On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 8 .579 --
Athletics 12 9 .571 0.0
Yankees 13 10 .565 0.0
Tigers 13 11 .542 0.5
Senators 12 13 .480 2.0
White Sox 10 12 .455 2.5
Red Sox 9 11 .450 2.5
Browns 8 14 .364 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 6 .750 --
Cardinals 14 11 .560 4.5
Giants 14 12 .538 5.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 5.5
Dodgers 11 13 .458 7.0
Bees 10 13 .435 7.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 9.0
Reds 8 15 .348 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Jackie Hayes 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
3 Lyn Lary 3
3 Roy Parmelee 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hughes 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Willis Hudlin 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 1.17
2 Thornton Lee 1.00
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.50
3 Ed Linke 0.50
5 Van Mungo 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Swift 7
2 Van Mungo 5
3 Thornton Lee 4
3 Ed Linke 4
3 Eddie Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Melton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .447
2 Beau Bell .446
3 Joe Medwick .437
4 Lyn Lary .435
5 Gee Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 9
2 Joe Medwick 7
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 Alex Kampouris 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 30
1 Joe Medwick 30
3 Zeke Bonura 28
4 Hank Greenberg 27
5 Gee Walker 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Gibby Brack 6
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.04
2 Bill Swift 1.22
3 Dizzy Dean 1.23
4 Lefty Gomez 1.41
5 Joe Bowman 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 53
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 .491
2 Joe Medwick .481
3 Joe Cronin .474
4 Arky Vaughan .471
5 Lyn Lary .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 6
2 Joe Medwick 5
3 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Alex Kampouris 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 18
2 Dick Bartell 16
3 Hank Greenberg 15
3 Al Simmons 15
5 Harlond Clift 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 5
1 Cookie Lavagetto 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
2 Cy Blanton 0.50
2 Monty Stratton 0.50
4 Willis Hudlin 0.98
5 Max Butcher 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Bill Swift 19
3 Lee Grissom 18
4 Vern Kennedy 16
5 3 tied 15

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 .390
2 Luke Appling .381
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Gee Walker .366
5 Beau Bell .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 147
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Hal Trosky 143
4 Joe Medwick 140
5 Jimmie Foxx 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 26
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 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 248
2 Dizzy Dean 205
3 Tommy Bridges 162
4 Bobo Newsom 148
5 Johnny Allen 144

Saves

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