On This Day

Tuesday, June 22, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	19	.642	--
Tigers	33	22	.600	2.0
White Sox	30	25	.545	5.0
Red Sox	26	23	.531	6.0
Indians	27	25	.519	6.5
Senators	24	30	.444	10.5
Athletics	18	33	.353	15.0
Browns	18	33	.353	15.0

Games

Yankees 8, Browns 5

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Senators 11, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	34	20	.630	--
Cardinals	32	22	.593	2.0
Giants	33	23	.589	2.0
Pirates	30	24	.556	4.0
Dodgers	24	27	.471	8.5
Reds	21	32	.396	12.5
Phillies	21	34	.382	13.5
Bees	20	33	.377	13.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Pirates 4, Bees 1

Reds 6, Phillies 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Todd	4
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Buck Jordan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Al Todd	1
1	Phil Weintraub	1
1	Sam West	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Sington	5
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Al Todd	3
2	Phil Weintraub	3
2	Sam West	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Stone	2
2	Augie Galan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Stratton	1.67
2	Cy Blanton	1.40
3	Luke Hamlin	1.00
4	Pat Malone	0.78
5	Bill Lee	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	7
1	Pat Malone	7
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Luke Hamlin	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syd Cohen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.417
2	Lou Gehrig	.387
3	Gee Walker	.368
4	Arky Vaughan	.361
5	Buck Jordan	.359

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	54

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.68
2	Lefty Gomez	2.05
3	Cy Blanton	2.08
4	Cliff Melton	2.12
5	Joe Bowman	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	10
2	Roxie Lawson	9
3	Cy Blanton	8
3	Tommy Bridges	8
3	5 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	.486
2	Chuck Klein	.440
3	Lou Gehrig	.438
4	Joe Medwick	.436
5	George Selkirk	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Joe Medwick	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Augie Galan	16
5	Bill Dickey	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	John Stone	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Boots Poffenberger	0.69
2	Lee Grissom	1.00
3	Monty Stratton	1.30
4	Elden Auker	1.33
5	Wes Ferrell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Lee Grissom	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Cy Blanton	20
4	Lefty Grove	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Sheriff Blake	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Clay Bryant	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.481
2	Heinie Manush	.443
3	Joe Medwick	.406
4	Pinky Whitney	.398
5	Charlie Gehringer	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Harlond Clift	10
4	Hank Greenberg	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Joe Medwick	30
4	Jimmie Foxx	29
4	Hank Greenberg	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	1.50
2	Bob Weiland	1.83
3	Cliff Melton	2.05
4	Lou Fette	2.10
5	Lee Grissom	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
1	Hal Schumacher	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	44
2	Lefty Gomez	43
3	Van Mungo	36
4	Cy Blanton	34
5	Lefty Grove	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Cliff Melton	4
3	Lee Grissom	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.376
2	Paul Waner	.375
3	Earl Averill	.372
4	Gee Walker	.370
5	Luke Appling	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	151
2	Hal Trosky	145
3	Lou Gehrig	141
4	Joe Medwick	139
5	Gee Walker	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	35
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Pepper Martin	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	2.53
2	Cy Blanton	2.58
3	Carl Hubbell	2.61
4	Van Mungo	2.65
5	Danny MacFayden	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Tommy Bridges	24
3	Dizzy Dean	21
4	Bill Lee	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	254
2	Dizzy Dean	221
3	Tommy Bridges	151
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	Johnny Murphy	8
5	Dick Coffman	7