On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Athletics 15 11 .577 2.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 2.5
Indians 13 11 .542 3.0
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.5
White Sox 12 15 .444 5.5
Senators 13 17 .433 6.0
Browns 9 18 .333 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 10 .655 --
Giants 18 13 .581 2.0
Cardinals 16 12 .571 2.5
Cubs 16 14 .533 3.5
Dodgers 14 15 .483 5.0
Bees 12 15 .444 6.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.5
Reds 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Earl Browne 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Browne 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Johnny McCarthy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Jo-Jo Moore 3
3 Earl Browne 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Tony Piet 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.83
2 Bill Lee 0.56
3 Lefty Grove 0.50
4 Jimmie DeShong 0.46
5 Van Mungo 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmie DeShong 6
2 Harry Gumbert 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Van Mungo 5
2 Bill Swift 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .424
2 Joe Medwick .423
3 Lyn Lary .406
4 Buddy Hassett .397
5 Morrie Arnovich .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
2 Joe Medwick 8
3 George Selkirk 7
4 Zeke Bonura 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 36
1 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Joe Medwick 34
4 Frank Demaree 30
5 Gee Walker 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.07
2 Bill Swift 1.17
3 Dizzy Dean 1.33
4 Lefty Gomez 1.50
5 Joe Bowman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
1 Roxie Lawson 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Joe Bowman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Dizzy Dean 51
3 Carl Hubbell 48
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 Denny Galehouse 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Hassett .463
2 Buck Jordan .450
3 Joe Medwick .432
4 Johnny Mize .413
5 Buddy Myer .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 17
1 Joe Medwick 17
3 Zeke Bonura 15
4 Harlond Clift 14
4 Joe DiMaggio 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Tony Piet 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
3 Lou Fette 0.50
4 Monty Stratton 0.72
5 Joe Bowman 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Harry Kelley 3
1 Roxie Lawson 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 19
1 Van Mungo 19
3 Lefty Gomez 18
3 Bill Swift 18
5 George Caster 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 2
1 Pat Malone 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Bill Swift 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Luke Appling .375
3 Earl Averill .373
4 Gee Walker .367
5 Beau Bell .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 149
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Joe Medwick 138
4 Hal Trosky 136
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Jake Powell 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.34
2 Dizzy Dean 2.71
3 Cy Blanton 2.71
4 Bill Lee 2.80
5 Danny MacFayden 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 239
2 Dizzy Dean 208
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Bobo Newsom 148
5 2 tied 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Jack Knott 8
5 2 tied 7