On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 9 .609 --
Yankees 15 10 .600 0.0
Indians 12 9 .571 1.0
Tigers 14 12 .538 1.5
Senators 13 14 .481 3.0
Red Sox 10 12 .455 3.5
White Sox 10 14 .417 4.5
Browns 8 16 .333 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 7 .731 --
Cardinals 15 12 .556 4.5
Giants 15 13 .536 5.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 5.5
Dodgers 12 14 .462 7.0
Bees 11 14 .440 7.5
Phillies 11 17 .393 9.0
Reds 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Buck Jordan 4
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
1 Pinky Whitney 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 George Scharein 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morrie Arnovich 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Buck Jordan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Fischer 1.50
2 Luke Hamlin 0.71
3 Slick Castleman 0.62
4 Lefty Gomez 0.38
5 Jim Winford 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slick Castleman 5
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 Luke Hamlin 5
4 Vic Sorrell 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .439
2 Joe Medwick .427
3 Lyn Lary .419
4 Beau Bell .416
5 Gee Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
2 Joe Medwick 8
3 Zeke Bonura 6
3 Hank Greenberg 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 34
2 Zeke Bonura 33
2 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Frank Demaree 30
5 Gee Walker 28

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 1.07
2 Bill Swift 1.21
3 Dizzy Dean 1.23
4 Cy Blanton 1.43
5 Lefty Gomez 1.50

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 Lefty Gomez 37
4 Cliff Melton 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Jack Knott 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .474
1 Joe Medwick .474
3 Beau Bell .436
4 Buddy Hassett .429
5 Lyn Lary .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 22
2 Zeke Bonura 18
3 Hank Greenberg 17
3 Al Simmons 17
5 Dick Bartell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gibby Brack 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
2 Cy Blanton 0.50
3 Spud Chandler 0.53
4 Monty Stratton 0.72
5 Willis Hudlin 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Harry Kelley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 21
2 Lefty Gomez 19
2 Bill Swift 19
4 George Caster 17
5 Hal Schumacher 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Joe Cascarella 1
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .390
2 Luke Appling .379
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Gee Walker .371
5 Beau Bell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 150
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Joe Medwick 142
4 Hal Trosky 141
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

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 Cy Blanton 2.73
3 Dizzy Dean 2.74
4 Bill Lee 2.79
5 Danny MacFayden 2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 241
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 Jack Knott 8
2 Pat Malone 8
4 Don Brennan 7
4 2 others tied 7