On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 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
White Sox 7 10 .412 4.0
Browns 6 9 .400 4.0
Senators 6 12 .333 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 3 .824 --
Cardinals 11 7 .611 3.5
Giants 10 9 .526 5.0
Dodgers 10 10 .500 5.5
Cubs 9 10 .474 6.0
Phillies 7 12 .368 8.0
Bees 7 12 .368 8.0
Reds 6 11 .353 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
3 Morrie Arnovich 3
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 5
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 Tony Piet 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Johnny Dickshot 1
2 Leo Durocher 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.71
2 Max Butcher 0.62
3 Bill McGee 0.60
4 Bobo Newsom 0.36
5 Whitey Moore 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 6
2 Max Butcher 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
4 Whitey Moore 4
4 Bobo Newsom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .450
2 Gee Walker .443
3 Joe Medwick .442
4 Joe Cronin .431
5 Lyn Lary .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 7
2 Alex Kampouris 6
3 Bob Johnson 5
3 Joe Medwick 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 25
2 Joe Medwick 24
3 Frank Demaree 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 Hank Greenberg 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Gibby Brack 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 2 others tied 5

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 Joe Bowman 4
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Roxie Lawson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 40
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Cliff Melton 31
4 Carl Hubbell 29
5 Wayne LaMaster 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Clint Brown 1
3 Syd Cohen 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .386
2 Luke Appling .384
3 Earl Averill .379
4 Gee Walker .372
5 Beau Bell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 149
2 Zeke Bonura 148
3 Lou Gehrig 145
4 Joe Medwick 144
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.23
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 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 239
2 Dizzy Dean 207
3 Tommy Bridges 161
4 Bobo Newsom 154
5 Johnny Allen 146

Saves

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