Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, June 21, 1938

On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	34	20	.630	--
Red Sox	33	23	.589	2.0
Yankees	31	22	.585	2.5
Senators	31	29	.517	6.0
Tigers	29	29	.500	7.0
Athletics	24	30	.444	10.0
White Sox	19	32	.373	13.5
Browns	18	34	.346	15.0

Games

Senators 7, White Sox 0

Indians 10, Yankees 5

Red Sox 8, Tigers 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Browns 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	22	.607	--
Reds	31	22	.585	1.5
Cubs	34	25	.576	1.5
Pirates	30	23	.566	2.5
Bees	27	24	.529	4.5
Cardinals	23	30	.434	9.5
Dodgers	23	34	.404	11.5
Phillies	14	36	.280	17.0

Games

Pirates 9, Dodgers 3

Bees 3, Cardinals 1

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	8
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Al Simmons	4
3	Rollie Hemsley	3
3	Paul Waner	3
3	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oral Hildebrand	0.88
2	Carl Hubbell	0.71
3	Jim Weaver	0.50
4	Claude Passeau	0.42
5	Tommy Bridges	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Al Epperly	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Bauers	7
1	Oral Hildebrand	7
3	Tommy Bridges	6
4	Carl Hubbell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boots Poffenberger	1
1	Charlie Root	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.393
2	Cecil Travis	.359
3	Ernie Lombardi	.355
4	Hersh Martin	.355
5	Hal Trosky	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
1	Rudy York	19
3	Ival Goodman	16
3	Hank Greenberg	16
3	Mel Ott	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	75
2	Rudy York	58
3	Mel Ott	56
4	Earl Averill	54
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	10
2	Mike Kreevich	9
3	Buddy Myer	8
3	Billy Werber	8
5	Stan Hack	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.11
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.12
3	Bill Swift	2.45
4	Bob Klinger	2.47
5	Bill McGee	2.56

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	84
2	Bob Feller	75
3	Lefty Grove	71
4	Johnny Vander Meer	66
5	Carl Hubbell	62

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Berger	.477
2	Earl Averill	.476
3	George Case	.447
4	Phil Weintraub	.436
5	Pinky Higgins	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Bob Johnson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	23
2	Bob Johnson	18
3	Chet Laabs	17
4	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	Johnny Rizzo	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	5
2	Mike Kreevich	3
3	Frankie Crosetti	2
3	Tony Cuccinello	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
3	Peaches Davis	0.69
3	Charlie Root	0.69
5	Bill Lee	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Roxie Lawson	3
1	Johnny Vander Meer	3
1	Jack Wilson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	25
2	Russ Bauers	22
3	Jim Weaver	21
4	Bobo Newsom	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Monty Stratton	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.419
2	Hersh Martin	.394
3	Gus Suhr	.394
4	Sam Chapman	.383
5	George McQuinn	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Bob Johnson	11
4	Mel Ott	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Bob Johnson	34
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Mel Ott	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	5
1	Gee Walker	5
1	Billy Werber	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.65
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.33
4	Danny MacFayden	1.59
5	Bill Swift	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	6
1	Lynn Nelson	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
4	Jack Wilson	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	38
2	Bobo Newsom	37
3	Claude Passeau	33
4	Clay Bryant	32
4	2 others tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Ira Hutchinson	2
1	Nels Potter	2
1	Monty Stratton	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.363
2	Cecil Travis	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.349
4	Pete Fox	.339
5	Bill Dickey	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Hank Greenberg	41
4	Joe DiMaggio	39
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	153
3	Lou Gehrig	151
4	Rudy York	148
5	Joe DiMaggio	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	26
3	Augie Galan	20
3	Buddy Lewis	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.40
2	Johnny Allen	2.56
3	Danny MacFayden	2.62
4	Lefty Grove	2.75
5	Jim Tobin	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	213
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Lefty Grove	172
4	Carl Hubbell	163
5	Lefty Gomez	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	13
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Charlie Root	8
5	2 tied	7