On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 21 .638 --
Yankees 32 25 .561 4.5
Red Sox 33 26 .559 4.5
Tigers 32 29 .525 6.5
Senators 32 30 .516 7.0
Athletics 26 30 .464 10.0
White Sox 20 33 .377 14.5
Browns 18 36 .333 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 23 .610 --
Reds 33 23 .589 1.5
Cubs 34 26 .567 2.5
Pirates 30 24 .556 3.5
Bees 27 26 .509 6.0
Cardinals 25 31 .446 9.5
Dodgers 25 34 .424 11.0
Phillies 14 37 .275 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Ross 4
2 Herb Bremer 3
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Hal Trosky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Ernie Koy 1
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 Babe Phelps 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Humphries 0.43
2 Harry Eisenstat 0.20
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.18
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.15
5 Roy Henshaw 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Jake Wade 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Archie McKain 6
2 Johnny Humphries 3
2 Jake Wade 3
4 Harry Eisenstat 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .384
2 Cecil Travis .368
3 Ernie Lombardi .367
4 Hal Trosky .363
5 Hersh Martin .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 77
2 Rudy York 63
3 Mel Ott 61
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 Frankie Crosetti 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.33
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 .487
2 Wally Berger .468
3 Phil Weintraub .442
4 Hersh Martin .426
5 Earl Averill .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
1 Rudy York 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 24
2 Bob Johnson 18
2 Chet Laabs 18
4 Ival Goodman 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
1 Joe Gordon 5
3 Ernie Koy 4
4 Cookie Lavagetto 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.69
2 Jim Turner 0.92
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.04
4 Jack Wilson 1.45
5 Jim Tobin 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 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 Jim Weaver 21
4 Bobo Newsom 20
5 Johnny Vander Meer 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Suhr .407
2 Hersh Martin .396
3 Earl Averill .390
4 Cecil Travis .387
5 Ernie Lombardi .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 14
2 Hank Greenberg 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Bob Johnson 11
5 Mel Ott 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 42
2 Bob Johnson 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 33
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Joe Medwick 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
2 Charlie Gehringer 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Gee Walker 5
2 Billy Werber 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.78
2 Bill Lee 1.04
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.29
4 Danny MacFayden 1.59
5 Jim Weaver 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
2 Lynn Nelson 6
3 George Caster 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 Jack Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 40
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Claude Passeau 33
4 Lefty Mills 32
4 Red Ruffing 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Joe Cascarella 2
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Ira Hutchinson 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .357
2 Cecil Travis .354
3 Joe Medwick .352
4 Pete Fox .342
5 Joe DiMaggio .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 52
2 Hank Greenberg 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 43
4 Joe DiMaggio 40
5 Lou Gehrig 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 160
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 155
4 Rudy York 153
5 Joe DiMaggio 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Lyn Lary 20
3 Buddy Lewis 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.37
2 Johnny Allen 2.49
3 Danny MacFayden 2.56
4 Lefty Grove 2.84
5 Cliff Melton 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Cliff Melton 22
2 Red Ruffing 22
2 Jim Turner 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 212
2 Bobo Newsom 188
3 Lefty Grove 174
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 12
1 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7