Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 9, 1937

On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	8	5	.615	--
Indians	8	5	.615	0.0
Tigers	9	6	.600	0.0
Red Sox	7	5	.583	0.5
Yankees	8	7	.533	1.0
Senators	6	9	.400	3.0
White Sox	5	9	.357	3.5
Browns	4	9	.308	4.0

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Athletics 9, Tigers 8

Senators 7, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	11	3	.786	--
Cardinals	10	5	.667	1.5
Giants	9	7	.563	3.0
Cubs	7	9	.438	5.0
Bees	7	9	.438	5.0
Dodgers	7	10	.412	5.5
Phillies	6	10	.375	6.0
Reds	5	9	.357	6.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 1

Pirates 6, Bees 3

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Reds 21, Phillies 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Alex Kampouris	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Lonny Frey	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Alex Kampouris	3
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Kampouris	8
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
3	John Stone	4
4	Earl Grace	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Frankie Pytlak	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	1.00
2	Willis Hudlin	0.83
3	Dizzy Dean	0.70
4	Rube Walberg	0.62
5	Carl Hubbell	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	Rube Walberg	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gee Walker	.468
2	Joe Cronin	.451
3	Lyn Lary	.429
3	Joe Medwick	.429
5	Rick Ferrell	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Alex Kampouris	6
2	Dick Bartell	5
2	Gee Walker	5
4	Bob Johnson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	21
1	Frank Demaree	21
1	Gee Walker	21
4	Hank Greenberg	17
5	Joe Medwick	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Pepper Martin	5
1	Frankie Pytlak	5
4	Luke Appling	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	0.39
2	Johnny Broaca	1.00
3	Lefty Gomez	1.32
4	Monty Stratton	1.42
5	Cliff Melton	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Roxie Lawson	4
4	Joe Bowman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Van Mungo	33
3	Carl Hubbell	29
4	Cliff Melton	26
5	Wayne LaMaster	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Syd Cohen	1
2	Herman Fink	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.391
2	Paul Waner	.385
3	Gee Walker	.373
4	Earl Averill	.373
5	Joe Medwick	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Hal Trosky	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	34
4	Mel Ott	33
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	149
2	Zeke Bonura	146
2	Lou Gehrig	146
4	Joe Medwick	137
5	Jimmie Foxx	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	39
2	Ben Chapman	25
3	Jake Powell	24
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.35
2	Dizzy Dean	2.76
3	Bill Lee	2.97
4	Cy Blanton	3.07
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	28
2	Dizzy Dean	25
3	Tommy Bridges	24
4	Vern Kennedy	21
5	7 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	237
2	Dizzy Dean	207
3	Tommy Bridges	166
4	Bobo Newsom	158
5	Johnny Allen	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	10
2	Pat Malone	9
3	Don Brennan	8
4	Dick Coffman	7
4	Jack Knott	7