On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 18 .617 --
Tigers 30 21 .588 1.0
White Sox 28 20 .583 1.5
Indians 26 20 .565 2.5
Red Sox 21 22 .488 6.0
Senators 20 29 .408 10.0
Athletics 18 28 .391 10.5
Browns 16 30 .348 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 19 .620 --
Giants 31 20 .608 0.5
Cardinals 27 20 .574 2.5
Pirates 27 21 .563 3.0
Dodgers 21 25 .457 8.0
Bees 20 28 .417 10.0
Phillies 19 30 .388 11.5
Reds 18 31 .367 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Ripper Collins 3
1 Sam Leslie 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Gus Suhr 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Al Lopez 3
3 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Flea Clifton 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.83
2 Tex Carleton 0.50
2 Chief Hogsett 0.50
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.36
5 Guy Bush 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
3 Guy Bush 4
3 George Caster 4
3 Chief Hogsett 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hollingsworth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .403
2 Lou Gehrig .386
3 Arky Vaughan .377
4 Hank Greenberg .369
5 Gee Walker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Alex Kampouris 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 60
2 Hank Greenberg 59
3 Gee Walker 57
4 Joe Medwick 51
5 Joe DiMaggio 50

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.84
2 Lefty Gomez 1.97
3 Dizzy Dean 1.99
4 Lou Fette 2.00
5 Cliff Melton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 9
1 Roxie Lawson 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Van Mungo 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 81
2 Van Mungo 80
3 Lefty Gomez 66
4 Wayne LaMaster 59
5 Carl Hubbell 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
2 Cliff Melton 5
3 Lee Grissom 4
3 Joe Heving 4
3 Pat Malone 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .480
2 Heinie Manush .457
3 Billy Jurges .442
4 Buck Jordan .429
5 Rip Radcliff .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Wally Moses 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Zeke Bonura 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Zeke Bonura 16
2 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Alex Kampouris 16
2 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Odell Hale 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Bryant 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.33
3 Boots Poffenberger 0.69
4 Lee Grissom 0.82
5 Lon Warneke 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Red Ruffing 19
4 Cy Blanton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Lee Grissom 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .472
2 Heinie Manush .430
3 Hank Greenberg .413
4 Arky Vaughan .405
5 Charlie Gehringer .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Harlond Clift 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Zeke Bonura 33
3 Gee Walker 33
5 Harlond Clift 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 6
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Ival Goodman 4
2 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.42
2 Cliff Melton 1.67
3 Spud Chandler 1.69
4 Van Mungo 2.08
5 Bob Weiland 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Lou Fette 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 41
2 Dizzy Dean 40
3 Lefty Gomez 38
4 Cy Blanton 33
4 Lefty Grove 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .383
2 Luke Appling .374
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Gee Walker .371
5 Joe Medwick .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 38
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 153
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Hal Trosky 145
4 Joe DiMaggio 138
5 2 tied 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Gee Walker 23
4 Pepper Martin 21
5 Roy Hughes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.55
2 Carl Hubbell 2.58
3 Bill Lee 2.71
4 Van Mungo 2.75
5 Dizzy Dean 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Vern Kennedy 20
4 Van Mungo 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 251
2 Dizzy Dean 215
3 Tommy Bridges 164
4 Johnny Allen 149
5 Bobo Newsom 140

Saves

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