On This Day

Tuesday, April 27, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 3 2 .600 0.5
White Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 1.0
Browns 2 3 .400 1.5
Senators 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 5 1 .833 --
Pirates 4 1 .800 0.5
Giants 3 1 .750 1.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.5
Dodgers 2 3 .400 2.5
Bees 2 4 .333 3.0
Cubs 1 4 .200 3.5
Reds 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 3
2 Stu Martin 2
2 Gus Suhr 2
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
4 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Dickshot 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Stu Martin 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 0.67
2 Cy Blanton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Weiland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 6
2 Cy Blanton 4
3 Bill Swift 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .714
2 Rick Ferrell .600
3 Zeke Bonura .556
4 Ival Goodman .545
5 Paul Waner .526

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Mel Ott 2
3 Morrie Arnovich 1
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 8
2 Joe Cronin 7
2 Pepper Martin 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
2 Earl Browne 2
2 Terry Moore 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.00
1 Johnny Broaca 0.00
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
1 Carl Hubbell 0.00
5 Guy Bush 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Wayne LaMaster 2
1 Al Williams 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 30 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 16
1 Van Mungo 16
3 Cliff Melton 13
4 Vern Kennedy 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Fink 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Bob Smith 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .394
2 Paul Waner .377
3 Earl Averill .371
4 Gee Walker .364
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hal Trosky 37
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 149
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Zeke Bonura 143
4 Joe Medwick 138
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

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 2.75
3 Dizzy Dean 2.80
4 Lefty Grove 3.06
5 Cy Blanton 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 231
2 Dizzy Dean 198
3 Tommy Bridges 166
4 Johnny Allen 156
5 Bobo Newsom 143

Saves

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