On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	19	.627	--
Yankees	30	19	.612	1.0
Red Sox	30	21	.588	2.0
Senators	29	28	.509	6.0
Tigers	27	27	.500	6.5
Athletics	23	28	.451	9.0
White Sox	18	29	.383	12.0
Browns	15	33	.313	15.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Indians 8, Athletics 1

Senators 12, Tigers 10

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	19	.635	--
Cubs	31	23	.574	3.0
Reds	28	21	.571	3.5
Pirates	27	22	.551	4.5
Bees	25	22	.532	5.5
Cardinals	21	28	.429	10.5
Dodgers	21	31	.404	12.0
Phillies	13	33	.283	17.0

Games

Bees 1, Cubs 0

Bees 3, Cubs 2

Giants 10, Cardinals 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 12, Dodgers 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	5
1	George Case	5
3	Leo Durocher	4
3	Lonny Frey	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	2
1	Al Simmons	2
3	Wally Berger	1
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	7
2	Hank Leiber	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	George Case	4
3	Cookie Lavagetto	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Hal Trosky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	1.38
2	Johnny Lanning	0.71
3	Van Mungo	0.60
4	Johnny Allen	0.58
5	Roxie Lawson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Weaver	11
2	Johnny Allen	7
3	Joe Cascarella	6
3	Van Mungo	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.385
2	Hal Trosky	.365
3	Cecil Travis	.360
4	Jimmie Foxx	.354
5	Cookie Lavagetto	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Rudy York	16
3	Ival Goodman	15
3	Hank Greenberg	15
3	Bob Johnson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	72
2	Earl Averill	53
3	Mel Ott	52
3	Rudy York	52
5	Joe Medwick	45

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	Bill Lee	2.20
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23
3	Bob Klinger	2.40
4	Bill Swift	2.45
5	Bob Feller	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Mace Brown	9
2	Paul Derringer	9
2	Wes Ferrell	9
2	Vern Kennedy	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	77
2	Bob Feller	71
3	Lefty Grove	66
4	Johnny Vander Meer	64
5	Johnny Allen	59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Case	.465
2	Earl Averill	.431
3	Sam Chapman	.423
4	Jimmie Foxx	.422
5	George McQuinn	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Bob Johnson	8
3	Mel Ott	6
3	Rudy York	6
5	Sam Chapman	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
1	Bob Johnson	21
3	Rudy York	18
4	Charlie Gehringer	16
4	Joe Medwick	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Gee Walker	3
2	Billy Werber	3
4	Bruce Campbell	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.53
3	Bill Lee	0.82
4	Lefty Grove	1.85
5	2 tied	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Wilson	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Bob Klinger	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Johnny Allen	19
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Jim Weaver	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Ira Hutchinson	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.420
2	Sam Chapman	.385
3	Gus Suhr	.378
4	Hersh Martin	.363
5	Jimmie Foxx	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Bob Johnson	11
4	Ival Goodman	9
4	Mel Ott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	41
2	Rudy York	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	33
4	Bob Johnson	32
5	Joe Medwick	28

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	0.51
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.18
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.25
4	Danny MacFayden	1.49
5	Hal Schumacher	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Wes Ferrell	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	47
2	Johnny Vander Meer	45
3	Johnny Allen	33
4	Claude Passeau	31
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Ira Hutchinson	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.366
2	Joe Medwick	.357
3	Gabby Hartnett	.353
4	Bill Dickey	.349
5	Cecil Travis	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	50
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Joe DiMaggio	40
3	Hank Greenberg	40
5	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	154
3	Lou Gehrig	147
4	Rudy York	146
5	Joe Medwick	145

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	31
3	Gee Walker	21
4	Augie Galan	20
4	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.53
2	Danny MacFayden	2.58
3	Johnny Allen	2.63
4	Lefty Grove	2.75
5	Cliff Melton	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
1	Cliff Melton	23
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Carl Hubbell	21
4	Jim Turner	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	209
2	Bobo Newsom	186
3	Lefty Grove	174
4	Lefty Gomez	160
4	2 others tied	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
2	Johnny Murphy	13
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7