On This Day

Friday, May 14, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 5 .667 --
Indians 9 6 .600 1.0
Yankees 10 8 .556 1.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 2.0
Tigers 10 9 .526 2.0
Browns 7 10 .412 4.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 4.5
Senators 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 4 .789 --
Cardinals 12 8 .600 3.5
Giants 11 9 .550 4.5
Dodgers 11 10 .524 5.0
Cubs 10 10 .500 5.5
Phillies 7 13 .350 8.5
Bees 7 13 .350 8.5
Reds 6 12 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody Jensen 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Terry Moore 4
1 Paul Waner 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 5
2 Beau Bell 3
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 Joe Medwick 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.10
2 Red Lucas 0.09
3 Tommy Bridges 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Mace Brown 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Mike Ryba 2
4 Nate Andrews 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .464
2 Joe Medwick .459
3 Joe Cronin .452
4 Al Todd .427
5 Johnny Mize .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 8
2 Alex Kampouris 6
2 Joe Medwick 6
4 Bob Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 26
1 Frank Demaree 26
1 Joe Medwick 26
4 Gee Walker 24
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Gibby Brack 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.00
2 Johnny Broaca 1.00
3 Dizzy Dean 1.10
4 Monty Stratton 1.31
5 Lefty Gomez 1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 41
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Carl Hubbell 32
4 Cliff Melton 31
5 Lefty Gomez 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bill Swift 2
4 Clint Brown 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .391
2 Luke Appling .381
3 Earl Averill .379
4 Gee Walker .371
5 Beau Bell .362

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 Zeke Bonura 149
1 Hal Trosky 149
3 Lou Gehrig 145
3 Joe Medwick 145
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 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.23
2 Dizzy Dean 2.77
3 Cy Blanton 2.90
4 Bill Lee 3.04
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 29
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 204
3 Tommy Bridges 162
4 Bobo Newsom 154
5 Johnny Allen 146

Saves

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