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July 1, 1938
You can always see stars in Hollywood, but there were more than usual to be found on June 22, when the American and National League All-Stars appeared at Gilmore Field. The American Leaguers won the game, 3-2, on an eighth-inning RBI double by Sacramento 2B Joe Gordon.
Here are the rosters for the National and American League squads:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS
SP Bob Feller NYG 12-5, 2.61, 141 K
SP Jim Turner WAS 12-4, 3.15
SP Tot Presnell NYG 11-5, 3.53
SP George Earnshaw NYY 11-5, 3.82
SP Del Ellis DET 9-5, 2.08
SP Ed Brandt BOS 10-6, 3.40, 77 K
RP Hugh Casey NYG 6-1, 4.07, 12 SV
RP Bucky Jacobs BKN 5-4, 2.63, 8 SV
RP Steve Swetonic CIN 7-3, 5.32, 3 SV
RP Dutch Lieber PIT 5-3, 3.02, 8 SV
RP Merle Settlemire CIN 2-1, 1.93, 8 SV
RP Bob Lewis CLE 3-4, 2.16, 5 SV
C Bob McBryde WAS .337-5-39
C Felix Guerrero DET .327-10-49
1B Lou Gehrig PIT .330-14-38
1B Buck Leonard NYY .354-23-73
1B Hank Greenberg MIL .371-17-70
1B Jim Bottomley WAS .351-11-60
2B Brian Benton NYY .328-3-29
3B Harlond Clift DET .263-13-43
SS Joe Cronin MIL .314-9-55
SS Willie Wells WAS .352-11-48
LF Buzz Boyle BOS .320-3-26
LF Mule Suttles WAS .345-17-76
CF Mule Haas NYG .362-4-49
CF Jo-Jo White WAS .314-0-27
RF Bob Fothergill WAS .320-6-34
RF Eddie Wilson PHI .362-9-47
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS
SP Carl Hubbell HOL 14-2, 3.12
SP Cliff Melton SD 12-4, 2.61, 81 K
SP Stephen Jennings CHC 11-4, 2.98, 80 K
SP Pat Caraway POR 10-4, 3.24
SP Jesse Cooke HOL 9-5, 3.30
SP Luis Rodriguez CHC 9-2, 2.64
RP Bob Adams SF 5-3, 3.55, 7 SV
RP Lance Thompson SEA 4-4, 2.75, 7 SV
RP Belve Bean HOL 6-3, 4.35, 4 SV
RP Jim Winford HOL 5-2, 2.13, 8 SV
RP Frank Gabler SD 4-3, 1.89, 5 SV
RP Bob Logan SF 5-3, 4.23, 3 SV
C Josh Gibson POR .374-16-61
C Gus Mancuso CHW .326-8-47
1B Jimmie Foxx KC .320-22-58
1B Hal Trosky CHC .323-24-72
1B Gene Hasson STL .395-7-27
2B Joe Gordon SAC .295-15-69
3B Buddy Lewis SD .330-3-32
3B Bobby Estalella OAK .320-5-47
SS Arky Vaughan CHC .336-11-49
SS George Myatt STL .310-6-34
LF Joe DiMaggio SAC .371-18-63
LF Buzz Arlett KC .313-13-57
CF Cool Papa Bell SD .391-1-28
CF Earl Averill STL .346-10-46
RF Chuck Klein POR .366-12-68
RF Bill Nicholson SF .337-17-56
- It's been a very good year for veteran sluggers. Another player who fits that description well, Washington outfielder Mule Suttles, hit .407 with eight homers and 39 RBI during June to capture the National League Player of the Month Award. Suttles, among the league's most popular players, is the all-time leader in home runs with 546. Two more RBI will give him an even 2000 for his career; he's the all-time leader in this category, too.
- Portland catcher Josh Gibson wore out American League pitchers during June, hitting .482 with nine homers. With numbers like those, it's not surprising he was named the league's Batter of the Month.
- Gibson's Beavers find themselves seven games behind the Chicago Cubs in the Continental Division race, and the stellar pitching of Cubbies righthander Stephen Jennings is a big reason why. Jennings went 4-1 in June, with a 2.58 ERA, and won the American League Pitcher of the Month prize.
- For the first time in history, a relief pitcher has won his league's Pitcher of the Month Award. Ed Heusser of the Philadelphia Phillies took the mound 14 times during June, posting a perfect 4-0 record and logging two saves. Heusser, who has been creatively dubbed "The Wild Elk of the Wasatch," has been a Phillies bullpen stalwart for the past four years.
- The Oakland Oaks are thrilled with the play of young Ted Willams. Still a month shy of his twentieth birthday, Ted has smacked 25 hits in his first 13 major league games, good for a .482 batting average. He's also walked nine times and scored nine runs.
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