On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 25 17 .595 0.0
Indians 24 17 .585 0.5
Tigers 25 20 .556 1.5
Red Sox 19 19 .500 4.0
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 29 18 .617 --
Cubs 27 18 .600 1.0
Pirates 25 18 .581 2.0
Cardinals 23 20 .535 4.0
Bees 20 23 .465 7.0
Dodgers 19 22 .463 7.0
Phillies 17 27 .386 10.5
Reds 15 29 .341 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 Joe Medwick 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 2.00
2 Slick Castleman 0.83
3 Jim Turner 0.43
4 Larry French 0.38
5 Peaches Davis 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Slick Castleman 5
3 Larry French 5
3 Carl Hubbell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Bryant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .413
2 Beau Bell .384
2 Hank Greenberg .384
4 Lou Gehrig .381
5 Arky Vaughan .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Dick Bartell 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Joe Medwick 10
3 George Selkirk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 57
2 Zeke Bonura 50
3 Gee Walker 49
4 Joe Medwick 47
5 Frank Demaree 40

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 1.89
4 Cy Blanton 2.08
5 Lou Fette 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Roxie Lawson 8
4 Lou Fette 7
4 Van Mungo 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 75
2 Dizzy Dean 72
3 Lefty Gomez 62
4 Wayne LaMaster 58
5 Carl Hubbell 56

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 .521
2 Lou Gehrig .500
3 Hank Greenberg .467
4 Arky Vaughan .429
5 Eric McNair .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Wally Berger 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 21
1 Moose Solters 21
1 Hal Trosky 21
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Beau Bell 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.50
2 Van Mungo 0.90
3 Cliff Melton 1.45
4 Russ Bauers 1.47
5 Ted Lyons 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Jim Turner 3
1 Monte Weaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
1 Wayne LaMaster 25
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Jake Wade 18
5 3 tied 17

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 .436
2 Hank Greenberg .422
3 Arky Vaughan .407
4 Heinie Manush .403
5 Joe Medwick .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Joe Medwick 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Harlond Clift 31
3 Joe Medwick 31
5 2 tied 29

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 John Whitehead 1.65
2 Spud Chandler 1.69
3 Lou Fette 1.74
4 Lefty Gomez 1.98
5 Monty Stratton 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Fette 5
1 Willis Hudlin 5
3 Cy Blanton 4
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Van Mungo 42
3 Lee Grissom 35
3 Wayne LaMaster 35
5 2 tied 32

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 .385
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Gee Walker .373
4 Luke Appling .370
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 149
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Hal Trosky 147
4 Joe Medwick 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 130

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 2.49
2 Cy Blanton 2.51
3 Bill Lee 2.78
4 Dizzy Dean 2.81
5 Van Mungo 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 23
3 Vern Kennedy 22
4 Dizzy Dean 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 249
2 Dizzy Dean 211
3 Tommy Bridges 156
4 Johnny Allen 145
5 Carl Hubbell 143

Saves

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