On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 8 .600 --
Yankees 13 9 .591 0.0
Indians 10 8 .556 1.0
Tigers 12 11 .522 1.5
Red Sox 9 10 .474 2.5
Senators 11 13 .458 3.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 3.5
Browns 8 13 .381 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 6 .739 --
Cardinals 14 10 .583 3.5
Giants 13 12 .520 5.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 5.5
Dodgers 11 12 .478 6.0
Bees 9 13 .409 7.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 8.0
Reds 8 14 .364 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Al Simmons 4
3 Morrie Arnovich 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Bucky Walters 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Al Simmons 3
4 Morrie Arnovich 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Augie Galan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 1.17
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.10
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Lou Fette 0.67
5 Dizzy Dean 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 11
2 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Carl Hubbell 7
4 Ed Brandt 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Cascarella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .471
2 Joe Medwick .444
3 Joe Cronin .437
4 Lyn Lary .430
5 Gee Walker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 8
2 Joe Medwick 7
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 Alex Kampouris 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 29
2 Joe Medwick 28
3 Zeke Bonura 27
4 Gee Walker 26
5 Hank Greenberg 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Gibby Brack 6
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
2 Frankie Pytlak 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.96
2 Monty Stratton 1.04
3 Dizzy Dean 1.23
4 Lefty Gomez 1.41
5 Joe Bowman 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Joe Bowman 5
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Roxie Lawson 5
2 Lon Warneke 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 48
2 Dizzy Dean 46
3 Carl Hubbell 39
4 Cliff Melton 35
5 Lefty Gomez 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 .542
2 Joe Medwick .491
3 Arky Vaughan .490
4 Joe Cronin .455
5 Lyn Lary .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Kampouris 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
3 Dick Bartell 5
4 George Selkirk 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 21
2 Frank Demaree 16
3 Alex Kampouris 15
4 Hank Greenberg 14
4 Al Simmons 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
2 Cy Blanton 0.67
3 Willis Hudlin 0.75
4 Max Butcher 1.13
5 Bill Swift 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Van Mungo 21
3 Cy Blanton 20
4 Lee Grissom 17
5 Vern Kennedy 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
2 Joe Cascarella 1
2 Dizzy Dean 1
2 Denny Galehouse 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .389
2 Luke Appling .381
3 Earl Averill .372
4 Beau Bell .368
5 Gee Walker .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Zeke Bonura 146
3 Hal Trosky 144
4 Jimmie Foxx 139
5 Joe Medwick 138

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Dizzy Dean 2.74
3 Cy Blanton 2.80
4 Bill Lee 2.92
5 Curt Davis 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 243
2 Dizzy Dean 205
3 Tommy Bridges 167
4 Bobo Newsom 149
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