1938 NL Standings

June 21, 1938

The New York Giants have put together a 15-5 record so far this month, enough to propel them into 1st place in the NL standings. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who had been in 1st for most of the season, have been on a downward spiral this month and find themselves in 5th place with a sub .500 record.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 New York NYN            34  22  .607 ----    99    34  22 .607   83  67 .553
1938 St. Louis SLN           31  22  .585  1.5          23  30 .434   71  80 .470
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          30  23  .566  2.5          30  23 .566   86  64 .573
1938 Cincinnati CIN          27  26  .509  5.5          31  22 .585   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN             29  30  .492  6.5          34  25 .576   89  63 .586
1938 Brooklyn BRN            28  29  .491  6.5          23  34 .404   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON              24  27  .471  7.5          27  24 .529   77  75 .507
1938 Philadelphia PHN        13  37  .260 18.0          14  36 .280   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     24   27  .471 13-12 11-15  7- 3 17-24  6- 5  5-11     5-5     Lost 2
BRN     28   29  .491 15-12 13-17  4-11 24-18  2- 5  9- 7     2-8     Won 1
CHN     29   30  .492 15-14 14-16  5- 7 24-23  4- 2 10- 7     6-4     Won 4
CIN     27   26  .509 13-17 14- 9  3- 6 24-20  4- 4  7- 9     6-4     Lost 1
NYN     34   22  .607 20- 9 14-13 14- 4 20-18  3- 3  8- 6     8-2     Won 2
PHN     13   37  .260  9-12  4-25  3- 9 10-28  0- 1  5- 6     2-8     Lost 6
PIN     30   23  .566 19-10 11-13 10- 7 20-16  3- 3 10- 8     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     31   22  .585 17- 9 14-13  7- 5 24-17  2- 1  6- 6     3-7     Won 1
TOTAL  216  216  .500
HOME   121   95  .560
ROAD    95  121  .440
LEFT    53   52  .505
RIGHT  163  164  .498
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BON      5- 4 12-11  7-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    182- 181
BRN      8- 3 17-11  3-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    241- 231
CHN      5- 7 12-15 12- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    251- 253
CIN      6- 6 11-13 10- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    212- 179
NYN      6- 5 13-12 15- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    319- 263
PHN      2- 9  8-13  3-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    167- 309
PIN      6- 5 11-13 13- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    242- 205
SLN      6- 5 13- 9 12- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    274- 267
 
 

1938 AL Game: Was. at Det.

June 19, 1938

Hank Greenberg hit home run #30 today in Detroit's 11-5 victory over the Washington Senators. The Tiger's Charlie Gehringer's grand slam in the 8th inning put the game away for Detroit, but it was Greenberg's blast 2 batters later that had the crowd buzzing. Hank is now on pace to hit 84 dingers, which would shatter Babe Ruth's record of 60 hit in 1927.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Washington Senators At 1938 Detroit Tigers           6/19/1938
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Case RF           4  0  1  0 .360     J.White LF          4  3  2  0 .286  
  S.West CF           5  1  2  0 .286     B.Rogell SS         4  1  0  0 .251  
  B.Lewis 3B          5  1  1  1 .271     C.Gehringer 2B      4  2  2  4 .276  
  B.Myer 2B           3  0  1  0 .363     R.York C            3  1  1  0 .342  
  C.Travis SS         3  1  2  2 .291     H.Greenberg 1B      3  1  2  4 .321  
  Z.Bonura 1B         5  0  2  0 .296     P.Fox RF            5  0  2  2 .290  
  T.Wright LF         5  0  1  1 .341     C.Laabs CF          5  0  0  0 .211  
  R.Ferrell C         5  1  1  0 .320     D.Ross 3B           4  1  1  0 .302  
  K.Chase P           3  0  1  0 .250     V.Kennedy P         2  2  1  1 .289  
  M.Weaver P          0  0  0  0 .294     J.Wade P            0  0  0  0 .000  
A-A.Simmons PH        1  1  1  0 .374     S.Coffman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  5 13  4                 Totals      34 11 11 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Weaver In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  5 13  1
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  2 7    - 11 11  1
 
Senators (32-27)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Chase LOSS(1-3)         7       6   4   4   7   1   0   7.31
M.Weaver                  1       5   7   7   2   1   2   5.25
Totals                    8      11  11  11   9   2   2
 
Tigers (38-18)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Kennedy WIN(5-4)        8 1/3   9   3   3   2   1   0   5.36
J.Wade                    0       3   2   2   1   0   0   6.00
S.Coffman                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5.27
Totals                    9      13   5   5   3   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,296 DATE- Sunday, June 19th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:37
LEFT ON BASE- Senators:12  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- C.Travis, C.Gehringer
DOUBLES- C.Travis(12th), R.Ferrell(10th), D.Ross(6th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gehringer(10th), H.Greenberg(30th)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Fox
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Travis
WALKS- G.Case, B.Myer-2, J.White, B.Rogell, C.Gehringer, R.York-2,
       H.Greenberg-2, V.Kennedy-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Travis
STRIKE OUTS- K.Chase, B.Rogell, C.Laabs
GIDP- K.Chase
PASSED BALLS- R.York
2-out RBI- P.Fox-2, H.Greenberg-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Greenberg-2, C.Laabs, T.Wright, B.Lewis-2, R.York-2, P.Fox,
             R.Ferrell-2
 
Charlie Gehringer cleared the bases with his grand slam as the Detroit Tigers
outscored the Washington Senators 11 to 5.
 
Gehringer enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He stroked a single in the 5th
inning and cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th inning.
Washington tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
Vern Kennedy(5-4) got the win allowing 3 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings. Ken
Chase(1-3) absorbed the loss.  'You have to give Washington credit, they
fought us tough to the end' Del Baker said.  'It could have gone either way,
but I'm glad we pulled out the victory.'

1938 AL Standings

June 15, 1938

The 1938 season is halfway through the month of June and the Detroit Tigers are still in 1st place in the AL. The New York Yankees have gotten on a roll the past month and are now in 2nd place, 2.5 games behind the league leaders. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Cleveland Indians have been having a tough time of it the past month and are under .500, 9 games behind the Tigers.
Despite retaining the top spot in the AL standings, Detroit has been having issues winning games at home. They have the best road record of any team in the AL and if they could put together a winning record playing in Briggs Stadium, Detroit will be a team to reckon with the entire season.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Detroit DEA             33  18  .647 ----   103    25  26 .490   84  70 .545
1938 New York NYA            29  19  .604  2.5          29  19 .604   99  53 .651
1938 Washington WAA          31  23  .574  3.5          28  26 .519   75  76 .497
1938 Boston BOA              24  25  .490  8.0          28  21 .571   88  61 .591
1938 Cleveland CLA           23  26  .469  9.0          30  19 .612   86  66 .566
1938 Philadelphia PHA        22  27  .449 10.0          23  26 .469   53  99 .349
1938 Chicago CHA             19  26  .422 11.0          18  27 .400   65  83 .439
1938 St. Louis SLA           15  32  .319 16.0          15  32 .319   55  97 .362
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     24   25  .490 13-15 11-10  1- 3 23-22  0- 4  6- 9     5-5     Won 1
CHA     19   26  .422  7-11 12-15  2- 1 17-25  2- 3  5- 7     4-6     Lost 1
CLA     23   26  .469  9-12 14-14  8-12 15-14  2- 0  6- 7     1-9     Lost 5
DEA     33   18  .647  9-10 24- 8  7- 2 26-16  5- 1  9- 4     5-5     Lost 2
NYA     29   19  .604 17-11 12- 8  7- 4 22-15  3- 3  8- 8     8-2     Won 1
PHA     22   27  .449 13-18  9- 9  3- 3 19-24  0- 3  5- 7     7-3     Won 5
SLA     15   32  .319  6-12  9-20  1-10 14-22  5- 3  8- 6     4-6     Lost 1
WAA     31   23  .574 18-15 13- 8  9- 7 22-16  2- 2 10- 9     6-4     Won 2
TOTAL  196  196  .500
HOME    92  104  .469
ROAD   104   92  .531
LEFT    38   42  .475
RIGHT  158  154  .506
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BOA      6- 5 12-13  6- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    292- 274
CHA      3- 7  9-11  7- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    205- 240
CLA      8- 3 12-13  3-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    268- 243
DEA      7- 4 17- 8  9- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    331- 269
NYA      5- 8 15- 6  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    238- 190
PHA      5- 5  9-15  8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    240- 270
SLA      4- 8  6-16  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    202- 316
WAA      7- 5 15-13  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    300- 274
 
 

1938 NL Standings

June 6, 1938

After wining both games of a doubleheader against the Boston Braves in extra innings, the St. Louis Cardinals moved into 1st place in the NL for the first time this season. The red-hot Cardinals have won 7 in a row and 9 out of their last 10. They now hold a 2.5 game lead over 2nd place Brooklyn.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 St. Louis SLN           25  14  .641 ----   112    17  22 .436   71  80 .470
1938 Brooklyn BRN            25  19  .568  2.5          17  27 .386   69  80 .463
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          21  18  .538  4.0          20  19 .513   86  64 .573
1938 New York NYN            21  19  .525  4.5          25  15 .625   83  67 .553
1938 Cincinnati CIN          20  21  .488  6.0          22  19 .537   82  68 .547
1938 Boston BON              18  19  .486  6.0          21  16 .568   77  75 .507
1938 Chicago CHN             20  23  .465  7.0          27  16 .628   89  63 .586
1938 Philadelphia PHN        10  27  .270 14.0          11  26 .297   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     18   19  .486  9- 8  9-11  5- 1 13-18  4- 4  2- 8     4-6     Lost 4
BRN     25   19  .568 13- 6 12-13  4- 7 21-12  2- 2  8- 3     3-7     Lost 5
CHN     20   23  .465 11-11  9-12  5- 5 15-18  1- 1  6- 3     7-3     Won 3
CIN     20   21  .488 11-14  9- 7  2- 4 18-17  2- 1  5- 7     5-5     Lost 2
NYN     21   19  .525 14- 7  7-12  8- 4 13-15  0- 1  4- 5     7-3     Won 2
PHN     10   27  .270  7- 6  3-21  2- 9  8-18  0- 0  4- 5     0-10    Lost 10
PIN     21   18  .538 15- 8  6-10  8- 5 13-13  1- 3  8- 7     5-5     Won 4
SLN     25   14  .641 14- 6 11- 8  7- 3 18-11  2- 0  5- 4     9-1     Won 7

1938 AL Game: Det at Bsn

June 4, 1938

The Detroit Tigers have gotten off to a great start on their 13 game east coast road trip. After taking 3 of 4 games against the Yankees in New York the Tigers won a slugfest at Boston's Fenway Park today, defeating Lefty Grove and the Red Sox 10-7. Tiger outfielder Rudy York smashed 3 home runs, good for 4 RBI, and teammate Hank Greenberg added 2 home runs and 3 RBI of his own. Greenberg now has 24 HR on the season and is on a pace to hit 90! He's also on a pace to drive in 199 runs. Detroit currently holds a 4.5 game lead over 2nd place Washington in the AL.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Detroit Tigers At 1938 Boston Red Sox                 6/4/1938
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Fox RF            4  2  2  0 .286     D.Cramer CF         5  0  0  0 .280  
  B.Rogell SS         4  1  2  0 .236     R.Nonnenkamp RF     4  2  1  0 .156  
  C.Gehringer 2B      4  0  1  2 .255     J.Vosmik LF         5  3  3  2 .331  
  H.Greenberg 1B      4  3  2  3 .339     J.Foxx 1B           4  2  3  2 .449  
  R.York LF           5  3  3  4 .382     J.Cronin SS         3  0  2  2 .315  
C-C.Laabs CF          0  0  0  0 .213     P.Higgins 3B        4  0  0  0 .276  
  D.Walker CF,LF      5  1  1  0 .287     E.McNair 2B         3  0  0  0 .179  
  B.Tebbetts C        4  0  1  0 .377   A-B.Chapman PH        1  0  0  0 .353  
  T.Piet 3B           3  0  0  0 .083     E.Dickman P         0  0  0  0 .333  
  T.Bridges P         4  0  0  0 .273   D-M.Berg PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
  H.Eisenstat P       0  0  0  0 .000     G.Desautels C       4  0  1  0 .295  
  S.Coffman P         0  0  0  0 ----     L.Grove P           2  0  0  0 .161  
                                        B-B.Doerr PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .293  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37 10 12  9                 Totals      37  7 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For McNair In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grove In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For York In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dickman In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  2 1 2  2 0 2  - 10 12  3
Red Sox......... 2 0 1  0 0 0  3 0 1  -  7 10  2
 
Tigers (28-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Bridges WIN(3-3)        7       9   6   5   2   5   1   5.98
H.Eisenstat HOLD(4th)     1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.11
S.Coffman                 1       1   1   1   1   1   1   5.75
Totals                    9      10   7   6   3   7   2
 
Red Sox (19-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Grove LOSS(5-4)         8      10   8   7   3   5   4   4.53
E.Dickman                 1       2   2   2   0   1   1   4.41
Totals                    9      12  10   9   3   6   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 5,323 DATE- Saturday, June 4th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- George Pipgras, , George Moriarty, Emmett  Ormsby
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- B.Rogell, D.Walker-2, J.Foxx, P.Higgins
DOUBLES- B.Rogell(4th), J.Vosmik(12th), J.Foxx(9th)
HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg-2(24th), R.York-3(19th), J.Vosmik(5th), J.Foxx(17th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Fox(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Rogell, L.Grove
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Gehringer, J.Cronin
WALKS- P.Fox, H.Greenberg, T.Piet, R.Nonnenkamp, J.Foxx, P.Higgins
HIT BY PITCH- J.Cronin
STRIKE OUTS- P.Fox, H.Greenberg, D.Walker-2, B.Tebbetts, T.Bridges, D.Cramer,
             R.Nonnenkamp, J.Vosmik, J.Foxx, J.Cronin, P.Higgins, L.Grove
GIDP- T.Piet
WILD PITCHES- T.Bridges
2-out RBI- J.Cronin
RLISP 2-out- P.Higgins-2, T.Bridges-2, D.Cramer, E.McNair, P.Fox, B.Rogell,
             R.Nonnenkamp
 
Rudy York slammed 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Detroit Tigers defeated the
Boston Red Sox by the score of 10 to 7 at Fenway Park.
 
York propelled Detroit to victory.  He cleared the fences for a two-run home
run in the 4th inning, lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 6th inning and
blasted a solo shot in the 7th inning.  Detroit dominated offensively as they
scored in 6 different innings.  
 
Tommy Bridges(3-3) went 7 innings allowing 6 runs for the win. Lefty
Grove(5-4) ended up with the loss.  He was touched for 4 homeruns in his 8
innings of work.  
 
York was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked, 'I want to
see how that game looks on paper.'