On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	15	.625	--
Indians	22	16	.579	2.0
White Sox	23	17	.575	2.0
Tigers	23	20	.535	3.5
Red Sox	18	17	.514	4.5
Senators	19	23	.452	7.0
Athletics	16	22	.421	8.0
Browns	12	28	.300	13.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Senators 8, Indians 7

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	17	.614	--
Pirates	24	16	.600	1.0
Cubs	26	18	.591	1.0
Cardinals	22	19	.537	3.5
Dodgers	18	21	.462	6.5
Bees	18	22	.450	7.0
Phillies	16	26	.381	10.0
Reds	14	26	.350	11.0

Games

Bees 7, Cubs 1

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Cubs 7, Bees 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 0, Phillies 0

Reds 9, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Moore	5
1	Rip Radcliff	5
3	Wayne Ambler	4
3	Tom Carey	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wayne Ambler	4
1	Alex Kampouris	4
1	Gene Moore	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Ben Huffman	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.67
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.64
3	Red Ruffing	0.55
4	Charlie Root	0.43
5	Ted Lyons	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Julio Bonetti	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Red Ruffing	6
3	Roy Parmelee	5
4	Hal Schumacher	4
4	Russ Van Atta	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.411
2	Gee Walker	.386
3	Arky Vaughan	.380
4	Beau Bell	.379
5	Hank Greenberg	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Dick Bartell	11
3	George Selkirk	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	53
2	Gee Walker	49
3	Zeke Bonura	48
4	Joe Medwick	44
5	Frank Demaree	39

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.48
2	Monty Stratton	1.82
3	Lou Fette	1.92
4	Cliff Melton	1.95
5	Spud Chandler	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Roxie Lawson	8
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Van Mungo	7
5	10 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	75
2	Dizzy Dean	66
3	Wayne LaMaster	56
4	Cliff Melton	52
5	2 tied	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Joe Heving	4
2	Pat Malone	4
2	Cliff Melton	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.536
2	Heinie Manush	.535
3	Hank Greenberg	.469
4	Arky Vaughan	.448
5	Eric McNair	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Harlond Clift	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	21
2	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Moose Solters	19
5	Hal Trosky	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hub Walker	4
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Lee Handley	3
2	Jo-Jo White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	0.62
2	Joe Heving	0.69
3	Lou Fette	1.29
4	Lefty Gomez	1.44
5	Cliff Melton	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wayne LaMaster	23
2	Van Mungo	22
3	Dizzy Dean	20
4	Hal Schumacher	18
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.432
2	Joe Medwick	.422
3	Heinie Manush	.395
4	Hank Greenberg	.393
5	Sam West	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Dick Bartell	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	Zeke Bonura	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Zeke Bonura	33
2	Gee Walker	33
4	Joe Medwick	32
5	Harlond Clift	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Gee Walker	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.37
2	Spud Chandler	1.58
3	John Whitehead	1.65
4	Lefty Gomez	1.68
5	Van Mungo	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	6
2	Slick Castleman	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Harry Kelley	5
2	Roxie Lawson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	43
2	Wayne LaMaster	36
3	Hal Schumacher	34
4	Dizzy Dean	33
4	Lefty Gomez	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.380
2	Earl Averill	.378
3	Gee Walker	.372
4	Luke Appling	.369
5	Arky Vaughan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Hal Trosky	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	152
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Hal Trosky	144
4	Joe Medwick	133
5	Jimmie Foxx	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	2.38
2	Cy Blanton	2.41
3	Bill Lee	2.78
4	Dizzy Dean	2.90
5	Johnny Allen	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	28
2	Tommy Bridges	23
3	Vern Kennedy	22
4	Dizzy Dean	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	249
2	Dizzy Dean	209
3	Tommy Bridges	160
4	Johnny Allen	141
5	Carl Hubbell	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Clint Brown	10
2	Pat Malone	10
4	Dick Coffman	8
5	Jack Knott	7