On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	21	.644	--
White Sox	36	25	.590	3.0
Red Sox	31	24	.564	5.0
Tigers	34	27	.557	5.0
Indians	29	29	.500	8.5
Senators	26	33	.441	12.0
Athletics	20	37	.351	17.0
Browns	20	38	.345	17.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Indians 7, Browns 5

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	37	24	.607	--
Giants	37	25	.597	0.5
Cardinals	35	25	.583	1.5
Pirates	34	27	.557	3.0
Dodgers	27	31	.466	8.5
Bees	24	36	.400	12.5
Reds	24	37	.393	13.0
Phillies	24	37	.393	13.0

Games

Bees 1, Dodgers 0

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Pirates 13, Reds 6

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 11, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	6
2	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Billy Herman	4
2	Jimmy Ripple	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	4
2	Odell Hale	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Don Padgett	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Jake Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Stratton	0.67
2	Tex Carleton	0.44
3	Lefty Grove	0.44
4	Joe Bowman	0.43
5	Russ Bauers	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Russ Bauers	5
3	Tex Carleton	4
3	Earl Whitehill	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Frank Makosky	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.406
2	Paul Waner	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Billy Herman	.365
5	Arky Vaughan	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Selkirk	17
2	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Joe Medwick	16
4	Joe DiMaggio	15
4	Mel Ott	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	71
2	Hank Greenberg	66
3	Zeke Bonura	64
4	Gee Walker	60
5	Joe DiMaggio	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Augie Galan	11
3	Gee Walker	10
4	Luke Appling	9
5	Pepper Martin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.70
2	Lou Fette	2.22
3	Lefty Gomez	2.23
4	Van Mungo	2.26
5	Cy Blanton	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Carl Hubbell	10
3	Lou Fette	9
3	Roxie Lawson	9
3	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	102
2	Van Mungo	101
3	Lefty Gomez	85
4	Cy Blanton	68
4	Carl Hubbell	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	10
2	Lee Grissom	5
2	Joe Heving	5
2	Cliff Melton	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.525
2	Gabby Hartnett	.514
3	Bruce Campbell	.500
4	Pinky Whitney	.479
5	George Selkirk	.468

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	8
2	George Selkirk	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Joe Medwick	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	21
2	Bill Dickey	20
3	George Selkirk	19
4	Johnny Mize	16
5	Joe Cronin	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	Tony Piet	3
2	Jake Powell	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Butcher	0.55
2	Lee Grissom	0.64
3	Ed Linke	0.71
4	Lefty Grove	0.92
5	Monty Stratton	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
4	Russ Bauers	2
4	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	21
1	Van Mungo	21
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Lefty Gomez	19
4	Jack Wilson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
2	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	Syd Cohen	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.443
2	Lou Gehrig	.423
3	Pinky Whitney	.421
4	George Selkirk	.405
5	Billy Herman	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Dolph Camilli	9
3	Bill Dickey	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	34
2	Bill Dickey	32
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
4	Augie Galan	29
5	Jimmie Foxx	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Augie Galan	5
3	Ival Goodman	4
3	Stan Hack	4
3	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Grissom	1.66
2	Boots Poffenberger	1.78
3	Red Ruffing	1.86
4	Van Mungo	2.15
5	Monty Stratton	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Monty Stratton	5
3	Tommy Bridges	4
3	Clay Bryant	4
3	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	46
2	Lefty Gomez	42
3	Lefty Grove	41
4	Van Mungo	36
5	Cy Blanton	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	7
2	Lee Grissom	4
3	Peaches Davis	2
3	Carl Fischer	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.383
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Gee Walker	.370
4	Earl Averill	.366
5	Arky Vaughan	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Mel Ott	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	145
2	Hal Trosky	140
3	Lou Gehrig	139
3	Joe Medwick	139
5	2 tied	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	32
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Augie Galan	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.59
2	Van Mungo	2.62
3	Dizzy Dean	2.69
4	Cy Blanton	2.70
5	Bill Lee	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Tommy Bridges	23
3	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Van Mungo	20
5	Vern Kennedy	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	255
2	Dizzy Dean	225
3	Tommy Bridges	150
4	Lefty Gomez	146
5	Bobo Newsom	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Pat Malone	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Dizzy Dean	8
3	Johnny Murphy	8