On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	20	.615	--
Yankees	30	20	.600	1.0
Red Sox	31	21	.596	1.0
Tigers	28	27	.509	5.5
Senators	29	29	.500	6.0
Athletics	24	28	.462	8.0
White Sox	18	30	.375	12.0
Browns	16	33	.327	14.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 8, Indians 4

Browns 1, Yankees 0

Tigers 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	19	.642	--
Cubs	31	24	.564	4.0
Reds	28	22	.560	4.5
Bees	26	22	.542	5.5
Pirates	27	23	.540	5.5
Cardinals	21	29	.420	11.5
Dodgers	22	31	.415	12.0
Phillies	14	33	.298	17.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Bees 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Stripp	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Debs Garms	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Lee Handley	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Bartell	3
2	Tony Cuccinello	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Ival Goodman	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Frankie Pytlak	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	1.17
2	Lefty Mills	1.00
3	Lefty Gomez	0.67
4	Ted Lyons	0.50
5	Bob Weiland	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	8
2	Tex Carleton	7
3	Lefty Gomez	6
3	Ted Lyons	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.388
2	Hal Trosky	.368
3	Cecil Travis	.364
4	Ernie Lombardi	.357
5	Hersh Martin	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Rudy York	16
4	Ival Goodman	15
4	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	3 tied	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	11
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
2	Lefty Grove	71
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	Wally Berger	.500
2	Phil Weintraub	.480
3	George Case	.477
4	Joe Vosmik	.436
5	Earl Averill	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Bob Johnson	8
3	Mel Ott	6
3	Rudy York	6
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	23
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Rudy York	18
4	Charlie Gehringer	17
5	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	0.69
3	Bill Lee	1.13
4	Harry Eisenstat	1.38
5	Lefty Grove	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Wilson	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Russ Bauers	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	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.416
2	Gus Suhr	.406
3	Sam Chapman	.388
4	Debs Garms	.387
5	Hersh Martin	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	39
2	Rudy York	37
3	Bob Johnson	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	Ival Goodman	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Gee Walker	5
1	Billy Werber	5
4	Augie Galan	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.51
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.18
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.20
4	Danny MacFayden	1.49
5	Hal Schumacher	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Lynn Nelson	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
4	Johnny Allen	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Bobo Newsom	38
3	Johnny Allen	33
3	Lefty Grove	33
5	2 tied	31

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	.368
2	Joe Medwick	.354
3	Gabby Hartnett	.350
4	Cecil Travis	.346
5	Bill Dickey	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	50
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Hank Greenberg	41
4	Joe DiMaggio	40
5	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	153
3	Lou Gehrig	147
4	Rudy York	146
5	Joe DiMaggio	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	29
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	2.73
5	Cliff Melton	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	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	179
4	Lefty Gomez	166
5	2 tied	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7