On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 13 .649 --
Indians 20 15 .571 3.0
White Sox 20 17 .541 4.0
Tigers 21 19 .525 4.5
Red Sox 16 16 .500 5.5
Senators 18 21 .462 7.0
Athletics 15 18 .455 7.0
Browns 10 25 .286 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 13 .649 --
Giants 24 16 .600 1.5
Cubs 23 16 .590 2.0
Cardinals 18 19 .486 6.0
Dodgers 17 19 .472 6.5
Bees 16 20 .444 7.5
Phillies 16 22 .421 8.5
Reds 12 25 .324 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Frankie Pytlak 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Tony Piet 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 4
2 Pinky Higgins 3
3 Zeke Bonura 2
3 Tony Cuccinello 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Kennedy 0.47
2 Mel Harder 0.42
3 Jake Wade 0.40
4 Jimmie DeShong 0.31
5 Lefty Gomez 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Kennedy 7
2 Jake Wade 6
3 Mel Harder 5
4 Jimmie DeShong 4
5 Lefty Gomez 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .406
2 Gee Walker .386
3 Arky Vaughan .381
4 Beau Bell .377
5 Lyn Lary .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Dick Bartell 11
3 George Selkirk 10
4 Joe Medwick 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 51
2 Zeke Bonura 46
3 Gee Walker 42
4 Frank Demaree 39
5 Joe Medwick 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 8
1 Ben Chapman 8
3 Augie Galan 7
3 Pepper Martin 7
3 Gee Walker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.36
2 Bill Swift 1.46
3 Lefty Gomez 1.48
4 Spud Chandler 1.54
5 Cy Blanton 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Roxie Lawson 8
3 Van Mungo 7
4 Cy Blanton 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 75
2 Dizzy Dean 59
3 Lefty Gomez 51
4 Wayne LaMaster 50
5 Carl Hubbell 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Lee Grissom 3
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .509
2 Heinie Manush .450
3 Arky Vaughan .446
4 Hank Greenberg .439
5 Sam West .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Gene Moore 5
2 George Selkirk 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Zeke Bonura 19
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
4 Bill Dickey 17
4 Hal Trosky 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Lee Handley 3
1 Tony Piet 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Weaver 0.39
2 Cliff Melton 0.59
3 Bob Weiland 0.71
4 Lou Fette 1.29
5 Joe Heving 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Roxie Lawson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Wayne LaMaster 20
3 Lefty Gomez 19
4 Jimmie DeShong 18
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Grissom 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Mel Harder 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .455
2 Sam West .408
3 Joe Medwick .398
4 Beau Bell .384
5 Hank Greenberg .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
1 Hank Greenberg 10
3 George Selkirk 9
4 Joe Medwick 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Zeke Bonura 31
2 Joe Medwick 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Gee Walker 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
4 Gibby Brack 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.31
2 Cy Blanton 1.35
3 Lefty Gomez 1.46
4 Spud Chandler 1.54
5 Bill Swift 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Cy Blanton 5
2 Jimmie DeShong 5
2 Lou Fette 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 48
2 Lefty Gomez 42
3 Dizzy Dean 37
4 Carl Hubbell 35
5 Bill Swift 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Lee Grissom 3
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
2 Bill Swift 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .382
2 Earl Averill .372
3 Gee Walker .370
4 Luke Appling .368
5 Arky Vaughan .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Hal Trosky 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 155
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Hal Trosky 143
4 Jimmie Foxx 130
4 Joe Medwick 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 38
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.39
2 Cy Blanton 2.41
3 Bill Lee 2.73
4 Dizzy Dean 2.93
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Vern Kennedy 22
3 Tommy Bridges 21
3 Dizzy Dean 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 251
2 Dizzy Dean 206
3 Tommy Bridges 154
4 Bobo Newsom 143
5 Johnny Allen 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Clint Brown 9
2 Pat Malone 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
5 Jack Knott 7