On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	22	.645	--
White Sox	37	27	.578	4.0
Tigers	35	28	.556	5.5
Red Sox	32	26	.552	6.0
Indians	30	29	.508	8.5
Senators	29	33	.468	11.0
Browns	21	39	.350	18.0
Athletics	20	40	.333	19.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Athletics 4

Browns 4, White Sox 2

Senators 8, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	40	24	.625	--
Giants	40	25	.615	0.5
Cardinals	35	27	.565	4.0
Pirates	35	28	.556	4.5
Dodgers	28	34	.452	11.0
Bees	27	37	.422	13.0
Reds	24	38	.387	15.0
Phillies	24	40	.375	16.0

Games

Cubs 8, Pirates 7

Giants 6, Bees 2

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	4
1	Paul Waner	4
3	Wayne Ambler	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Gus Mancuso	3
1	Rusty Peters	3
1	Gus Suhr	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	George Scharein	1
1	Al Todd	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.64
2	Luke Hamlin	0.57
3	John Whitehead	0.45
4	George Caster	0.25
4	Bump Hadley	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	John Whitehead	5
3	Luke Hamlin	4
4	George Caster	3
4	Pat Malone	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Linke	1
1	Archie McKain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.405
2	Paul Waner	.385
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Johnny Mize	.363
5	Arky Vaughan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	17
1	Hank Greenberg	17
1	Mel Ott	17
1	George Selkirk	17
5	Joe Medwick	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	73
2	Hank Greenberg	68
3	Zeke Bonura	64
4	Joe DiMaggio	60
4	Gee Walker	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	17
2	Augie Galan	12
3	Luke Appling	10
3	Gee Walker	10
5	Pepper Martin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.70
2	Cy Blanton	2.09
3	Lefty Gomez	2.14
4	Van Mungo	2.20
5	Lou Fette	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	11
1	Carl Hubbell	11
3	Cy Blanton	9
3	Tommy Bridges	9
3	6 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	107
2	Dizzy Dean	102
3	Lefty Gomez	92
4	Cy Blanton	75
4	Carl Hubbell	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	11
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	.517
2	Gabby Hartnett	.489
3	Pinky Whitney	.478
4	Bruce Campbell	.463
5	Sam West	.453

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	7
1	Mel Ott	7
3	George Selkirk	6
4	Augie Galan	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	23
2	Joe Medwick	18
3	Ripper Collins	16
3	Augie Galan	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	George Selkirk	4
3	Augie Galan	3
3	Tony Lazzeri	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Butcher	0.55
2	George Turbeville	0.71
3	Monty Stratton	1.00
4	Lefty Grove	1.20
5	Luke Hamlin	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
4	Russ Bauers	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	27
2	Jack Wilson	25
3	Lee Grissom	22
4	Cy Blanton	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Frank Makosky	2
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	Syd Cohen	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gabby Hartnett	.443
2	George Selkirk	.426
3	Pinky Whitney	.426
4	Joe Medwick	.398
5	Paul Waner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	12
2	Harlond Clift	9
2	Bill Dickey	9
2	Augie Galan	9
2	Mel Ott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	35
1	Joe Medwick	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	33
4	Augie Galan	31
5	Jimmie Foxx	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Augie Galan	5
2	George Selkirk	5
4	Jake Powell	4
5	13 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Grissom	1.46
2	Van Mungo	2.08
3	Lou Fette	2.18
4	Monty Stratton	2.22
5	Lefty Grove	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
4	Cy Blanton	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	44
2	Dizzy Dean	43
3	Cy Blanton	41
4	Van Mungo	39
5	Jack Wilson	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.388
2	Joe Medwick	.383
3	Arky Vaughan	.367
4	Earl Averill	.366
5	Gee Walker	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Mel Ott	36
4	Jimmie Foxx	34
5	Hal Trosky	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	144
2	Joe Medwick	140
2	Hal Trosky	140
4	Lou Gehrig	136
5	Joe DiMaggio	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	33
2	Ben Chapman	31
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Augie Galan	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.57
2	Cy Blanton	2.65
3	Lefty Grove	2.65
4	Van Mungo	2.66
5	Dizzy Dean	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	27
2	Tommy Bridges	23
3	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Vern Kennedy	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	255
2	Dizzy Dean	223
3	Tommy Bridges	150
4	Lefty Gomez	149
5	Carl Hubbell	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	16
2	Pat Malone	9
3	Dick Coffman	8
3	Johnny Murphy	8
5	2 tied	7