On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 11 .633 --
Indians 15 11 .577 2.0
Tigers 17 14 .548 2.5
Athletics 15 13 .536 3.0
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.0
White Sox 13 16 .448 5.5
Senators 14 18 .438 6.0
Browns 9 19 .321 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 10 .655 --
Giants 20 13 .606 1.0
Cardinals 17 13 .567 2.5
Cubs 16 16 .500 4.5
Dodgers 14 15 .483 5.0
Bees 13 16 .448 6.0
Phillies 13 19 .406 7.5
Reds 10 20 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Whitney 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Don Gutteridge 3
1 Hal Trosky 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Pinky Whitney 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Marv Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 0.67
2 Lee Grissom 0.50
3 Johnny Broaca 0.42
4 Bucky Walters 0.40
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Jim Turner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Broaca 5
1 Lee Grissom 5
3 Hal Schumacher 4
3 Bucky Walters 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .427
2 Joe Cronin .421
3 Lyn Lary .409
4 Buddy Hassett .397
5 Beau Bell .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
2 Joe Medwick 9
3 George Selkirk 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 38
2 Hank Greenberg 37
3 Joe Medwick 35
4 Frank Demaree 32
5 2 tied 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 Bill Swift 1.17
2 Monty Stratton 1.26
3 Lefty Gomez 1.30
4 Dizzy Dean 1.33
5 Joe Bowman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 8
2 Roxie Lawson 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Joe Bowman 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Dizzy Dean 51
3 Carl Hubbell 48
4 Lefty Gomez 43
4 Wayne LaMaster 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Bill Swift 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Hassett .576
2 Lou Gehrig .440
3 Arky Vaughan .435
4 Buck Jordan .426
5 Joe Marty .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Joe Medwick 4
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Dick Bartell 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Tony Piet 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
3 Lou Fette 0.50
4 Monty Stratton 1.17
5 Monte Weaver 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Harry Kelley 3
2 Roxie Lawson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Lee Grissom 21
3 Carl Hubbell 19
3 Van Mungo 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Melton 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Denny Galehouse 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Earl Averill .372
3 Luke Appling .369
4 Gee Walker .362
5 Joe Medwick .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Mel Ott 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Zeke Bonura 148
3 Hal Trosky 138
4 Joe Medwick 135
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 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.32
2 Cy Blanton 2.59
3 Dizzy Dean 2.73
4 Bill Lee 2.85
5 Danny MacFayden 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 29
2 Tommy Bridges 23
2 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 239
2 Dizzy Dean 206
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Bobo Newsom 148
5 Johnny Allen 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Clint Brown 8
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Jack Knott 8