On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 25 17 .595 0.0
Indians 23 17 .575 1.0
Tigers 25 20 .556 1.5
Red Sox 19 18 .514 3.5
Senators 19 24 .442 6.5
Athletics 16 24 .400 8.0
Browns 13 28 .317 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Pirates 25 17 .595 1.5
Cubs 26 18 .591 1.5
Cardinals 22 19 .537 4.0
Dodgers 19 21 .475 6.5
Bees 18 23 .439 8.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 11.0
Reds 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fabian Gaffke 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fabian Gaffke 3
1 Roy Hughes 3
3 Spud Davis 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fabian Gaffke 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Ival Goodman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Bauers 0.78
2 Lee Grissom 0.75
3 Elden Auker 0.40
4 Thornton Lee 0.33
5 Harry Kelley 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Bauers 7
2 Lee Grissom 6
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Harry Kelley 4
3 Bob Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Marcum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Beau Bell .384
2 Hank Greenberg .384
4 Arky Vaughan .382
5 Lou Gehrig .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Dick Bartell 11
3 George Selkirk 10
4 Joe DiMaggio 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 57
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 Cliff Melton 1.95
4 Spud Chandler 2.03
5 Cy Blanton 2.08

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 58
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 .491
3 Hank Greenberg .469
4 Arky Vaughan .446
5 Joe DiMaggio .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Moose Solters 20
2 Hal Trosky 20
2 Gee Walker 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hub Walker 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.50
2 Van Mungo 0.62
3 Russ Bauers 1.47
4 Cliff Melton 1.59
5 Ted Lyons 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Monte Weaver 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
1 Wayne LaMaster 25
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 Lou Gehrig .419
2 Hank Greenberg .417
3 Arky Vaughan .416
4 Joe Medwick .413
5 Buck Jordan .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Dick Bartell 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Zeke Bonura 31
3 Harlond Clift 31
5 Gee Walker 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 5
1 Augie Galan 5
1 Gee Walker 5
4 Joe Cronin 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.58
2 John Whitehead 1.65
3 Lefty Gomez 1.98
4 Monty Stratton 2.02
5 Lou Fette 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Carl Hubbell 5
3 Cy Blanton 4
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Van Mungo 42
3 Lee Grissom 35
3 Wayne LaMaster 35
5 Dizzy Dean 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 Earl Averill .383
2 Paul Waner .381
3 Gee Walker .371
4 Luke Appling .370
5 Joe Medwick .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hal Trosky 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
5 Bob Johnson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Zeke Bonura 149
3 Hal Trosky 145
4 Joe DiMaggio 131
4 Joe Medwick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Gee Walker 22
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 Van Mungo 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 23
3 Vern Kennedy 22
4 Dizzy Dean 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 249
2 Dizzy Dean 205
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Johnny Allen 145
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