On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Tigers 7 4 .636 1.0
Red Sox 5 3 .625 1.5
Athletics 5 4 .556 2.0
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Senators 4 7 .364 4.0
Browns 3 6 .333 4.0
White Sox 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 2 .818 --
Cardinals 8 4 .667 1.5
Giants 7 5 .583 2.5
Cubs 6 6 .500 3.5
Bees 7 7 .500 3.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 4.0
Dodgers 4 9 .308 6.0
Reds 2 9 .182 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Browne 4
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 George Selkirk 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Kampouris 2
1 George Selkirk 2
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 6
2 Joe Medwick 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Ival Goodman 4
3 George Selkirk 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.83
2 Cy Blanton 1.00
3 Charlie Root 0.64
4 Monte Pearson 0.62
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Cy Blanton 8
2 Monte Pearson 8
4 Charlie Root 7
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hollingsworth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .536
2 Gee Walker .532
3 Gibby Brack .429
4 Frank Demaree .423
5 Joe Cronin .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 George Selkirk 3
2 Gee Walker 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 19
2 Zeke Bonura 15
3 Gee Walker 14
4 Hank Greenberg 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.24
2 Bill Weir 0.55
3 Johnny Broaca 1.00
3 George Caster 1.00
3 Cliff Melton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Wayne LaMaster 3
2 Roxie Lawson 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 33
2 Van Mungo 27
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Cliff Melton 22
5 Wayne LaMaster 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
2 Syd Cohen 1
2 Herman Fink 1
2 Harry Gumbert 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .393
2 Paul Waner .382
3 Earl Averill .376
4 Gee Walker .372
5 Frank Demaree .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 153
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Zeke Bonura 143
4 Joe Medwick 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 38
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Ben Chapman 22
3 Pepper Martin 22
5 Billy Werber 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.40
2 Dizzy Dean 2.75
3 Danny MacFayden 2.98
4 Cy Blanton 3.01
5 Red Lucas 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 233
2 Dizzy Dean 208
3 Tommy Bridges 161
4 Bobo Newsom 154
5 Johnny Allen 151

Saves

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