On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	19	.635	--
Tigers	33	22	.600	1.5
White Sox	29	25	.537	5.0
Red Sox	26	23	.531	5.5
Indians	27	24	.529	5.5
Senators	23	30	.434	10.5
Athletics	18	32	.360	14.0
Browns	18	32	.360	14.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 8, White Sox 4

Yankees 7, White Sox 4

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Tigers 8, Athletics 1

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	33	20	.623	--
Cardinals	32	21	.604	1.0
Giants	33	22	.600	1.0
Pirates	29	24	.547	4.0
Dodgers	23	27	.460	8.5
Phillies	21	33	.389	12.5
Reds	20	32	.385	12.5
Bees	20	32	.385	12.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Pirates 4, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Bees 2

Cardinals 9, Bees 1

Giants 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruce Campbell	5
1	Bill Dickey	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Joe Medwick	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Selkirk	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Bill Dickey	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Gutteridge	5
1	George Selkirk	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
1	John Mihalic	2
1	Gee Walker	2
4	Earl Averill	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	0.86
2	Lefty Grove	0.78
3	Bobo Newsom	0.56
4	Waite Hoyt	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Dizzy Dean	6
3	Mace Brown	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Van Mungo	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Hal Schumacher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.426
2	Lou Gehrig	.393
3	Gee Walker	.368
4	Johnny Mize	.367
5	Charlie Gehringer	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
1	Hank Greenberg	15
1	Joe Medwick	15
4	Jimmie Foxx	13
4	George Selkirk	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	64
2	Hank Greenberg	62
3	Zeke Bonura	61
4	Gee Walker	60
5	Joe DiMaggio	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Gee Walker	10
3	Luke Appling	9
3	Augie Galan	9
5	Pepper Martin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.84
2	Lefty Gomez	2.05
3	Cliff Melton	2.12
4	Joe Bowman	2.16
5	Cy Blanton	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	10
2	Roxie Lawson	9
3	Tommy Bridges	8
3	Lefty Gomez	8
3	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	90
2	Van Mungo	89
3	Lefty Gomez	80
4	Wayne LaMaster	63
5	Bobo Newsom	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	7
2	Cliff Melton	5
3	Lee Grissom	4
3	Joe Heving	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Jurges	.488
2	Joe Medwick	.464
3	Chuck Klein	.442
4	Lou Gehrig	.423
5	Johnny Mize	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe Medwick	6
4	Harlond Clift	5
4	Jimmie Foxx	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
1	Joe Medwick	22
3	Jimmie Foxx	18
4	Augie Galan	15
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	29
2	Dizzy Dean	24
3	Bobo Newsom	23
4	Red Ruffing	21
5	Lefty Grove	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Carl Fischer	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Sheriff Blake	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.495
2	Heinie Manush	.437
3	Joe Medwick	.414
4	Charlie Gehringer	.408
5	Pinky Whitney	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Dolph Camilli	11
2	Hank Greenberg	11
4	Harlond Clift	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Joe Medwick	34
3	Gee Walker	34
5	Zeke Bonura	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Gee Walker	5
4	Augie Galan	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	1.50
2	Bob Weiland	1.83
3	Cliff Melton	1.91
4	Lou Fette	2.10
5	Elden Auker	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
1	Hal Schumacher	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	48
2	Dizzy Dean	44
3	Lefty Grove	40
4	Van Mungo	36
5	Wayne LaMaster	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.375
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Paul Waner	.374
4	Gee Walker	.371
5	Luke Appling	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	152
2	Hal Trosky	145
3	Lou Gehrig	143
4	Joe Medwick	139
5	Gee Walker	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Gee Walker	25
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	2.69
4	Dizzy Dean	2.79
5	Bill Lee	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Dizzy Dean	21
4	Van Mungo	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	258
2	Dizzy Dean	221
3	Tommy Bridges	162
4	Bobo Newsom	150
5	Johnny Allen	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	12
2	Dizzy Dean	10
3	Pat Malone	9
4	Dick Coffman	8
4	Johnny Murphy	8