On This Day

Saturday, June 25, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	37	21	.638	--
Yankees	33	25	.569	4.0
Red Sox	33	26	.559	4.5
Tigers	32	30	.516	7.0
Senators	32	31	.508	7.5
Athletics	26	30	.464	10.0
White Sox	20	33	.377	14.5
Browns	19	36	.345	16.5

Games

Yankees 9, Tigers 3

Browns 12, Senators 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	36	24	.600	--
Reds	33	24	.579	1.5
Cubs	35	26	.574	1.5
Pirates	31	24	.564	2.5
Bees	27	27	.500	6.0
Cardinals	26	31	.456	8.5
Dodgers	25	35	.417	11.0
Phillies	15	37	.288	17.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Bees 7

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Phillies 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Don Gutteridge	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Buddy Myer	3
2	Al Simmons	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Wasdell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clay Bryant	0.60
2	Hugh Mulcahy	0.42
3	Bill Posedel	0.36
4	Harry Gumbert	0.33
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh Mulcahy	5
1	Bill Posedel	5
3	Al Hollingsworth	4
3	Ira Hutchinson	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Bauers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.384
2	Ernie Lombardi	.368
3	Cecil Travis	.364
4	Hal Trosky	.363
5	Hersh Martin	.358

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	Mace Brown	10
2	Vern Kennedy	10
4	Johnny Allen	9
4	4 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	Phil Weintraub	.457
2	George Case	.442
3	Earl Averill	.439
4	Hersh Martin	.438
5	Wally Berger	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Rudy York	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Ival Goodman	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Al Simmons	19
3	Johnny Rizzo	18
4	Bob Johnson	17
4	Chet Laabs	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	Joe Gordon	5
3	Ernie Koy	4
4	Cookie Lavagetto	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.00
2	Charlie Root	0.69
3	Jim Turner	0.92
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.04
5	Clay Bryant	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Clay Bryant	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Mills	23
2	Jim Weaver	21
3	Russ Bauers	18
3	Johnny Vander Meer	18
5	Claude Passeau	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Suhr	.400
2	Hersh Martin	.398
3	Cecil Travis	.396
4	Ernie Lombardi	.393
5	Sam Chapman	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	37
2	Bob Johnson	34
3	Jimmie Foxx	32
4	Mel Ott	29
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	Bill Lohrman	0.34
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.80
3	Bill Lee	1.04
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.29
5	Danny MacFayden	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	40
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Red Ruffing	34
4	Claude Passeau	33
5	2 tied	31

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	Joe Medwick	.352
3	Cecil Travis	.352
4	Pete Fox	.341
5	Joe DiMaggio	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	52
2	Hank Greenberg	44
3	Jimmie Foxx	43
4	Joe DiMaggio	41
5	Lou Gehrig	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Lou Gehrig	155
4	Rudy York	153
5	Joe DiMaggio	148

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	Cliff Melton	2.90
5	Lefty Grove	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	212
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Lefty Grove	169
4	Lefty Gomez	166
5	Red Ruffing	160

Saves

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