On This Day

Sunday, June 26, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 21 .638 --
Yankees 34 25 .576 3.5
Red Sox 33 26 .559 4.5
Senators 34 31 .523 6.5
Tigers 32 31 .508 7.5
Athletics 26 30 .464 10.0
White Sox 20 33 .377 14.5
Browns 19 38 .333 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 24 .607 --
Reds 34 25 .576 2.0
Cubs 35 27 .565 2.5
Pirates 31 24 .564 3.0
Bees 27 27 .500 6.5
Cardinals 26 31 .456 9.0
Dodgers 25 35 .417 11.5
Phillies 16 38 .296 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lonny Frey 8
1 Buck Jordan 8
3 Mel Almada 5
3 Buddy Lewis 5
3 Lew Riggs 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
1 Sam West 2
3 Harry Craft 1
3 Chuck Klein 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 5
1 Sam West 5
3 Lonny Frey 4
3 Buck Jordan 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Stu Martin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vito Tamulis 0.86
2 Harry Kelley 0.50
3 Claude Passeau 0.43
4 Wayne LaMaster 0.40
5 Monte Pearson 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 6
1 Vito Tamulis 6
3 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Monte Pearson 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .384
2 Ernie Lombardi .369
3 Cecil Travis .363
4 Hal Trosky .363
5 Hersh Martin .355

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 64
3 Mel Ott 61
4 Earl Averill 55
5 Ival Goodman 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 11
2 Ernie Koy 9
2 Mike Kreevich 9
2 Billy Werber 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 2.39
2 Bob Klinger 2.47
3 Monty Stratton 2.50
4 Bill McGee 2.52
5 Bill Lee 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Mace Brown 10
2 Paul Derringer 10
2 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Vern Kennedy 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 89
2 Bob Feller 75
3 Lefty Grove 73
4 Johnny Vander Meer 71
5 Carl Hubbell 64

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 .442
2 Earl Averill .439
3 Heinie Mueller .429
4 Wally Berger .414
5 Johnny Rizzo .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 24
2 Rudy York 22
3 Frank McCormick 18
3 Johnny Rizzo 18
5 Chet Laabs 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Ernie Koy 5
4 Cookie Lavagetto 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lohrman 0.00
2 Charlie Root 0.64
3 Jim Turner 0.92
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.04
5 Clay Bryant 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Clay Bryant 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Lynn Nelson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Mills 25
2 Claude Passeau 22
2 Jim Weaver 22
4 Russ Bauers 18
5 Bobo Newsom 17

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 Ernie Lombardi .393
3 Cecil Travis .393
4 Earl Averill .391
5 Sam Chapman .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 38
2 Bob Johnson 34
3 Jimmie Foxx 31
4 Mel Ott 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Ernie Koy 5
2 Billy Rogell 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lohrman 0.34
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.80
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.29
4 Bill Lee 1.46
5 Danny MacFayden 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
2 Lynn Nelson 6
3 Bill Lee 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 40
1 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Claude Passeau 39
4 Tommy Bridges 31
4 3 others 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 .355
2 Cecil Travis .354
3 Joe Medwick .352
4 Ernie Lombardi .350
5 Pete Fox .340

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 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 155
4 Rudy York 154
5 Joe DiMaggio 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Buddy Lewis 21
4 Lyn Lary 20
5 Gee Walker 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 Lefty Grove 22
1 Cliff Melton 22
1 Red Ruffing 22
1 Jim Turner 22
5 Carl Hubbell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 212
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Lefty Grove 169
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7