On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	16	.644	--
Red Sox	25	19	.568	3.5
Yankees	25	19	.568	3.5
Senators	27	22	.551	4.0
Tigers	22	24	.478	7.5
Athletics	18	25	.419	10.0
White Sox	16	24	.400	10.5
Browns	14	27	.341	13.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 5

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	16	.644	--
Cubs	29	19	.604	1.5
Reds	23	20	.535	5.0
Bees	21	19	.525	5.5
Pirates	22	20	.524	5.5
Cardinals	18	24	.429	9.5
Dodgers	20	27	.426	10.0
Phillies	11	28	.282	15.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 5

Pirates 5, Bees 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dario Lodigiani	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	George Case	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dario Lodigiani	5
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Carl Reynolds	3
4	Dick Bartell	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Gene Desautels	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.62
2	Jimmie DeShong	0.38
3	Mel Harder	0.25
4	Jim Tobin	0.17
5	Tex Carleton	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Mel Harder	4
3	Jimmie DeShong	3
4	Tex Carleton	2
4	Russ Van Atta	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.374
2	Hal Trosky	.369
3	Jimmie Foxx	.363
4	Cookie Lavagetto	.356
5	2 tied	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	18
2	Ival Goodman	13
2	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Rudy York	13
5	Mel Ott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	68
2	Earl Averill	49
2	Mel Ott	49
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	10
2	Vern Kennedy	9
3	Paul Derringer	8
3	Wes Ferrell	8
5	6 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	64
2	Bob Feller	62
3	Lefty Grove	60
4	Johnny Vander Meer	53
5	Red Ruffing	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	5
2	Pete Appleton	4
2	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Nels Potter	4
5	Charlie Root	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Suhr	.438
2	Sam West	.421
3	Ernie Koy	.404
4	Dick Siebert	.400
5	Cecil Travis	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Bob Johnson	6
3	Rudy York	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	23
2	Joe Medwick	19
3	Earl Averill	17
3	Mel Ott	17
5	Bob Johnson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Gee Walker	4
3	Frankie Crosetti	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.47
2	Bill Lee	0.50
3	Bill Swift	0.93
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.96
5	Hal Schumacher	1.06

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	Lefty Grove	18
4	Claude Passeau	17
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	Max Butcher	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hersh Martin	.395
2	Earl Averill	.392
3	Red Kress	.391
4	Jimmie Foxx	.380
5	Gus Suhr	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Rudy York	10
3	Ival Goodman	8
4	Hank Greenberg	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	40
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Rudy York	29
4	Joe Medwick	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Buddy Lewis	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	Danny MacFayden	1.55
4	Paul Derringer	2.12
5	Red Ruffing	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Bill Lee	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	40
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Clay Bryant	34
4	Larry French	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	4
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.361
2	Joe Medwick	.359
3	Gabby Hartnett	.358
4	Bill Dickey	.357
5	Cecil Travis	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	47
2	Joe DiMaggio	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	45
4	Hank Greenberg	38
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Joe DiMaggio	156
3	Hank Greenberg	154
4	Lou Gehrig	149
4	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	Johnny Allen	2.54
2	Jim Turner	2.65
3	Danny MacFayden	2.72
4	Red Ruffing	2.76
5	Lefty Grove	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
1	Cliff Melton	24
3	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	180
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