On This Day

Friday, June 25, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 20 .643 --
White Sox 33 25 .569 4.0
Tigers 33 25 .569 4.0
Red Sox 29 23 .558 5.0
Indians 27 27 .500 8.0
Senators 26 31 .456 10.5
Browns 19 35 .352 16.0
Athletics 18 35 .340 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 21 .632 --
Cardinals 35 22 .614 1.0
Giants 34 25 .576 3.0
Pirates 31 26 .544 5.0
Dodgers 24 30 .444 10.5
Reds 23 33 .411 12.5
Phillies 23 35 .397 13.5
Bees 21 35 .375 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hersh Martin 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Rick Ferrell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 2
2 Gibby Brack 1
2 Earl Browne 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 4
2 Earl Browne 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
4 Ripper Collins 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Browne 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.80
2 Tex Carleton 0.62
3 Red Ruffing 0.50
4 Jumbo Brown 0.38
5 Lon Warneke 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Wayne LaMaster 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 5
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Red Ruffing 4
4 Russ Bauers 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .416
2 Lou Gehrig .388
3 Paul Waner .364
4 Arky Vaughan .362
5 Charlie Gehringer .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 68
2 Hank Greenberg 66
3 Zeke Bonura 62
4 Gee Walker 60
5 Joe DiMaggio 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Augie Galan 11
3 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 Van Mungo 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Carl Hubbell 9
2 Roxie Lawson 9
2 Lon Warneke 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 97
2 Van Mungo 95
3 Lefty Gomez 80
4 Bobo Newsom 66
5 Wayne LaMaster 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 9
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 Bill Dickey .491
2 Pinky Whitney .468
3 Paul Waner .439
4 Billy Jurges .436
5 Alex Kampouris .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Joe Medwick 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
4 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 24
2 Joe Medwick 21
3 Augie Galan 17
4 Mel Ott 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Stan Hack 3
2 George Selkirk 3
2 John Stone 3
2 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Boots Poffenberger 0.87
2 Monty Stratton 1.30
3 Lee Grissom 1.33
4 Luke Hamlin 1.38
5 Red Ruffing 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 27
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Cy Blanton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Syd Cohen 1
3 Peaches Davis 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .453
2 Heinie Manush .432
3 Joe Medwick .407
4 Pinky Whitney .406
5 Bruce Campbell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 11
2 Dolph Camilli 10
2 Harlond Clift 10
2 Bill Dickey 10
2 Hank Greenberg 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 35
2 Joe Medwick 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
4 Augie Galan 31
4 Gee Walker 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Augie Galan 6
3 Ival Goodman 4
3 Stan Hack 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 1.76
2 Bob Weiland 2.03
3 Cliff Melton 2.12
4 Lee Grissom 2.15
5 Red Ruffing 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Monte Weaver 5
1 Bob Weiland 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Gomez 43
3 Van Mungo 37
4 Lefty Grove 34
4 Red Ruffing 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 7
2 Lee Grissom 4
3 Cliff Melton 3
4 Peaches Davis 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .379
2 Joe Medwick .378
3 Earl Averill .371
4 Gee Walker .368
5 Arky Vaughan .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Hal Trosky 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 147
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Lou Gehrig 141
3 Joe Medwick 141
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Pepper Martin 20
5 Augie Galan 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 2.53
2 Cy Blanton 2.55
3 Van Mungo 2.62
4 Carl Hubbell 2.65
5 Dizzy Dean 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Tommy Bridges 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Bill Lee 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 260
2 Dizzy Dean 225
3 Tommy Bridges 150
4 Bobo Newsom 147
5 Lefty Gomez 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Dizzy Dean 8
3 Johnny Murphy 8
5 2 tied 7