On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 2 .778 --
Yankees 6 3 .667 1.0
Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.0
Athletics 4 4 .500 2.5
Indians 4 4 .500 2.5
Browns 3 5 .375 3.5
White Sox 3 6 .333 4.0
Senators 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 2 .778 --
Cardinals 7 3 .700 0.5
Giants 6 4 .600 1.5
Phillies 6 5 .545 2.0
Bees 6 6 .500 2.5
Cubs 4 6 .400 3.5
Dodgers 4 7 .364 4.0
Reds 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Morrie Arnovich 4
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Hersh Martin 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Bill Atwood 3
2 Zeke Bonura 3
4 Morrie Arnovich 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zeke Bonura 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 0.88
2 Bill Weir 0.43
3 Bucky Walters 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Hatter 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1
1 Bill Weir 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 7
2 Bucky Walters 4
3 Ralph Birkofer 3
3 Bill Dietrich 3
3 Bill Weir 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne LaMaster 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .564
2 Rick Ferrell .500
3 Gibby Brack .475
4 Frank Demaree .463
5 Paul Waner .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Gee Walker 3
4 Hank Greenberg 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 15
2 Johnny Mize 12
2 Gee Walker 12
4 Frank Demaree 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Frankie Pytlak 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.32
3 Monty Stratton 0.50
4 Bill Weir 0.55
5 5 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wayne LaMaster 3
1 Roxie Lawson 3
4 Joe Bowman 2
4 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Cliff Melton 22
4 Wayne LaMaster 20
5 Wes Ferrell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
2 Syd Cohen 1
2 Herman Fink 1
2 Jack Knott 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .387
2 Paul Waner .381
3 Earl Averill .378
4 Gee Walker .370
5 Lou Gehrig .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 153
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Zeke Bonura 147
4 Joe Medwick 136
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 38
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Ben Chapman 21
4 Billy Werber 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.29
2 Dizzy Dean 2.83
3 Danny MacFayden 2.98
4 Cy Blanton 3.09
5 Red Lucas 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Wes Ferrell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 237
2 Dizzy Dean 197
3 Tommy Bridges 164
4 Johnny Allen 151
5 Bobo Newsom 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Don Brennan 8
4 Dick Coffman 7
4 2 others tied 7