On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 21 .632 --
Yankees 32 24 .571 3.5
Red Sox 33 25 .569 3.5
Tigers 31 29 .517 6.5
Senators 32 30 .516 6.5
Athletics 26 30 .464 9.5
White Sox 20 33 .377 14.0
Browns 18 36 .333 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 23 .603 --
Reds 32 23 .582 1.5
Cubs 34 25 .576 1.5
Pirates 30 24 .556 3.0
Bees 27 26 .509 5.5
Cardinals 25 30 .455 8.5
Dodgers 24 34 .414 11.0
Phillies 14 36 .280 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Red Rolfe 4
1 Goody Rosen 4
4 Pete Fox 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Phelps 6
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Al Simmons 3
2 Rudy York 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lynn Nelson 0.50
2 Tot Pressnell 0.43
3 Denny Galehouse 0.40
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.36
5 Bump Hadley 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Gill 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
2 Bump Hadley 4
3 George Gill 3
3 Lynn Nelson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .390
2 Cecil Travis .368
3 Ernie Lombardi .358
4 Hal Trosky .355
5 Hersh Martin .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
1 Rudy York 20
3 Ival Goodman 18
3 Hank Greenberg 18
5 Mel Ott 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 76
2 Rudy York 62
3 Mel Ott 58
4 Earl Averill 55
5 Ival Goodman 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 10
2 Mike Kreevich 9
2 Billy Werber 9
4 Buddy Myer 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.11
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.39
3 Bob Klinger 2.47
4 Monty Stratton 2.50
5 Bill McGee 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 84
2 Bob Feller 75
3 Lefty Grove 73
4 Johnny Vander Meer 71
5 2 tied 62

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Case .489
2 Wally Berger .476
3 Earl Averill .444
4 Cecil Travis .439
5 Phil Weintraub .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 8
2 Sam Chapman 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Ival Goodman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 24
2 Bob Johnson 19
3 Chet Laabs 17
3 Al Simmons 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Ernie Koy 3
3 Cookie Lavagetto 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
2 Peaches Davis 0.69
2 Bill Lohrman 0.69
2 Charlie Root 0.69
5 Bill Lee 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Roxie Lawson 3
2 Lynn Nelson 3
2 Jack Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 23
2 Russ Bauers 22
3 Lefty Grove 21
3 Jim Weaver 21
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Suhr .407
2 Earl Averill .406
3 Hersh Martin .392
4 Sam Chapman .388
5 Cecil Travis .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Bob Johnson 11
4 Hank Greenberg 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 41
2 Bob Johnson 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Earl Averill 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 7
2 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 0.60
3 Danny MacFayden 1.59
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.83
5 Johnny Lanning 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lynn Nelson 7
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 George Caster 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 43
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Claude Passeau 33
4 Johnny Allen 32
4 4 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Ira Hutchinson 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .359
2 Cecil Travis .354
3 Joe Medwick .352
4 Pete Fox .344
5 Bill Dickey .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Hank Greenberg 43
4 Joe DiMaggio 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 154
2 Lou Gehrig 154
4 Rudy York 152
5 Joe DiMaggio 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Buddy Lewis 20
4 Augie Galan 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.37
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 212
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 12
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7