On This Day

Thursday, June 30, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 22 .645 --
Yankees 37 25 .597 3.0
Red Sox 35 27 .565 5.0
Senators 34 33 .507 8.5
Tigers 33 33 .500 9.0
Athletics 26 33 .441 12.5
White Sox 24 33 .421 13.5
Browns 19 42 .311 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 24 .625 --
Pirates 33 25 .569 4.0
Reds 35 27 .565 4.0
Cubs 35 29 .547 5.0
Bees 28 28 .500 8.0
Cardinals 28 31 .475 9.5
Dodgers 26 36 .419 13.0
Phillies 16 41 .281 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Leslie 5
2 Hank Leiber 4
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Harry Danning 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Tommy Henrich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Billy Myers 1
2 Marv Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Knott 1.00
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Cy Blanton 0.83
4 Van Mungo 0.67
5 Bob Feller 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Van Mungo 6
3 Cy Blanton 5
3 Jack Knott 5
3 Red Ruffing 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .384
2 Ernie Lombardi .362
3 Hal Trosky .360
4 Cecil Travis .356
5 Hank Steinbacher .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 83
2 Mel Ott 65
2 Rudy York 65
4 Earl Averill 59
5 Ival Goodman 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 11
2 Ernie Koy 10
3 Charlie Gehringer 9
3 Mike Kreevich 9
3 Billy Werber 9

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 Bill Swift 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 11
1 Lefty Grove 11
3 Mace Brown 10
3 Paul Derringer 10
3 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 94
2 Bobo Newsom 91
3 Lefty Grove 77
3 Johnny Vander Meer 77
5 Johnny Allen 67

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 Harry Danning .431
2 Pinky Higgins .426
3 Hank Steinbacher .420
4 Johnny Rizzo .419
5 Buck Jordan .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Mel Ott 6
2 Al Simmons 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 22
2 Rudy York 18
3 Babe Phelps 17
3 Hal Trosky 17
5 Hank Greenberg 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Koy 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
3 Bruce Campbell 4
3 Joe Gordon 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lohrman 0.00
2 Clay Bryant 0.50
3 Jim Turner 0.69
4 Harry Kelley 0.86
5 Lefty Gomez 1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Claude Passeau 20
3 Lefty Gomez 18
3 Lefty Mills 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 2
1 Johnny Humphries 2
1 Ira Hutchinson 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Case .407
2 Phil Weintraub .403
3 Joe Gordon .403
4 Earl Averill .394
5 Joe Medwick .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Mel Ott 11
3 Hank Greenberg 10
3 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Rudy York 31
3 Bob Johnson 30
4 Hal Trosky 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 6
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Ernie Koy 6
4 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.06
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.46
3 Harry Kelley 2.22
4 Lefty Gomez 2.31
5 Cliff Melton 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Johnny Vander Meer 36
3 Bobo Newsom 35
4 Lefty Grove 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 Joe Medwick .354
2 Charlie Gehringer .352
3 Cecil Travis .350
4 Ernie Lombardi .347
5 Pete Fox .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 51
2 Hank Greenberg 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Joe DiMaggio 42
5 Lou Gehrig 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 165
2 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Lou Gehrig 157
4 Rudy York 152
5 Joe DiMaggio 151

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 24
3 Buddy Lewis 21
4 Charlie Gehringer 20
4 Lyn Lary 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.28
2 Danny MacFayden 2.58
3 Johnny Allen 2.63
4 Cliff Melton 2.83
5 Carl Hubbell 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Johnny Allen 22
2 Lefty Grove 22
2 Cliff Melton 22
5 Jim Turner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Lefty Gomez 168
4 Lefty Grove 166
5 Red Ruffing 161

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