On This Day

Monday, June 20, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 20 .623 --
Yankees 31 21 .596 1.5
Red Sox 32 22 .593 1.5
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 34 .333 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 21 .618 --
Reds 30 22 .577 2.5
Cubs 33 25 .569 2.5
Pirates 29 23 .558 3.5
Bees 26 24 .520 5.5
Cardinals 23 29 .442 9.5
Dodgers 23 33 .411 11.5
Phillies 14 35 .286 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Joe Gordon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Ival Goodman 2
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Ernie Koy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.50
2 Luke Hamlin 0.36
3 Lou Fette 0.33
4 Peaches Davis 0.19
5 Spud Chandler 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 5
2 Luke Hamlin 4
3 Peaches Davis 3
3 Bill Posedel 3
5 Lou Fette 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .389
2 Cecil Travis .362
3 Hal Trosky .360
4 Jimmie Foxx .358
5 Joe Medwick .354

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 Bill Lee 2.11
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.12
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 Earl Averill .477
1 Wally Berger .477
3 George Case .468
4 Phil Weintraub .441
5 Joe Vosmik .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Rudy York 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Bob Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Bob Johnson 18
4 Mel Ott 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 Tony Cuccinello 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.33
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
3 Tommy Bridges 0.89
4 Bill Lee 1.09
5 2 tied 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Wilson 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Hal Schumacher 3
2 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Lefty Grove 19
4 Clay Bryant 18
4 Lefty Mills 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Monty Stratton 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .411
2 Gus Suhr .389
3 Hersh Martin .388
4 Sam Chapman .383
5 Joe Vosmik .380

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 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Earl Averill 34
3 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 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.65
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.33
4 Danny MacFayden 1.49
5 Bill Swift 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 6
1 Lynn Nelson 6
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Jack Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 45
2 Johnny Vander Meer 38
3 Clay Bryant 32
4 Claude Passeau 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Ira Hutchinson 2
1 Nels Potter 2
1 Monty Stratton 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .366
2 Joe Medwick .355
3 Cecil Travis .349
4 Bill Dickey .346
5 Gabby Hartnett .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Jimmie Foxx 155
3 Lou Gehrig 151
4 Rudy York 149
5 Joe DiMaggio 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Gee Walker 21
4 Augie Galan 20
4 Buddy Lewis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 2.44
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 Carl Hubbell 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 13
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Dick Coffman 8
4 Pete Appleton 7
4 2 others tied 7