On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 20 .636 --
Tigers 33 24 .579 3.0
White Sox 32 25 .561 4.0
Red Sox 28 23 .549 5.0
Indians 27 27 .500 7.5
Senators 26 30 .464 9.5
Browns 19 34 .358 15.0
Athletics 18 35 .340 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 21 .625 --
Cardinals 34 22 .607 1.0
Giants 34 24 .586 2.0
Pirates 31 25 .554 4.0
Dodgers 24 29 .453 9.5
Reds 22 33 .400 12.5
Phillies 22 35 .386 13.5
Bees 21 34 .382 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Lou Chiozza 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
3 Jimmy Brown 3
3 Johnny Cooney 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 2
2 Debs Garms 1
2 Rip Radcliff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 0.60
2 Lefty Grove 0.45
3 Paul Derringer 0.40
4 Bump Hadley 0.33
4 Bob Weiland 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Paul Derringer 4
2 Bob Weiland 4
4 Clay Bryant 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Grissom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .414
2 Lou Gehrig .389
3 Arky Vaughan .367
4 Charlie Gehringer .362
5 Gee Walker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Joe Medwick 15
4 George Selkirk 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 66
1 Joe Medwick 66
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 11
2 Carl Hubbell 9
2 Roxie Lawson 9
4 Cy Blanton 8
4 6 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 97
2 Van Mungo 95
3 Lefty Gomez 80
4 Wayne LaMaster 63
5 2 tied 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 8
2 Lee Grissom 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
4 Joe Heving 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Jurges .500
2 Bill Dickey .472
3 George Selkirk .452
4 Johnny Mize .435
5 Joe Medwick .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Joe Medwick 5
3 Mel Ott 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 22
2 Joe Medwick 19
3 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Joe Vosmik 17
5 Augie Galan 16

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 0.87
2 Lee Grissom 1.29
3 Monty Stratton 1.30
4 Luke Hamlin 1.38
5 Wes Ferrell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Bump Hadley 3
1 Bob Weiland 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Lefty Grove 24
3 Bobo Newsom 23
4 Cy Blanton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Lee Grissom 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .453
2 Heinie Manush .438
3 Joe Medwick .404
4 Bruce Campbell .400
5 Charlie Gehringer .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Dolph Camilli 10
2 Hank Greenberg 10
4 Harlond Clift 9
4 Bill Dickey 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Bill Dickey 33
3 Joe Medwick 32
4 Hank Greenberg 31
4 Gee Walker 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Ival Goodman 4
3 Tommy Henrich 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 1.47
2 Bob Weiland 2.03
3 Cliff Melton 2.12
4 Lee Grissom 2.15
5 Monty Stratton 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Monte Weaver 5
1 Bob Weiland 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Gomez 43
3 Van Mungo 42
4 Lefty Grove 38
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
2 Lee Grissom 4
3 Cliff Melton 3
3 Johnny Murphy 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .378
2 Joe Medwick .377
3 Earl Averill .371
4 Gee Walker .369
5 Arky Vaughan .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Hal Trosky 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 149
2 Hal Trosky 145
3 Lou Gehrig 141
4 Joe Medwick 139
5 Joe DiMaggio 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Pepper Martin 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.53
2 Cy Blanton 2.58
3 Van Mungo 2.62
4 Carl Hubbell 2.66
5 Dizzy Dean 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Bill Lee 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 260
2 Dizzy Dean 225
3 Tommy Bridges 151
4 Bobo Newsom 150
5 Lefty Gomez 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 13
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Dizzy Dean 8
3 Johnny Murphy 8
5 Dick Coffman 7