On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 17 .614 --
White Sox 26 18 .591 1.0
Tigers 27 20 .574 1.5
Indians 24 18 .571 2.0
Red Sox 19 20 .487 5.5
Senators 19 26 .422 8.5
Athletics 17 25 .405 9.0
Browns 14 29 .326 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 18 .617 --
Cubs 28 18 .609 0.5
Pirates 25 19 .568 2.5
Cardinals 23 20 .535 4.0
Bees 20 24 .455 7.5
Dodgers 19 23 .452 7.5
Phillies 18 27 .400 10.0
Reds 16 29 .356 12.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Wally Moses 2
3 Zeke Bonura 1
3 Lou Gehrig 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 5
2 Wally Moses 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Mills 1
1 Jake Powell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.00
2 Red Ruffing 0.86
3 Buck Ross 0.18
4 Jack Knott 0.12
5 George Gill 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boots Poffenberger 1
1 Buck Ross 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 John Whitehead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Red Ruffing 6
3 Joe Heving 3
4 Ivy Andrews 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .413
2 Hank Greenberg .382
3 Arky Vaughan .382
4 Lou Gehrig .381
5 Gee Walker .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Dick Bartell 11
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
4 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 58
2 Zeke Bonura 57
3 Gee Walker 52
4 Joe Medwick 47
5 Joe DiMaggio 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 9
1 Augie Galan 9
3 Ben Chapman 8
3 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 Tommy Bridges 7
4 2 others tied 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 Lee Grissom 4
2 Joe Heving 4
2 Pat Malone 4
2 Cliff Melton 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .519
2 Lou Gehrig .490
3 Hank Greenberg .458
4 Arky Vaughan .433
5 Eric McNair .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Wally Moses 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 21
2 Hank Greenberg 21
4 Zeke Bonura 19
4 Hal Trosky 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.90
2 Russ Bauers 1.47
3 Guy Bush 1.53
4 Ted Lyons 1.56
5 2 tied 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 John Whitehead 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 21
1 Lefty Grove 21
1 Red Ruffing 21
4 Lefty Gomez 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Lee Grissom 3
3 Waite Hoyt 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .465
2 Arky Vaughan .432
3 Hank Greenberg .422
4 Heinie Manush .421
5 Joe Medwick .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Dolph Camilli 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Zeke Bonura 35
4 Gee Walker 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 6
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Gee Walker 5
4 Tony Piet 4
4 Hub Walker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.50
2 Spud Chandler 1.69
3 Lefty Gomez 1.98
4 Van Mungo 2.09
5 Ted Lyons 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Lou Fette 5
1 Willis Hudlin 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Van Mungo 36
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Lee Grissom 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .386
2 Paul Waner .376
3 Luke Appling .372
4 Gee Walker .372
5 Joe Medwick .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Hal Trosky 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 Bob Johnson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 155
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Hal Trosky 147
4 Joe Medwick 133
5 Joe DiMaggio 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Gee Walker 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.49
2 Cy Blanton 2.51
3 Van Mungo 2.75
4 Bill Lee 2.75
5 Dizzy Dean 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Bill Lee 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 249
2 Dizzy Dean 211
3 Tommy Bridges 162
4 Johnny Allen 144
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