On This Day

Tuesday, April 20, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Browns 0 0 .000 0.5
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Phillies 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0
Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.0
Bees 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Chubby Dean 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Chubby Dean 2
2 Jo-Jo Moore 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moose Solters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.82
2 Larry French 0.60
3 Cy Blanton 0.50
3 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Hal Schumacher 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 9
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Larry French 6
2 Lefty Gomez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker 1.000
2 Lou Gehrig .750
2 Roy Hughes .750
4 Bill Cissell .667
4 2 others tied .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Morrie Arnovich 1
2 Al Simmons 1
2 Gee Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Chubby Dean 2
2 Bob Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Moose Solters 1
1 Del Young 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
1 Cy Blanton 0.00
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Bucky Walters 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 9
2 Danny MacFayden 8
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Wes Ferrell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .391
2 Paul Waner .372
3 Earl Averill .371
4 Gee Walker .358
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Hal Trosky 40
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 152
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Jimmie Foxx 140
4 Zeke Bonura 138
5 Joe Medwick 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 36
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Billy Werber 22
5 Ben Chapman 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Danny MacFayden 2.69
3 Lefty Grove 2.87
4 Dizzy Dean 2.88
5 Frank Gabler 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Carl Hubbell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 238
2 Dizzy Dean 199
3 Tommy Bridges 173
4 Johnny Allen 163
5 Bobo Newsom 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Don Brennan 8
3 Bob Smith 8
5 Dick Coffman 7