On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 13 9 .591 0.5
Indians 10 8 .556 1.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 2.5
Red Sox 9 10 .474 3.0
Senators 10 13 .435 4.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 4.0
Browns 8 12 .400 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 5 .773 --
Cardinals 14 9 .609 3.5
Dodgers 11 11 .500 6.0
Giants 12 12 .500 6.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 6.5
Reds 8 13 .381 8.5
Bees 8 13 .381 8.5
Phillies 9 15 .375 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Chubby Dean 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Gil English 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chubby Dean 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Beau Bell 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.45
3 Rube Walberg 0.42
4 Ted Lyons 0.38
5 Mel Harder 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 8
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Rube Walberg 5
4 Mel Harder 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .476
2 Joe Medwick .453
3 Joe Cronin .437
4 Lyn Lary .430
5 Gee Walker .396

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 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
2 Frankie Pytlak 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.96
2 Monty Stratton 1.04
3 Dizzy Dean 1.09
4 Lefty Gomez 1.41
5 Joe Bowman 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Roxie Lawson 5
1 Lon Warneke 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 48
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Cliff Melton 35
4 Lefty Gomez 32
4 Carl Hubbell 32

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 .563
2 Joe Medwick .473
3 Joe Cronin .462
3 Arky Vaughan .462
5 Lyn Lary .455

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 20
2 Frank Demaree 17
3 Dick Bartell 15
3 Alex Kampouris 15
3 Arky Vaughan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 6
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Gibby Brack 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.67
2 Max Butcher 0.89
3 Bill Swift 1.08
4 Lefty Gomez 1.32
5 Monty Stratton 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Van Mungo 21
3 Cy Blanton 20
4 Dizzy Dean 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 Denny Galehouse 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .390
2 Luke Appling .378
3 Earl Averill .372
4 Beau Bell .368
5 Gee Walker .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Zeke Bonura 146
3 Hal Trosky 144
4 Joe Medwick 141
5 Jimmie Foxx 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Jake Powell 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.30
2 Dizzy Dean 2.76
3 Cy Blanton 2.79
4 Bill Lee 2.92
5 Curt Davis 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 243
2 Dizzy Dean 200
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Bobo Newsom 145
5 Johnny Allen 142

Saves

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