On This Day

Sunday, June 12, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	18	.617	--
Yankees	27	19	.587	1.5
Red Sox	26	21	.553	3.0
Senators	27	25	.519	4.5
Tigers	25	24	.510	5.0
Athletics	21	26	.447	8.0
White Sox	18	25	.419	9.0
Browns	15	30	.333	13.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Indians 6

Athletics 8, Browns 3

Athletics 1, Browns 0

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 18, Senators 12

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	17	.646	--
Cubs	30	20	.600	2.0
Reds	25	21	.543	5.0
Pirates	24	21	.533	5.5
Bees	22	21	.512	6.5
Dodgers	21	28	.429	10.5
Cardinals	19	26	.422	10.5
Phillies	12	30	.286	16.0

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 6, Cubs 0

Pirates 11, Phillies 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Bees 6, Reds 5

Reds 7, Bees 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Cooney	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Leo Durocher	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	8
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Johnny Rizzo	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Mills	1.00
2	Bob Weiland	0.75
3	Johnny Allen	0.71
4	Van Mungo	0.64
5	Jim Weaver	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	7
1	Van Mungo	7
3	Red Ruffing	6
3	Bob Weiland	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Dick Coffman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.374
2	Hal Trosky	.370
3	Cookie Lavagetto	.360
4	Ernie Lombardi	.359
5	Cecil Travis	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	18
2	Bob Johnson	15
3	Ival Goodman	14
3	Rudy York	14
5	Hank Greenberg	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	69
2	Earl Averill	50
3	Mel Ott	49
4	Rudy York	45
5	Joe Medwick	43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.22
2	Bill Lee	2.29
3	Bill Swift	2.29
4	Buck Ross	2.42
5	Bob Klinger	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Paul Derringer	9
2	Vern Kennedy	9
4	Mace Brown	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	72
2	Bob Feller	64
3	Lefty Grove	60
4	Red Ruffing	57
4	Johnny Vander Meer	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	6
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	Hersh Martin	.429
1	Dick Siebert	.429
3	Gus Suhr	.420
4	Taffy Wright	.409
5	Buddy Myer	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Bill Dickey	6
3	Rudy York	6
5	Sam Chapman	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
3	Joe Medwick	22
4	Earl Averill	17
4	Rudy York	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Wally Moses	3
3	Cecil Travis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Murphy	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.32
3	Bill Lee	0.53
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.67
5	Hal Schumacher	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	3
1	George Caster	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Red Ruffing	20
4	Bob Weiland	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hersh Martin	.392
2	Earl Averill	.378
3	Gus Suhr	.373
4	Ernie Lombardi	.372
4	Buddy Myer	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Rudy York	35
4	Bob Johnson	32
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Gee Walker	5
4	Stan Hack	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.78
2	Bill Swift	1.67
3	Danny MacFayden	1.82
4	Johnny Rigney	1.91
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	Larry French	33
4	Johnny Allen	32
5	Bob Weiland	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	4
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.360
2	Charlie Gehringer	.359
3	Gabby Hartnett	.358
4	Joe Medwick	.355
5	Cecil Travis	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Joe DiMaggio	43
4	Hank Greenberg	38
5	Bill Dickey	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	156
2	Hank Greenberg	155
3	Joe DiMaggio	150
4	Joe Medwick	149
5	Lou Gehrig	147

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	30
3	Gee Walker	22
4	Augie Galan	20
4	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	2.65
2	Lefty Grove	2.66
3	Jim Turner	2.69
4	Danny MacFayden	2.74
5	Cliff Melton	2.93

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	202
2	Bobo Newsom	199
3	Lefty Gomez	173
4	Lefty Grove	169
5	Red Ruffing	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Mace Brown	7
4	Charlie Root	7