On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 22 .651 --
White Sox 38 27 .585 4.0
Tigers 36 28 .563 5.5
Red Sox 33 26 .559 6.0
Indians 30 30 .500 9.5
Senators 29 34 .460 12.0
Browns 21 40 .344 19.0
Athletics 20 41 .328 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 24 .631 --
Giants 40 26 .606 1.5
Cardinals 35 28 .556 5.0
Pirates 35 29 .547 5.5
Dodgers 28 35 .444 12.0
Bees 28 37 .431 13.0
Reds 25 38 .397 15.0
Phillies 25 40 .385 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Radcliff 5
2 Dixie Walker 4
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Buddy Hassett 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bucher 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 5
2 Rudy York 4
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Eric McNair 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 2.00
2 Claude Passeau 0.64
3 Max Butcher 0.50
4 Jim Turner 0.40
5 Bob Weiland 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 7
2 Paul Derringer 6
3 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Russ Bauers 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Makosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .398
2 Paul Waner .381
3 Arky Vaughan .367
4 Lou Gehrig .366
5 Billy Herman .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 18
2 Hank Greenberg 17
2 Mel Ott 17
2 George Selkirk 17
5 Joe Medwick 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 74
2 Hank Greenberg 69
3 Zeke Bonura 64
4 Joe DiMaggio 61
5 Gee Walker 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Augie Galan 12
3 Luke Appling 11
4 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 .500
2 Gabby Hartnett .489
3 Bruce Campbell .455
4 Pinky Whitney .447
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 8
2 Mel Ott 7
3 George Selkirk 6
4 Augie Galan 5
4 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 25
2 Joe Medwick 18
3 Ripper Collins 17
4 George Selkirk 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 George Selkirk 4
3 Augie Galan 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.20
3 Luke Hamlin 1.55
4 Max Butcher 1.61
5 Van Mungo 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luke Hamlin 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
3 Russ Bauers 2
3 Cy Blanton 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 24
2 Cy Blanton 21
3 Lee Grissom 19
3 Lefty Grove 19
3 Van Mungo 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Frank Makosky 3
3 Dick Coffman 1
3 Syd Cohen 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .458
2 Pinky Whitney .421
3 Billy Jurges .411
4 Rip Radcliff .395
5 Paul Waner .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 13
2 Harlond Clift 10
2 Bill Dickey 10
4 Augie Galan 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 36
2 Bill Dickey 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Augie Galan 31
5 Jimmie Foxx 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Augie Galan 5
2 George Selkirk 5
4 Jake Powell 4
5 14 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Grissom 1.57
2 Lou Fette 2.18
3 Monty Stratton 2.22
4 Lefty Grove 2.25
5 Van Mungo 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Lou Fette 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 44
2 Dizzy Dean 43
3 Jack Wilson 38
4 Lefty Grove 36
5 Cy Blanton 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 7
2 Frank Makosky 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 .387
2 Joe Medwick .381
3 Arky Vaughan .372
4 Luke Appling .364
5 Gee Walker .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Jimmie Foxx 34
5 Hal Trosky 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 144
2 Joe Medwick 141
3 Hal Trosky 137
4 Lou Gehrig 136
5 2 tied 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Lyn Lary 32
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Augie Galan 20
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.45
2 Cy Blanton 2.65
3 Lefty Grove 2.65
4 Van Mungo 2.66
5 2 tied 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 23
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Vern Kennedy 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 255
2 Dizzy Dean 218
3 Tommy Bridges 150
4 Lefty Gomez 149
5 Bobo Newsom 139

Saves

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