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

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

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