On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 19 .620 --
Tigers 31 22 .585 1.5
White Sox 29 23 .558 3.0
Red Sox 25 22 .532 4.5
Indians 26 23 .531 4.5
Senators 22 30 .423 10.0
Athletics 18 30 .375 12.0
Browns 18 31 .367 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 19 .635 --
Giants 32 22 .593 2.0
Cardinals 30 21 .588 2.5
Pirates 28 23 .549 4.5
Dodgers 22 26 .458 9.0
Bees 20 30 .400 12.0
Reds 20 31 .392 12.5
Phillies 20 33 .377 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 Rip Radcliff 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Gil English 1
2 Ival Goodman 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
3 Mike Kreevich 4
4 Babe Phelps 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 George Selkirk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slick Castleman 0.62
2 Larry French 0.60
3 Wayne LaMaster 0.50
4 Thornton Lee 0.44
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Larry French 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn Nelson 6
2 Slick Castleman 5
3 Thornton Lee 4
3 Red Ruffing 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Carl Fischer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .418
2 Lou Gehrig .381
3 Hank Greenberg .366
4 Buddy Hassett .365
5 Gee Walker .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Joe Medwick 14
4 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Alex Kampouris 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 61
1 Hank Greenberg 61
1 Joe Medwick 61
4 Gee Walker 57
5 Joe DiMaggio 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Luke Appling 9
2 Augie Galan 9
4 Pepper Martin 8
4 Gee Walker 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.84
2 Lefty Gomez 1.89
3 Cliff Melton 2.05
4 Cy Blanton 2.19
5 Lou Fette 2.23

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 Van Mungo 88
2 Dizzy Dean 84
3 Lefty Gomez 75
4 Wayne LaMaster 63
5 Carl Hubbell 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 7
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 Billy Jurges .512
2 Chuck Klein .460
3 Joe Medwick .442
4 Rip Radcliff .429
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Joe Medwick 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
1 Joe Medwick 20
3 Jimmie Foxx 17
4 Augie Galan 16
5 Zeke Bonura 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
1 Billy Werber 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elden Auker 0.46
2 Boots Poffenberger 0.69
3 Lee Grissom 1.33
4 Bob Weiland 1.71
5 Red Ruffing 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Bob Weiland 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Carl Fischer 2
2 Cliff Melton 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .467
2 Heinie Manush .430
3 Chuck Klein .411
4 Hank Greenberg .398
5 Joe Medwick .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Dolph Camilli 11
2 Hank Greenberg 11
4 Harlond Clift 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Zeke Bonura 34
4 Joe Medwick 33
5 Gee Walker 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Ival Goodman 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 1.65
2 Bob Weiland 1.88
3 Lou Fette 2.10
4 Elden Auker 2.11
5 Ted Lyons 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Hal Schumacher 5
1 Monte Weaver 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Van Mungo 40
3 Dizzy Dean 38
4 Lefty Grove 33
4 Wayne LaMaster 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .379
2 Paul Waner .374
3 Joe Medwick .373
4 Luke Appling .373
5 Gee Walker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 152
2 Hal Trosky 144
3 Lou Gehrig 143
4 Joe Medwick 139
5 2 tied 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 36
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Gee Walker 23
4 Pepper Martin 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.54
2 Carl Hubbell 2.67
3 Van Mungo 2.71
4 Bill Lee 2.81
5 Danny MacFayden 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Vern Kennedy 20
4 Van Mungo 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 257
2 Dizzy Dean 218
3 Tommy Bridges 159
4 Johnny Allen 147
5 Bobo Newsom 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 12
2 Dizzy Dean 10
3 Pat Malone 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
5 2 tied 7