny McCarthy 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Johnny McCarthy 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Ken O'Dea 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Henshaw 0.30
1 Jack Knott 0.30
3 Ken Chase 0.27
4 Earl Whitehill 0.18
5 Joe Beggs 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Joe Krakauskas 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Sivess 4
2 Ken Chase 3
2 Roy Henshaw 3
2 Jack Knott 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Logan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .397
2 Earl Averill .371
3 Cookie Lavagetto .369
4 Frank McCormick .355
5 Ernie Lombardi .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Ival Goodman 13
2 Hank Greenberg 13
4 Bob Johnson 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 59
2 Earl Averill 48
3 Mel Ott 43
4 Augie Galan 41
5 Joe Medwick 37

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 Bill Swift 2.15
3 Bob Feller 2.19
4 Carl Hubbell 2.22
5 Bob Klinger 2.28

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 .429
2 Ernie Lombardi .410
3 Hal Trosky .408
4 Debs Garms .400
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Bob Johnson 6
3 Hank Greenberg 5
4 Sam Chapman 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 23
2 Joe Medwick 19
3 Jimmie Foxx 18
4 Bob Johnson 16
5 Mel Ott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 Carl Reynolds 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.25
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.45
3 Red Ruffing 0.67
4 Bill Swift 0.93
5 Hal Schumacher 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
1 Lynn Nelson 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Max Butcher 3
3 5 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 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .400
2 Hersh Martin .389
3 Charlie Gehringer .382
4 Hal Trosky .376
5 Debs Garms .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Ival Goodman 8
2 Hank Greenberg 8
4 Mel Ott 7
4 Rudy York 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Joe Medwick 28
4 Ernie Koy 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
2 Bill Lee 1.17
3 Bill Swift 1.32
4 Jim Bagby 2.05
5 Danny MacFayden 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 Lynn Nelson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 46
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Clay Bryant 31
4 Red Ruffing 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
4 Russ Bauers 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .364
2 Joe Medwick .360
3 Gabby Hartnett .356
4 Bill Dickey .353
5 Cecil Travis .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 48
2 Rudy York 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Hank Greenberg 40
5 Lou Gehrig 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 157
2 Hank Greenberg 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 155
4 Lou Gehrig 150
5 Joe Medwick 148

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 2.72
5 Lefty Grove 2.85

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 194
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Lefty Gomez 178
4 Lefty Grove 172
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