On This Day

Tuesday, June 14, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 19 .604 --
Yankees 28 19 .596 0.5
Red Sox 27 21 .563 2.0
Senators 28 25 .528 3.5
Tigers 25 25 .500 5.0
Athletics 22 26 .458 7.0
White Sox 18 26 .409 9.0
Browns 15 31 .326 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 17 .653 --
Cubs 31 20 .608 2.0
Reds 25 21 .543 5.5
Pirates 24 22 .522 6.5
Bees 22 22 .500 7.5
Cardinals 20 26 .435 10.5
Dodgers 21 28 .429 11.0
Phillies 12 31 .279 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Stu Martin 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Myril Hoag 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
3 Sam Chapman 2
3 Hank Greenberg 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Jimmy Wasdell 1
1 Billy Werber 1
1 Pep Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.86
2 Russ Bauers 0.58
3 Johnny Humphries 0.42
4 Lynn Nelson 0.36
5 Bobo Newsom 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Bauers 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
3 Johnny Humphries 5
3 Bobo Newsom 5
5 Lynn Nelson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Archie McKain 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .374
2 Cecil Travis .362
3 Hal Trosky .361
4 Cookie Lavagetto .360
5 Ernie Lombardi .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 69
2 Earl Averill 51
2 Mel Ott 51
4 Rudy York 45
5 Joe Medwick 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 10
2 Mike Kreevich 9
3 Buddy Myer 8
3 Billy Werber 8
5 6 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 77
2 Lefty Grove 66
3 Bob Feller 64
4 Red Ruffing 57
4 Johnny Vander Meer 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 6
2 Johnny Murphy 5
3 Pete Appleton 4
3 Nels Potter 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .442
2 Buddy Myer .432
2 Babe Phelps .432
4 Sam Chapman .426
5 Joe Medwick .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Sam Chapman 5
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 25
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Joe Medwick 20
4 Pete Fox 15
5 Earl Averill 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Gee Walker 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Buddy Myer 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.53
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.67
4 Bill Lee 0.72
5 Bill Swift 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lynn Nelson 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3
1 Jack Wilson 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Russ Bauers 18
4 Lynn Nelson 16
4 Johnny Vander Meer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hersh Martin .386
2 Gus Suhr .379
3 Ernie Lombardi .372
3 Buddy Myer .372
5 Earl Averill .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 11
1 Rudy York 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Ival Goodman 9
5 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 39
2 Rudy York 35
3 Bob Johnson 32
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
5 Joe Medwick 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
1 Lyn Lary 5
1 Gee Walker 5
1 Billy Werber 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.78
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.38
3 Bill Swift 1.67
4 Danny MacFayden 1.82
5 Johnny Rigney 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 47
2 Johnny Vander Meer 38
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Johnny Allen 32
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .363
2 Joe Medwick .359
3 Gabby Hartnett .356
4 Bill Dickey .354
5 Cecil Travis .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Joe DiMaggio 40
4 Hank Greenberg 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Joe Medwick 146
5 Joe DiMaggio 145

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.66
3 Danny MacFayden 2.68
4 Johnny Allen 2.70
5 Cliff Melton 2.94

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 194
3 Lefty Grove 175
4 Lefty Gomez 169
5 Red Ruffing 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Dick Coffman 8
4 Mace Brown 7
4 Charlie Root 7