On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	22	.639	--
Yankees	36	25	.590	3.0
Red Sox	34	27	.557	5.0
Senators	34	32	.515	7.5
Tigers	33	32	.508	8.0
Athletics	26	32	.448	11.5
White Sox	23	33	.411	13.5
Browns	19	41	.317	19.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 4

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Yankees 10, Athletics 0

Yankees 13, Athletics 1

White Sox 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	24	.619	--
Reds	35	26	.574	3.0
Pirates	32	25	.561	4.0
Cubs	35	29	.547	4.5
Bees	28	27	.509	7.0
Cardinals	28	31	.475	9.0
Dodgers	25	36	.410	13.0
Phillies	16	40	.286	19.5

Games

Bees 7, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 10, Cubs 5

Giants 9, Phillies 1

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Red Rolfe	6
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	Joe Gordon	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Bill Dickey	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Rolfe	5
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
4	Frankie Crosetti	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Pytlak	2
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Spud Davis	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	1.00
2	Cliff Melton	0.70
3	Mel Harder	0.67
4	Lefty Gomez	0.64
5	Hal Schumacher	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	8
2	Lefty Gomez	7
2	Cliff Melton	7
2	Hugh Mulcahy	7
2	Monty Stratton	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.386
2	Ernie Lombardi	.370
3	Cecil Travis	.362
4	Hal Trosky	.355
5	Hersh Martin	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	22
2	Hank Greenberg	21
3	Rudy York	20
4	Mel Ott	19
5	Ival Goodman	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	80
2	Mel Ott	64
2	Rudy York	64
4	Earl Averill	58
5	Ival Goodman	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	11
2	Ernie Koy	10
3	Mike Kreevich	9
3	Billy Werber	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.36
2	Bob Klinger	2.47
3	Bill McGee	2.52
4	Danny MacFayden	2.68
5	Bob Feller	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Johnny Allen	10
2	Mace Brown	10
2	Paul Derringer	10
2	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	89
2	Bob Feller	85
3	Lefty Grove	77
3	Johnny Vander Meer	77
5	2 tied	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Pete Appleton	5
4	Ira Hutchinson	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.453
2	Joe Gordon	.439
3	Earl Averill	.435
4	Rudy York	.431
5	George Case	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Al Simmons	6
2	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	24
2	Rudy York	19
3	Frank McCormick	17
4	Lou Gehrig	16
4	Joe Gordon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Koy	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
4	Cookie Lavagetto	3
4	Frankie Pytlak	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.00
2	Jim Turner	0.50
3	Harry Kelley	0.86
4	Clay Bryant	1.08
4	Lefty Gomez	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Bump Hadley	3
2	Lon Warneke	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Cliff Melton	19
4	Lefty Gomez	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	2
1	Johnny Humphries	2
1	Ira Hutchinson	2
4	Ivy Andrews	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.425
2	Phil Weintraub	.406
3	Earl Averill	.400
3	Wally Berger	.400
5	Cecil Travis	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
1	Rudy York	12
3	Mel Ott	11
4	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Hank Greenberg	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Bob Johnson	31
4	Joe Medwick	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	7
2	Ernie Koy	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Billy Werber	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lohrman	0.34
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.06
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.46
4	Danny MacFayden	1.83
5	Jim Turner	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Lynn Nelson	5
4	Mace Brown	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	39
2	Johnny Vander Meer	36
3	Lefty Grove	35
4	Bob Feller	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Joe Cascarella	2
2	Johnny Humphries	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.352
2	Joe Medwick	.352
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Ernie Lombardi	.350
5	Bill Dickey	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Hank Greenberg	45
4	Joe DiMaggio	41
5	Lou Gehrig	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	163
2	Lou Gehrig	157
3	Jimmie Foxx	156
4	Rudy York	151
5	Joe DiMaggio	148

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	24
3	Buddy Lewis	21
4	Lyn Lary	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.32
2	Johnny Allen	2.57
3	Danny MacFayden	2.58
4	Cliff Melton	2.83
5	Bob Feller	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	22
1	Cliff Melton	22
1	Red Ruffing	22
4	Johnny Allen	21
4	Jim Turner	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	222
2	Bobo Newsom	189
3	Lefty Grove	173
4	Lefty Gomez	168
5	Red Ruffing	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Charlie Root	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7