On This Day

Saturday, June 11, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 17 .630 --
Yankees 26 19 .578 2.5
Red Sox 25 20 .556 3.5
Senators 27 24 .529 4.5
Tigers 24 24 .500 6.0
Athletics 19 26 .422 9.5
White Sox 17 24 .415 9.5
Browns 15 28 .349 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 16 .652 --
Cubs 29 19 .604 2.0
Reds 24 20 .545 5.0
Pirates 23 21 .523 6.0
Bees 21 20 .512 6.5
Dodgers 20 27 .426 10.5
Cardinals 18 25 .419 10.5
Phillies 12 29 .293 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Billy Rogell 3
3 Wayne Ambler 2
3 George Caster 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Don Gutteridge 1
2 Red Kress 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Bill Swift 3
3 Mark Christman 2
3 Red Kress 2
3 Ernie Lombardi 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Sullivan 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.33
2 Bill McGee 0.67
3 Danny MacFayden 0.57
4 Bill Swift 0.31
5 George Caster 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 Bill Swift 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Caster 4
1 Danny MacFayden 4
1 Bill McGee 4
1 Bill Swift 4
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .371
2 Hal Trosky .366
3 Ernie Lombardi .364
4 Jimmie Foxx .357
5 Cookie Lavagetto .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Ival Goodman 13
2 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Bob Johnson 13
2 Rudy York 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 68
2 Earl Averill 49
2 Mel Ott 49
4 Joe Medwick 42
4 Rudy York 42

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 2.29
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 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 72
2 Bob Feller 62
3 Lefty Grove 60
4 Johnny Vander Meer 57
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 .451
2 Taffy Wright .413
3 Ernie Lombardi .412
4 Dick Siebert .404
5 Ernie Koy .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Bob Johnson 8
3 Bill Dickey 6
4 Sam Chapman 5
4 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Joe Medwick 21
3 Bob Johnson 20
4 Mel Ott 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Wally Moses 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.47
2 Bill Lee 0.67
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.67
4 Hal Schumacher 1.04
5 Jim Weaver 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 3
1 George Caster 3
1 Bob Klinger 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Claude Passeau 17
4 Tommy Bridges 16
4 4 others 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 .380
2 Ernie Lombardi .380
3 Gus Suhr .375
4 Earl Averill .371
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Rudy York 10
3 Bob Johnson 9
4 Ival Goodman 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Rudy York 32
4 Joe Medwick 28
5 Mel Ott 26

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 0.87
2 Bill Swift 1.67
3 Jim Weaver 1.80
4 Danny MacFayden 1.82
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 6
2 George Caster 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 44
2 Bobo Newsom 42
3 Clay Bryant 34
4 Larry French 31
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 4
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
4 Russ Bauers 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .361
2 Gabby Hartnett .358
3 Joe Medwick .357
4 Charlie Gehringer .356
5 Cecil Travis .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 47
2 Joe DiMaggio 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Hank Greenberg 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 156
2 Hank Greenberg 154
3 Joe DiMaggio 153
4 Lou Gehrig 149
5 Joe Medwick 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Gee Walker 21
4 Augie Galan 20
4 Buddy Lewis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.54
2 Jim Turner 2.67
3 Danny MacFayden 2.74
4 Red Ruffing 2.76
5 Lefty Grove 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Cliff Melton 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Carl Hubbell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 200
2 Bobo Newsom 199
3 Lefty Grove 180
4 Lefty Gomez 173
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