On This Day

Saturday, April 24, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Athletics 3 1 .750 0.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.0
Browns 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 0 1.000 --
Pirates 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Phillies 3 1 .750 0.5
Cardinals 3 1 .750 0.5
Dodgers 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 1 3 .250 2.5
Reds 0 4 .000 3.5
Bees 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Morrie Arnovich 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Billy Herman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 Pepper Martin 1
2 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Billy Jurges 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Joe Medwick 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Charlie Gelbert 1
2 Frankie Pytlak 1
2 Les Scarsella 1
2 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.10
2 Russ Bauers 0.90
3 Van Mungo 0.88
4 Slick Castleman 0.62
5 Johnny Lanning 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Wayne LaMaster 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Russ Bauers 9
3 Van Mungo 7
4 Slick Castleman 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Fink 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .600
2 Rick Ferrell .571
3 Ival Goodman .545
4 Zeke Bonura .538
5 Frank Demaree .533

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Mel Ott 2
3 Morrie Arnovich 1
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Bob Johnson 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
5 4 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Moose Solters 2
3 Earl Averill 1
3 Boze Berger 1
3 12 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
1 Cy Blanton 0.00
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
1 Carl Hubbell 0.00
1 Herman Fink 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne LaMaster 2
1 Al Williams 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Elden Auker 1
3 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 16
2 Bob Feller 11
3 Russ Bauers 9
3 George Caster 9
3 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Fink 1
1 Bill Lee 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .389
2 Paul Waner .377
3 Earl Averill .367
4 Gee Walker .362
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 39
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 151
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Zeke Bonura 144
4 Joe Medwick 138
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.20
2 Danny MacFayden 2.69
3 Dizzy Dean 2.82
4 Lefty Grove 2.99
5 Frank Gabler 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Johnny Allen 20
4 Vern Kennedy 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 240
2 Dizzy Dean 191
3 Tommy Bridges 170
4 Johnny Allen 162
5 Bobo Newsom 147

Saves

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