On This Day

Wednesday, June 22, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 20 .643 --
Red Sox 33 24 .579 3.5
Yankees 31 24 .564 4.5
Tigers 30 29 .508 7.5
Senators 31 30 .508 7.5
Athletics 25 30 .455 10.5
White Sox 20 32 .385 14.0
Browns 18 35 .340 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 22 .614 --
Cubs 34 25 .576 2.0
Reds 31 23 .574 2.5
Pirates 30 23 .566 3.0
Bees 27 25 .519 5.5
Cardinals 24 30 .444 9.5
Dodgers 23 34 .404 12.0
Phillies 14 36 .280 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Steinbacher 6
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Rip Radcliff 4
4 Earle Brucker 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Radcliff 6
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Lou Finney 2
3 Earle Brucker 1
3 Pete Fox 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Vern Kennedy 0.58
3 Lefty Mills 0.57
4 Paul Derringer 0.43
5 Lefty Grove 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 8
2 Vern Kennedy 7
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Bobby Reis 5
5 George Caster 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Humphries 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .389
2 Ernie Lombardi .365
3 Cecil Travis .361
4 Hersh Martin .355
5 Hal Trosky .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Rudy York 19
3 Ival Goodman 17
3 Hank Greenberg 17
5 Mel Ott 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 76
2 Rudy York 59
3 Mel Ott 56
4 Earl Averill 55
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 10
2 Mike Kreevich 9
2 Billy Werber 9
4 Buddy Myer 8
5 2 tied 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 Monty Stratton 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Vern Kennedy 10
3 Johnny Allen 9
3 Mace Brown 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 84
2 Bob Feller 75
3 Lefty Grove 73
4 Johnny Vander Meer 66
5 2 tied 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 George Case .476
3 Earl Averill .455
4 Phil Weintraub .436
5 Pinky Higgins .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Bob Johnson 5
2 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 23
2 Bob Johnson 19
3 Chet Laabs 16
3 Johnny Rizzo 16
5 Ival Goodman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 2
3 Lou Finney 2
3 10 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 0.75

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 Lefty Mills 23
3 Russ Bauers 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
4 Jim Weaver 21

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 .406
2 Ernie Lombardi .400
2 Hersh Martin .400
2 Gus Suhr .400
5 Sam Chapman .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Bob Johnson 11
4 Hank Greenberg 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Bob Johnson 35
4 Joe Medwick 31
5 Earl Averill 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Billy Werber 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 5
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Gee Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.47
2 Bill Lee 0.65
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.33
4 Danny MacFayden 1.59
5 Johnny Lanning 1.95

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 38
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Claude Passeau 33
4 Johnny Allen 32
4 3 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 .362
2 Cecil Travis .351
3 Joe Medwick .350
4 Bill Dickey .342
5 Pete Fox .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
3 Hank Greenberg 42
4 Joe DiMaggio 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 154
3 Lou Gehrig 151
4 Rudy York 149
5 Joe DiMaggio 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
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 2.49
3 Danny MacFayden 2.62
4 Lefty Grove 2.84
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 174
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 163

Saves

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