On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	14	.632	--
Indians	21	15	.583	2.0
White Sox	20	17	.541	3.5
Tigers	22	19	.537	3.5
Red Sox	16	16	.500	5.0
Athletics	16	19	.457	6.5
Senators	18	22	.450	7.0
Browns	11	26	.297	12.5

Games

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Tigers 10, Senators 3

Browns 7, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	24	14	.632	--
Giants	25	17	.595	1.0
Cubs	24	17	.585	1.5
Cardinals	19	19	.500	5.0
Dodgers	17	20	.459	6.5
Bees	17	20	.459	6.5
Phillies	16	23	.410	8.5
Reds	13	25	.342	11.0

Games

Cardinals 14, Dodgers 4

Bees 9, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Reds 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Beau Bell	5
2	Billy Herman	5
4	Jimmy Brown	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Augie Galan	2
1	Wally Moses	2
3	Morrie Arnovich	1
3	Earl Averill	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Kampouris	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Babe Phelps	4
1	Gee Walker	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wayne Ambler	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Slick Castleman	0.88
2	Wayne LaMaster	0.62
3	Tommy Bridges	0.60
4	Larry French	0.44
5	Oral Hildebrand	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slick Castleman	7
2	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Oral Hildebrand	6
4	Wayne LaMaster	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Peaches Davis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.408
2	Gee Walker	.389
3	Beau Bell	.385
4	Lou Gehrig	.379
5	Hank Greenberg	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Dick Bartell	11
3	George Selkirk	10
4	Joe Medwick	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Zeke Bonura	46
2	Gee Walker	46
4	Joe Medwick	41
5	Frank Demaree	39

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	Lefty Gomez	1.48
3	Cy Blanton	1.66
4	Cliff Melton	1.88
5	Lou Fette	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Roxie Lawson	8
3	Van Mungo	7
4	Cy Blanton	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	75
2	Dizzy Dean	59
3	Wayne LaMaster	55
4	Lefty Gomez	51
5	Carl Hubbell	50

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	.564
2	Heinie Manush	.474
3	Hank Greenberg	.455
4	Pinky Whitney	.440
5	Sam West	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Harlond Clift	5
2	Gene Moore	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	25
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
4	Zeke Bonura	18
4	Hal Trosky	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hub Walker	4
2	Lee Handley	3
2	Jo-Jo White	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	14 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monte Weaver	0.50
2	Van Mungo	0.62
3	Cliff Melton	1.02
4	Lou Fette	1.29
5	Joe Heving	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slick Castleman	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Harry Kelley	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wayne LaMaster	25
2	Van Mungo	22
3	Lefty Gomez	19
4	Jimmie DeShong	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Grissom	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Mel Harder	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.455
2	Sam West	.434
3	Joe Medwick	.418
4	Hank Greenberg	.400
5	Lou Gehrig	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	George Selkirk	9
3	Dick Bartell	8
3	Alex Kampouris	8
3	Joe Medwick	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Joe Medwick	34
3	Gee Walker	33
4	Zeke Bonura	31
5	Harlond Clift	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.35
2	Lou Fette	1.37
3	Monty Stratton	1.68
4	Lefty Gomez	1.68
5	Monte Weaver	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Kelley	6
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Slick Castleman	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	48
2	Dizzy Dean	37
3	Wayne LaMaster	35
4	Cy Blanton	33
4	2 others tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
2	Lee Grissom	3
2	Joe Heving	3
2	Cliff Melton	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.382
2	Earl Averill	.376
3	Gee Walker	.371
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	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	154
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Hal Trosky	144
4	Joe Medwick	132
5	2 tied	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	38
2	Ben Chapman	27
3	Gee Walker	23
4	Pepper Martin	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	2.41
2	Carl Hubbell	2.45
3	Bill Lee	2.78
4	Johnny Allen	2.90
5	Dizzy Dean	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	28
2	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Vern Kennedy	22
4	Dizzy Dean	21
5	Bill Lee	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	251
2	Dizzy Dean	206
3	Tommy Bridges	160
4	Johnny Allen	141
5	Carl Hubbell	139

Saves

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