On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 15 .659 --
Red Sox 24 19 .558 4.5
Yankees 24 19 .558 4.5
Senators 26 22 .542 5.0
Tigers 22 23 .489 7.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 10.5
Athletics 17 25 .405 11.0
Browns 14 26 .350 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 16 .636 --
Cubs 29 18 .617 0.5
Bees 21 18 .538 4.5
Reds 23 20 .535 4.5
Pirates 21 20 .512 5.5
Cardinals 18 24 .429 9.0
Dodgers 20 27 .426 9.5
Phillies 11 28 .282 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Billy Jurges 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Don Heffner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 2
2 Harry Craft 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.25
2 Clay Bryant 0.75
3 Bob Weiland 0.67
4 Larry French 0.62
5 2 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 10
2 Larry French 8
2 Bob Weiland 8
4 Clay Bryant 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Ed Cole 1
1 Monty Stratton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .377
2 Earl Averill .375
3 Jimmie Foxx .360
4 Ernie Lombardi .359
5 Cookie Lavagetto .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Ival Goodman 13
2 Hank Greenberg 13
4 Mel Ott 12
4 Rudy York 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 66
2 Earl Averill 49
3 Mel Ott 47
4 Augie Galan 41
5 Joe Medwick 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 10
2 Mike Kreevich 9
3 Buddy Myer 7
3 Billy Werber 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 2.06
2 Carl Hubbell 2.07
3 Bill Swift 2.15
4 Bill Lee 2.46
5 Paul Derringer 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Vern Kennedy 9
3 Paul Derringer 8
3 Wes Ferrell 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 64
2 Bob Feller 62
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 .438
2 Sam West .429
3 Red Kress .417
4 George McQuinn .409
5 Buster Mills .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Rudy York 6
4 Hank Greenberg 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Joe Medwick 19
3 Earl Averill 18
4 Rudy York 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.45
2 Bill Lee 0.50
3 Bill Swift 0.93
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.96
5 Hal Schumacher 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Max Butcher 3
2 George Caster 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 24
2 Johnny Vander Meer 22
3 Larry French 19
4 Paul Derringer 17
4 Claude Passeau 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Ed Cole 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .402
2 Earl Averill .392
3 Hersh Martin .389
4 Jimmie Foxx .385
5 Gus Suhr .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Rudy York 9
3 Ival Goodman 8
4 Hank Greenberg 7
4 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 41
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Joe Medwick 31
4 Ernie Koy 29
5 Rudy York 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 6
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 1.29
2 Bill Swift 1.32
3 Bob Klinger 2.11
4 Paul Derringer 2.12
5 Danny MacFayden 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Bill Lee 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 40
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Clay Bryant 34
4 Larry French 31
4 Bill McGee 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Tot Pressnell 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 23 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .362
2 Joe Medwick .359
3 Gabby Hartnett .358
4 Bill Dickey .353
5 Cecil Travis .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 46
1 Rudy York 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Hank Greenberg 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Joe DiMaggio 157
3 Hank Greenberg 155
4 Lou Gehrig 151
5 Joe Medwick 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Augie Galan 21
3 Gee Walker 21
5 Buddy Lewis 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 Carl Hubbell 21
4 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 200
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Lefty Grove 172
4 Lefty Gomez 167
5 Red Ruffing 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Dick Coffman 7
3 Charlie Root 7