On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 5 .667 --
Indians 9 6 .600 1.0
Red Sox 8 6 .571 1.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 2.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 2.0
Browns 6 9 .400 4.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 4.5
Senators 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 3 .813 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 3.5
Giants 10 8 .556 4.0
Dodgers 9 10 .474 5.5
Cubs 8 10 .444 6.0
Phillies 7 11 .389 7.0
Bees 7 11 .389 7.0
Reds 6 10 .375 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 4
1 Johnny Cooney 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Gibby Brack 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 Johnny McCarthy 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Earl Browne 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Stratton 0.67
2 Cy Blanton 0.57
2 Slick Castleman 0.57
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.45
5 George Caster 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monty Stratton 6
2 Al Hollingsworth 5
3 Cy Blanton 4
3 Slick Castleman 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .450
2 Gee Walker .443
3 Joe Cronin .431
4 Ival Goodman .421
5 Gibby Brack .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 7
2 Alex Kampouris 6
3 Bob Johnson 5
3 George Selkirk 5
3 Gee Walker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 23
1 Gee Walker 23
3 Zeke Bonura 22
4 Hank Greenberg 19
4 Joe Medwick 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 5
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Pepper Martin 5
1 Frankie Pytlak 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.39
3 Johnny Broaca 1.00
4 Monty Stratton 1.31
5 Lefty Gomez 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Roxie Lawson 4
2 Johnny Marcum 4
2 Van Mungo 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 40
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Carl Hubbell 29
4 Wayne LaMaster 26
4 Cliff Melton 26

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 .387
2 Paul Waner .385
3 Earl Averill .378
4 Gee Walker .372
5 Beau Bell .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 149
2 Zeke Bonura 147
3 Lou Gehrig 145
4 Joe Medwick 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

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 3.01
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 239
2 Dizzy Dean 207
3 Tommy Bridges 168
4 Bobo Newsom 150
5 Johnny Allen 147

Saves

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