On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 9 .625 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 0.0
Tigers 15 12 .556 1.5
Indians 12 10 .545 2.0
Senators 13 15 .464 4.0
White Sox 11 14 .440 4.5
Red Sox 10 13 .435 4.5
Browns 8 17 .320 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 8 .704 --
Cardinals 16 12 .571 3.5
Giants 16 13 .552 4.0
Cubs 15 13 .536 4.5
Dodgers 12 15 .444 7.0
Bees 11 15 .423 7.5
Reds 10 16 .385 8.5
Phillies 11 18 .379 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Johnny Dickshot 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Buck Jordan 3
2 Marv Owen 3
2 Billy Rogell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.00
2 Al Smith 0.50
3 Dizzy Dean 0.45
3 Lee Grissom 0.45
5 Denny Galehouse 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Lee Grissom 5
4 Al Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Cliff Melton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .440
2 Joe Medwick .423
3 Gee Walker .420
4 Lyn Lary .412
5 Beau Bell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
2 Joe Medwick 8
3 George Selkirk 7
4 Zeke Bonura 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 34
1 Hank Greenberg 34
1 Joe Medwick 34
4 Frank Demaree 30
5 Gee Walker 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Gibby Brack 6
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.07
2 Bill Swift 1.21
3 Dizzy Dean 1.33
4 Lefty Gomez 1.50
5 Johnny Broaca 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Roxie Lawson 6
4 Joe Bowman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 53
2 Dizzy Dean 51
3 Carl Hubbell 39
4 Cliff Melton 38
5 Lefty Gomez 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Bill Swift 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Joe Heving 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .444
2 Joe Medwick .442
3 Beau Bell .429
3 Buddy Hassett .429
3 Buddy Myer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
3 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 19
2 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Dick Bartell 15
3 Zeke Bonura 15
3 Joe Vosmik 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Gibby Brack 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
5 21 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.53
3 Monty Stratton 0.72
4 Willis Hudlin 1.04
5 Carl Fischer 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Harry Kelley 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Lee Grissom 19
2 Bill Swift 19
4 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Lefty Gomez 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
1 Bill Swift 2
4 Clint Brown 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .389
2 Luke Appling .376
3 Gee Walker .373
4 Earl Averill .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 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 150
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Joe Medwick 140
4 Hal Trosky 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Jake Powell 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Dizzy Dean 2.71
3 Cy Blanton 2.75
4 Bill Lee 2.79
5 Danny MacFayden 2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 241
2 Dizzy Dean 208
3 Tommy Bridges 162
4 Bobo Newsom 148
5 Johnny Allen 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Jack Knott 8
4 Don Brennan 7
4 2 others tied 7