[Big Six]

June 1, 1938

• After spending his entire career on the West Coast, with Los Angeles and Seattle, infielder Judy Johnson was traded to Philadelphia in February. That's why he was wearing a Phillies uniform on May 2, when he smacked two singles, a double, and a triple against the Baltimore Orioles. His second hit, the triple, was the 3000th of Judy's career. Nearly 42,000 fans showed up at Shibe Park on a chilly, windy night to witness the feat.
  
  Undoubtedly there are a number of fans who have seen two players make their 3000th career hit at Shibe Park this year. Bob Fothergill of the Senators got #3000 against the Phillies last month.
  
  
• The Yankees' Buck Leonard leads the National League in homers (16) and RBI (58), and his .348-9-30 performance during May was enough to merit the league's Batter of the Month Award. Despite Leonard's heroics, the Yankees have fallen six games behind the Giants in the Northern Division race.
  
  
• One reason why the Giants are on top is the excellent mound work of fastballing teenager Bob Feller. Rapid Robert went 5-2 during June, striking out 52 batters in 48 innings and posting a 1.31 ERA, and opposing batters hit .152 against him. Feller's nine wins are tied for the National League lead, and his 96 strikeouts are the most in the big leagues.
  
  
• Carl Hubbell of the defending world champion Hollywood Stars has ten wins this year, and the Stars have needed every one of them to keep ahead of the San Diego Padres. King Carl posted six wins without a defeat in May, pitched to a 2.00 ERA, and was named the American League's top pitcher for the month.
  
  
• A second Kansas City Athletic has won the AL Batter of the Month Award. This time it's Buzz Arlett, a hard-hitting outfielder, who batted .349 with a .427 OBP during May, driving in 39 runs on 39 hits. Arlett is 39, but his bat shows no signs of slowing down.
  
  
• It seems that Detroit outfielder Paul Waner never makes it through a season without hurting himself badly. This year is no exception; he'll miss the remainder of the year with a badly injured shoulder. Paul has nearly 2200 career hits, and he'd have a lot more if he'd been more durable.
  
  
• Washington's star second baseman, Charlie Gehringer, is back on the field after missing more than a year with a horrible fractured ankle. Scouts say Gehringer has lost some of his formidable talent; we'll see if the 35-year-old veteran can prove them wrong.
  
  
  
• The list of players available for the June 15 rookie draft contains several youngsters who look like they're destined for greatness. These future stars include first basemen Mickey Vernon and Tetsuharu Kawakami; outfielders Barney McCosky and Charlie Keller; pitchers Hal Newhouser, Early Wynn, and Dizzy Trout; and the biggest prize of all, outfielder Ted Williams. The Oakland Oaks and the Los Angeles Angels, who tied for the worst record in the majors last year, will have the first picks in the draft, so it's almost certain that Williams, a San Diego native, will be chosen by a club from his home state.