On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 18 .625 --
Tigers 30 22 .577 2.0
White Sox 28 21 .571 2.5
Indians 26 21 .553 3.5
Red Sox 22 22 .500 6.0
Senators 21 29 .420 10.0
Athletics 18 29 .383 11.5
Browns 17 30 .362 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 19 .620 --
Giants 32 20 .615 0.0
Cardinals 28 20 .583 2.0
Pirates 27 22 .551 3.5
Dodgers 21 25 .457 8.0
Bees 20 28 .417 10.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 12.0
Reds 18 31 .367 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Rick Ferrell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Tom Carey 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 George Selkirk 3
4 Wally Berger 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Flea Clifton 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.29
2 Denny Galehouse 0.89
3 Jack Knott 0.54
4 Bobo Newsom 0.53
5 Harry Kelley 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 9
2 Denny Galehouse 8
2 Bobo Newsom 8
4 Jack Knott 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Lou Gehrig .385
3 Arky Vaughan .378
4 Beau Bell .371
5 Hank Greenberg .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Alex Kampouris 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 60
1 Hank Greenberg 60
3 Gee Walker 57
4 Joe Medwick 53
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 1.89
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 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 81
2 Van Mungo 80
3 Lefty Gomez 75
4 Wayne LaMaster 59
5 Bobo Newsom 57

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 Heinie Manush .476
2 Lou Gehrig .472
3 Billy Jurges .442
4 Rip Radcliff .434
5 Buck Jordan .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Harlond Clift 6
2 Wally Moses 6
4 Wally Berger 5
4 4 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 Gee Walker 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Bryant 0.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.33
3 Elden Auker 0.46
4 Boots Poffenberger 0.69
5 Lee Grissom 0.82

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 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Cy Blanton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Lee Grissom 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .477
2 Heinie Manush .439
3 Arky Vaughan .411
4 Hank Greenberg .402
5 Charlie Gehringer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Harlond Clift 10
4 Dolph Camilli 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Zeke Bonura 33
4 Gee Walker 32
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 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.42
2 Cliff Melton 1.65
3 Spud Chandler 1.69
4 Van Mungo 1.96
5 Bob Weiland 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Lou Fette 5
1 Willis Hudlin 5
1 Harry Kelley 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 47
2 Dizzy Dean 40
3 Cy Blanton 35
4 Lefty Grove 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .381
2 Paul Waner .377
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Joe Medwick .369
5 Gee Walker .368

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 3 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 2.54
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 148

Saves

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