On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	22	.676	--
White Sox	42	29	.592	5.5
Tigers	41	29	.586	6.0
Red Sox	38	28	.576	7.0
Indians	33	33	.500	12.0
Senators	30	37	.448	15.5
Browns	21	46	.313	24.5
Athletics	20	47	.299	25.5

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 4

Tigers 12, Indians 11

Indians 8, Tigers 7

Yankees 12, Senators 2

Red Sox 9, Athletics 2

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	45	26	.634	--
Giants	43	28	.606	2.0
Pirates	39	31	.557	5.5
Cardinals	38	31	.551	6.0
Bees	32	39	.451	13.0
Dodgers	30	38	.441	13.5
Phillies	27	44	.380	18.0
Reds	26	43	.377	18.0

Games

Giants 4, Dodgers 0

Phillies 4, Bees 0

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Reds 11, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Lyn Lary	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	3
2	Joe Cronin	2
2	Chet Laabs	2
4	Luke Appling	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Moose Solters	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Pete Fox	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	0.80
2	Jake Wade	0.60
3	Mel Harder	0.50
4	Tommy Bridges	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Larry French	4
1	Mel Harder	4
4	Cy Blanton	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Jack Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.410
2	Paul Waner	.389
3	Lou Gehrig	.375
4	Gee Walker	.364
5	Arky Vaughan	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Joe Medwick	18
4	Mel Ott	17
4	George Selkirk	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	84
2	Hank Greenberg	79
3	Joe DiMaggio	75
4	Zeke Bonura	68
5	Bill Dickey	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	23
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
1	Carl Hubbell	12
3	Roxie Lawson	11
4	Lefty Gomez	10
4	3 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	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.500
2	Frank Demaree	.472
3	Joe DiMaggio	.438
4	Cecil Travis	.435
5	Moose Solters	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Rudy York	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	21
3	Dixie Walker	20
4	Rudy York	18
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Eric McNair	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Frank Demaree	2
3	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.57
2	Johnny Murphy	0.69
3	Carl Hubbell	0.96
4	Luke Hamlin	1.30
5	Lefty Gomez	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
2	Jim Turner	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Makosky	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Archie McKain	2
2	Jack Russell	2
5	9 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gabby Hartnett	.466
2	Paul Waner	.456
3	Bruce Campbell	.429
4	Bill Dickey	.421
5	Pinky Whitney	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
2	Bill Dickey	11
3	Harlond Clift	9
3	Mel Ott	9
3	Hal Trosky	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Joe Medwick	37
4	Joe Cronin	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Augie Galan	5
2	Stan Hack	5
2	George Selkirk	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luke Hamlin	1.33
2	Red Ruffing	1.94
3	Eddie Smith	2.12
4	Monty Stratton	2.17
5	Lee Grissom	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Lefty Gomez	4
2	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	46
2	Van Mungo	39
3	Dizzy Dean	38
3	Lefty Gomez	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Frank Makosky	3
3	Lee Grissom	2
3	Archie McKain	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.390
2	Joe Medwick	.380
3	Arky Vaughan	.368
4	Earl Averill	.365
5	Gee Walker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	40
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	148
2	Zeke Bonura	145
2	Joe Medwick	145
4	Lou Gehrig	143
5	Joe DiMaggio	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Lyn Lary	31
3	Gee Walker	23
4	Augie Galan	21
5	Pepper Martin	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.36
2	Dizzy Dean	2.59
3	Van Mungo	2.76
4	Johnny Allen	2.78
5	Monty Stratton	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	28
2	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Red Ruffing	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	248
2	Dizzy Dean	224
3	Lefty Gomez	156
4	Tommy Bridges	149
4	Bobo Newsom	149

Saves

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