On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	22	.672	--
Tigers	40	28	.588	5.5
White Sox	41	29	.586	5.5
Red Sox	36	28	.563	7.5
Indians	32	32	.500	11.5
Senators	30	36	.455	14.5
Browns	21	45	.318	23.5
Athletics	20	45	.308	24.0

Games

White Sox 11, Browns 7

Tigers 10, Indians 8

Yankees 16, Senators 2

Red Sox 12, Athletics 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	44	26	.629	--
Giants	42	28	.600	2.0
Pirates	39	30	.565	4.5
Cardinals	38	30	.559	5.0
Bees	32	38	.457	12.0
Dodgers	30	37	.448	12.5
Phillies	26	44	.371	18.0
Reds	25	43	.368	18.0

Games

Dodgers 15, Giants 2

Bees 5, Phillies 0

Pirates 13, Cubs 1

Cardinals 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Lou Finney	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Lynn Nelson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Beau Bell	1
2	Spud Davis	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Beau Bell	4
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	3
2	Buster Mills	2
3	Earle Brucker	1
3	Chubby Dean	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	0.57
2	Bobo Newsom	0.53
3	Jim Turner	0.50
4	Monte Pearson	0.40
5	Carl Fischer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	Monte Pearson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Monte Pearson	6
3	Lloyd Brown	5
4	Joe Bowman	4
4	Bud Thomas	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.409
2	Paul Waner	.394
3	Lou Gehrig	.375
4	Billy Herman	.363
5	Arky Vaughan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Hank Greenberg	18
2	Joe Medwick	18
4	Mel Ott	17
4	George Selkirk	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	83
2	Hank Greenberg	76
3	Joe DiMaggio	74
4	Zeke Bonura	67
5	Bill Dickey	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	22
2	Augie Galan	13
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
2	Roxie Lawson	11
4	Lefty Gomez	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	114
2	Dizzy Dean	110
3	Lefty Gomez	100
4	Bobo Newsom	85
5	Lee Grissom	80

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	.547
2	Frank Demaree	.509
3	Joe DiMaggio	.438
4	Billy Herman	.435
5	Moose Solters	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Hal Trosky	5
2	Rudy York	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	21
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Ripper Collins	17
3	Jackie Hayes	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Eric McNair	3
2	George Selkirk	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Murphy	0.69
2	Luke Hamlin	1.30
3	Guy Bush	1.38
4	Carl Hubbell	1.42
5	Max Butcher	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
2	Jim Turner	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	24
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Lefty Gomez	20
4	Van Mungo	19
5	Jack Wilson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Frank Makosky	3
3	Archie McKain	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.465
2	Gabby Hartnett	.459
3	Bill Dickey	.417
4	Billy Jurges	.414
5	Joe Medwick	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Bill Dickey	11
3	Joe Medwick	9
3	Mel Ott	9
5	Harlond Clift	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	39
2	Bill Dickey	38
3	Joe DiMaggio	37
4	Ripper Collins	28
4	Augie Galan	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Augie Galan	5
2	George Selkirk	5
4	Stan Hack	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.93
2	Eddie Smith	2.12
3	Monty Stratton	2.17
4	Lee Grissom	2.35
5	Luke Hamlin	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
3	Wes Ferrell	4
3	Lefty Gomez	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	46
2	Dizzy Dean	44
3	Van Mungo	39
4	Lefty Gomez	38
5	Jack Wilson	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Frank Makosky	3
3	Clay Bryant	2
3	Lee Grissom	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.396
2	Joe Medwick	.380
3	Arky Vaughan	.371
4	Earl Averill	.367
5	Gee Walker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Joe DiMaggio	40
3	Mel Ott	35
3	Hal Trosky	35
5	Jimmie Foxx	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	145
1	Joe Medwick	145
3	Zeke Bonura	144
3	Hal Trosky	144
5	Joe DiMaggio	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	31
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Augie Galan	21
5	Pepper Martin	19

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	22
2	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Bill Lee	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	259
2	Dizzy Dean	224
3	Lefty Gomez	156
4	Bobo Newsom	149
5	Tommy Bridges	145

Saves

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