On This Day

Monday, June 7, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 16 .610 --
Indians 23 16 .590 1.0
White Sox 24 17 .585 1.0
Tigers 24 20 .545 2.5
Red Sox 18 18 .500 4.5
Senators 19 24 .442 7.0
Athletics 16 23 .410 8.0
Browns 13 28 .317 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Cubs 26 18 .591 1.5
Pirates 24 17 .585 2.0
Cardinals 22 19 .537 4.0
Dodgers 19 21 .475 6.5
Bees 18 22 .450 7.5
Phillies 16 26 .381 10.5
Reds 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Piet 4
2 Babe Phelps 3
2 Burgess Whitehead 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 28 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Wade 1.50
2 Lefty Gomez 0.92
3 Roy Henshaw 0.71
4 Whitey Moore 0.40
5 Bill Dietrich 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 11
2 Roy Henshaw 10
3 Jake Wade 9
4 Bill Dietrich 5
5 Whitey Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Arky Vaughan .385
3 Beau Bell .384
4 Gee Walker .378
5 Hank Greenberg .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 14
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 55
2 Zeke Bonura 50
3 Gee Walker 49
4 Joe Medwick 44
5 Frank Demaree 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 9
2 Ben Chapman 8
2 Augie Galan 8
2 Pepper Martin 8
5 Gee Walker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.74
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 Lefty Gomez 62
4 Wayne LaMaster 56
5 Cliff Melton 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
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 Heinie Manush .532
2 Lou Gehrig .500
3 Arky Vaughan .482
4 Hank Greenberg .446
5 Joe DiMaggio .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Harlond Clift 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 21
2 Hal Trosky 20
2 Gee Walker 20
4 Harlond Clift 19
4 Moose Solters 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hub Walker 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.50
2 Van Mungo 0.62
3 Lou Fette 1.29
4 Cliff Melton 1.59
5 Ted Lyons 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Monte Weaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
2 Wayne LaMaster 23
3 Van Mungo 22
4 Jake Wade 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Lee Grissom 2
2 Mel Harder 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .429
2 Arky Vaughan .422
3 Heinie Manush .397
4 Hank Greenberg .395
5 Lou Gehrig .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Dick Bartell 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Zeke Bonura 35
3 Joe Medwick 32
3 Gee Walker 32
5 Harlond Clift 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Augie Galan 5
2 Gee Walker 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Harry Kelley 5
4 Cy Blanton 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 44
2 Van Mungo 43
3 Hal Schumacher 34
4 Dizzy Dean 33
4 Wayne LaMaster 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
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 Earl Averill .380
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Gee Walker .371
4 Luke Appling .369
5 Joe Medwick .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hal Trosky 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 33
5 Bob Johnson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 150
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Hal Trosky 145
4 Joe Medwick 133
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 Roy Hughes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.36
2 Cy Blanton 2.42
3 Bill Lee 2.78
4 Dizzy Dean 2.90
5 Johnny Allen 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
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 138

Saves

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