On This Day

Monday, May 10, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 5 .643 --
Indians 9 5 .643 0.0
Tigers 9 7 .563 1.0
Yankees 9 7 .563 1.0
Red Sox 7 6 .538 1.5
Senators 6 10 .375 4.0
Browns 5 9 .357 4.0
White Sox 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 3 .800 --
Cardinals 10 6 .625 2.5
Giants 9 8 .529 4.0
Cubs 8 9 .471 5.0
Dodgers 8 10 .444 5.5
Phillies 7 10 .412 6.0
Bees 7 10 .412 6.0
Reds 5 10 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Earl Browne 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chubby Dean 4
2 Johnny Moore 3
2 Joe Vosmik 3
2 Billy Werber 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 2
1 Phil Cavarretta 2
1 Heinie Manush 2
4 Bill Atwood 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 1.33
2 Van Mungo 0.86
3 Earl Whitehill 0.77
4 Bill Swift 0.75
5 Julio Bonetti 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Julio Bonetti 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 10
2 Van Mungo 6
2 Bill Swift 6
4 Julio Bonetti 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .455
2 Joe Cronin .444
3 Lyn Lary .419
4 Joe Medwick .418
5 Ival Goodman .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 6
1 Alex Kampouris 6
3 George Selkirk 5
3 Gee Walker 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 23
2 Frank Demaree 22
3 Zeke Bonura 21
4 Hank Greenberg 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 5
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Pepper Martin 5
1 Frankie Pytlak 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.39
3 Johnny Broaca 1.00
4 Lefty Gomez 1.32
5 Monty Stratton 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Roxie Lawson 4
2 Van Mungo 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 40
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Carl Hubbell 29
4 Cliff Melton 26
5 2 tied 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 .388
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Gee Walker .372
5 Beau Bell .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 149
2 Zeke Bonura 146
3 Lou Gehrig 145
4 Joe Medwick 137
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 39
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pepper Martin 23
3 Jake Powell 23
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Dizzy Dean 2.76
3 Bill Lee 2.97
4 Cy Blanton 3.13
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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 243
2 Dizzy Dean 207
3 Tommy Bridges 168
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