On This Day

Sunday, June 19, 1938

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	33	20	.623	--
Red Sox	32	22	.593	1.5
Yankees	30	21	.588	2.0
Senators	30	29	.508	6.0
Tigers	28	28	.500	6.5
Athletics	24	29	.453	9.0
White Sox	19	31	.380	12.5
Browns	17	33	.340	14.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Senators 10, Tigers 6

Browns 10, Yankees 9

Yankees 7, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	21	.618	--
Reds	29	22	.569	3.0
Cubs	32	25	.561	3.0
Pirates	29	23	.558	3.5
Bees	26	23	.531	5.0
Cardinals	23	29	.442	9.5
Dodgers	23	32	.418	11.0
Phillies	14	35	.286	17.0

Games

Pirates 14, Phillies 4

Pirates 16, Phillies 3

Dodgers 6, Cubs 2

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Reds 14, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	7
2	Johnny Rizzo	6
3	Mel Almada	5
3	Dick Bartell	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Rizzo	3
2	Harry Danning	2
2	Mel Ott	2
2	Paul Waner	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	9
2	Paul Waner	8
3	Mel Almada	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Pep Young	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Ernie Koy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clay Bryant	0.86
2	Jim Bagby	0.62
2	Johnny Marcum	0.62
4	Cliff Melton	0.42
5	Bobo Newsom	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Clay Bryant	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Johnny Marcum	5
3	Cliff Melton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Macon	1
1	Monty Stratton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.389
2	Cecil Travis	.362
3	Hal Trosky	.360
4	Ernie Lombardi	.359
5	Jimmie Foxx	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Rudy York	17
3	Hank Greenberg	16
3	Mel Ott	16
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	74
2	Mel Ott	56
3	Rudy York	55
4	Earl Averill	53
5	2 tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	10
2	Mike Kreevich	9
3	Buddy Myer	8
3	Billy Werber	8
5	Stan Hack	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.12
2	Bill Lee	2.20
3	Bob Klinger	2.40
4	Bill Swift	2.45
5	Bob Feller	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Mace Brown	9
2	Paul Derringer	9
2	Wes Ferrell	9
2	Vern Kennedy	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	84
2	Bob Feller	71
2	Lefty Grove	71
4	Johnny Vander Meer	66
5	Johnny Allen	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	6
2	Pete Appleton	5
2	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Nels Potter	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Berger	.487
2	George Case	.468
3	Phil Weintraub	.441
4	Earl Averill	.429
5	Joe Vosmik	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
1	Rudy York	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Bob Johnson	6
5	Gee Walker	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Bob Johnson	19
4	Charlie Gehringer	17
4	Mel Ott	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	3
1	Billy Werber	3
3	Frankie Crosetti	2
3	Tony Cuccinello	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
3	Johnny Murphy	0.71
4	Tommy Bridges	0.89
5	Bill Lee	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	4
1	Jack Wilson	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Mace Brown	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	28
2	Russ Bauers	19
2	Tommy Bridges	19
2	Lefty Grove	19
2	Johnny Vander Meer	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Monty Stratton	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.414
2	Hersh Martin	.398
3	Debs Garms	.398
4	Gus Suhr	.392
5	Sam Chapman	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Bob Johnson	11
4	Mel Ott	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	38
2	Earl Averill	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Bob Johnson	34
5	Mel Ott	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Gee Walker	5
1	Billy Werber	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.60
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.16
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.20
4	Danny MacFayden	1.49
5	Bill Swift	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Lynn Nelson	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	47
2	Bobo Newsom	45
3	Johnny Allen	33
3	Lefty Grove	33
5	Clay Bryant	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Ira Hutchinson	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.368
2	Joe Medwick	.357
3	Cecil Travis	.347
4	Bill Dickey	.345
5	Gabby Hartnett	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Hank Greenberg	41
4	Joe DiMaggio	40
5	Mel Ott	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	157
2	Jimmie Foxx	155
3	Lou Gehrig	150
4	Rudy York	149
5	Joe DiMaggio	145

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Gee Walker	21
4	Augie Galan	20
4	Buddy Lewis	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	2.53
2	Johnny Allen	2.56
3	Danny MacFayden	2.62
4	Lefty Grove	2.73
5	Jim Tobin	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Cliff Melton	23
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Carl Hubbell	21
4	Jim Turner	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	209
2	Bobo Newsom	193
3	Lefty Grove	179
4	Lefty Gomez	166
5	Red Ruffing	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Dick Coffman	8
4	Pete Appleton	7
4	2 others tied	7