On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
Indians 9 8 .529 1.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 1.5
White Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Browns 8 11 .421 3.5
Senators 8 13 .381 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 5 .762 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 3.5
Giants 12 11 .522 5.0
Dodgers 11 11 .500 5.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 6.5
Reds 8 12 .400 7.5
Phillies 9 14 .391 8.0
Bees 8 13 .381 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Moore 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Dom Dallessandro 2
2 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Al Hollingsworth 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 2
2 Gil English 1
2 Johnny McCarthy 1
2 Wally Moses 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.67
2 George Caster 0.57
3 Van Mungo 0.53
4 Charlie Root 0.50
5 2 tied 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 9
2 George Caster 8
3 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Roxie Lawson 6
3 Danny MacFayden 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .473
2 Beau Bell .462
3 Joe Cronin .437
4 Gee Walker .407
5 Al Todd .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 28
2 Zeke Bonura 27
2 Joe Medwick 27
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Arky Vaughan 22

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 0.96
2 Monty Stratton 1.04
3 Dizzy Dean 1.09
4 Joe Bowman 1.42
5 Lefty Gomez 1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 48
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Cliff Melton 35
4 Carl Hubbell 32
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Pat Malone 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bill Swift 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .545
2 Joe Medwick .481
3 Arky Vaughan .462
4 Ival Goodman .447
4 Joe Vosmik .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 7
2 Alex Kampouris 6
3 Joe Medwick 5
3 George Selkirk 5
5 Ripper Collins 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 20
2 Frank Demaree 17
3 Dick Bartell 16
3 Zeke Bonura 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 6
2 Gibby Brack 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.50
2 Bill Swift 1.08
3 Lefty Gomez 1.38
4 Monty Stratton 1.42
4 Thornton Lee 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 4
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Roxie Lawson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 30
2 Cliff Melton 22
3 Hal Schumacher 20
4 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Lefty Gomez 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Syd Cohen 1
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .392
2 Luke Appling .380
3 Earl Averill .377
4 Gee Walker .370
5 Beau Bell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Hal Trosky 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 148
2 Zeke Bonura 147
3 Lou Gehrig 146
4 Joe Medwick 143
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 39
2 Ben Chapman 25
2 Pepper Martin 25
4 Jake Powell 23
5 Gee Walker 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.30
2 Dizzy Dean 2.77
3 Cy Blanton 2.90
4 Bill Lee 2.95
5 Van Mungo 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 243
2 Dizzy Dean 204
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Johnny Allen 146
5 Bobo Newsom 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Don Brennan 8
3 Jack Knott 8
5 2 tied 7