On This Day

Tuesday, June 7, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	14	.674	--
Yankees	24	17	.585	4.0
Senators	26	21	.553	5.0
Red Sox	23	19	.548	5.5
Tigers	21	23	.477	8.5
Athletics	17	24	.415	11.0
White Sox	14	23	.378	12.0
Browns	13	26	.333	14.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Yankees 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Browns 11, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	29	16	.644	--
Giants	26	16	.619	1.5
Bees	21	17	.553	4.5
Reds	22	20	.524	5.5
Pirates	20	20	.500	6.5
Cardinals	18	23	.439	9.0
Dodgers	19	27	.413	10.5
Phillies	11	27	.289	14.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	4
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Lyn Lary	3
2	George McQuinn	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	Joe Marty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	5
2	Don Padgett	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	Odell Hale	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Laabs	2
1	Cecil Travis	2
3	Ossie Bluege	1
3	Mike Kreevich	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Caster	0.57
2	Johnny Allen	0.50
3	Bill Lee	0.44
4	Cliff Melton	0.42
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Julio Bonetti	1
1	George Gill	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Melton	5
2	Jim Bagby	4
2	George Caster	4
2	Johnny Humphries	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roxie Lawson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.384
2	Earl Averill	.372
3	Cookie Lavagetto	.370
4	Frank McCormick	.355
5	Jimmie Foxx	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Ival Goodman	13
2	Hank Greenberg	13
4	Mel Ott	11
4	Rudy York	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	62
2	Earl Averill	49
3	Mel Ott	44
4	Augie Galan	41
5	Joe Medwick	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	10
2	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Buddy Myer	7
2	Billy Werber	7
5	Augie Galan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.15
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	4 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	51

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	Gus Suhr	.422
2	Red Kress	.413
3	Ernie Lombardi	.400
4	Debs Garms	.390
5	Ernie Koy	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Bob Johnson	6
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Rudy York	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	24
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Joe Medwick	18
4	Bob Johnson	16
4	Ernie Koy	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Buddy Myer	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.45
2	Bill Lee	0.50
3	Bill Swift	0.93
4	Hal Schumacher	1.04
5	Jim Weaver	1.29

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	24
3	Lynn Nelson	20
4	Pete Appleton	18
5	Johnny Allen	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Kress	.400
2	Hersh Martin	.389
3	Charlie Gehringer	.373
4	Earl Averill	.371
5	Jimmie Foxx	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Joe Medwick	30
4	Ernie Koy	29
5	2 tied	26

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	Bill Lee	1.29
2	Bill Swift	1.32
3	Paul Derringer	1.81
4	Red Ruffing	2.11
5	Danny MacFayden	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	46
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Red Ruffing	33
4	Bill McGee	30
5	Jack Wilson	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	.359
3	Gabby Hartnett	.358
4	Bill Dickey	.354
5	Cecil Travis	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	47
2	Rudy York	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	42
4	Hank Greenberg	40
5	Lou Gehrig	35

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	30
3	Augie Galan	21
4	Buddy Lewis	20
4	Gee Walker	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.60
2	Johnny Allen	2.65
3	Danny MacFayden	2.72
4	Red Ruffing	2.76
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	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Mace Brown	7
3	Dick Coffman	7
3	Charlie Root	7