On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 22 .667 --
Tigers 39 28 .582 5.5
White Sox 40 29 .580 5.5
Red Sox 35 28 .556 7.5
Indians 32 31 .508 10.5
Senators 30 35 .462 13.5
Browns 21 44 .323 22.5
Athletics 20 44 .313 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 44 25 .638 --
Giants 42 27 .609 2.0
Pirates 38 30 .559 5.5
Cardinals 37 30 .552 6.0
Bees 31 38 .449 13.0
Dodgers 29 37 .439 13.5
Phillies 26 43 .377 18.0
Reds 25 42 .373 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Demaree 8
2 Pepper Martin 7
3 Billy Jurges 6
3 Joe Medwick 6
5 2 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 3
2 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 1
3 Joe Cronin 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 8
2 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Leo Durocher 5
3 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 1.50
2 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Jim Weaver 0.75
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 8
1 Red Ruffing 8
3 Spud Chandler 6
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Jim Weaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .404
2 Paul Waner .385
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Billy Jurges .363
5 Charlie Gehringer .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Joe Medwick 17
3 Mel Ott 17
3 George Selkirk 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 81
2 Hank Greenberg 74
3 Joe DiMaggio 67
4 Zeke Bonura 66
5 Bill Dickey 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Augie Galan 12
3 Luke Appling 11
4 Gee Walker 10
5 Pepper Martin 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.95
2 Lefty Gomez 2.01
3 Cliff Melton 2.38
4 Dizzy Dean 2.41
5 Van Mungo 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Carl Hubbell 11
3 Lefty Gomez 10
3 Roxie Lawson 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 114
2 Dizzy Dean 110
3 Lefty Gomez 100
4 Lee Grissom 77
4 Bobo Newsom 77

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 .516
2 George Selkirk .484
3 Frank Demaree .459
4 Gabby Hartnett .440
5 Bill Dickey .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 8
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Augie Galan 5
3 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 26
2 Ripper Collins 19
2 Dixie Walker 19
4 Jackie Hayes 17
4 Joe Medwick 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Tony Piet 3
2 George Selkirk 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Murphy 0.69
2 Luke Hamlin 0.98
3 Ed Linke 0.98
4 Jim Weaver 1.20
5 Guy Bush 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
2 Luke Hamlin 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 26
1 Jack Wilson 26
3 Van Mungo 25
4 Cy Blanton 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Frank Makosky 3
3 Archie McKain 2
4 Joe Bowman 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .443
2 Billy Jurges .439
3 Bruce Campbell .429
4 Paul Waner .413
5 Bill Dickey .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Bill Dickey 11
3 Harlond Clift 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 40
2 Bill Dickey 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
5 Augie Galan 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Augie Galan 5
2 George Selkirk 5
4 Ival Goodman 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Grissom 1.52
2 Red Ruffing 1.96
3 Ed Linke 2.18
4 Dizzy Dean 2.25
5 Guy Bush 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Monty Stratton 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
2 Jack Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 51
2 Lefty Gomez 49
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Van Mungo 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 7
2 Frank Makosky 3
3 Clay Bryant 2
3 Carl Fischer 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .392
2 Joe Medwick .381
3 Arky Vaughan .370
4 Earl Averill .368
5 Gee Walker .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Jimmie Foxx 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 146
2 Joe Medwick 145
3 Zeke Bonura 144
4 Lou Gehrig 141
5 Joe DiMaggio 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Lyn Lary 31
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Augie Galan 20
4 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.44
2 Dizzy Dean 2.59
3 Van Mungo 2.73
4 Monty Stratton 2.84
5 Bill Lee 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
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 224
3 Lefty Gomez 156
4 Tommy Bridges 150
5 Bobo Newsom 141

Saves

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