On This Day

Monday, July 12, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 22 .681 --
Tigers 42 29 .592 6.0
White Sox 43 30 .589 6.0
Red Sox 40 28 .588 6.5
Indians 33 34 .493 13.0
Senators 30 38 .441 16.5
Browns 22 47 .319 25.0
Athletics 20 49 .290 27.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 27 .625 --
Giants 45 29 .608 1.0
Pirates 40 32 .556 5.0
Cardinals 39 33 .542 6.0
Bees 33 40 .452 12.5
Dodgers 30 40 .429 14.0
Reds 28 43 .394 16.5
Phillies 29 45 .392 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Brubaker 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 3
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Bill Brubaker 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne LaMaster 0.57
2 Hal Schumacher 0.14
3 Jim Weaver 0.12
4 Bob Weiland 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Wayne LaMaster 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne LaMaster 4
2 Russ Bauers 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Si Johnson 2
2 Hal Schumacher 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orville Jorgens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Paul Waner .390
3 Lou Gehrig .375
4 Arky Vaughan .359
5 Gee Walker .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 22
2 Hank Greenberg 19
3 Joe Medwick 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
4 3 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 87
2 Hank Greenberg 80
3 Joe DiMaggio 75
4 Zeke Bonura 69
5 Bill Dickey 68

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 Lefty Gomez 1.95
2 Monty Stratton 2.02
3 Lou Fette 2.22
4 Dizzy Dean 2.41
5 Cliff Melton 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 12
1 Carl Hubbell 12
3 Lefty Gomez 11
3 Roxie Lawson 11
3 Monty Stratton 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Dizzy Dean 110
3 Lefty Gomez 104
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 .490
2 Moose Solters .475
3 Gabby Hartnett .463
4 Frank Demaree .451
5 Joe DiMaggio .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Joe Cronin 4
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 21
1 Hal Trosky 21
3 Dixie Walker 20
4 Joe Cronin 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Eric McNair 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.44
3 Lefty Gomez 0.67
4 Carl Hubbell 0.95
5 Charlie Root 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 Monty Stratton 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 19
1 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Lee Grissom 18
4 Cliff Melton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Makosky 3
2 Archie McKain 2
2 Jack Russell 2
4 Joe Bowman 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .467
2 Paul Waner .466
3 Joe Medwick .408
4 Bill Dickey .407
5 Bruce Campbell .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Hal Trosky 10
4 Harlond Clift 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 40
1 Joe Medwick 40
3 Joe Cronin 33
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Ripper Collins 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Stan Hack 5
2 George Selkirk 5
4 Augie Galan 4
5 13 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 1.27
2 Al Hollingsworth 1.61
3 Lefty Grove 1.92
4 Lefty Gomez 2.28
5 Red Ruffing 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
1 Monty Stratton 5
1 Jack Wilson 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 46
2 Lefty Gomez 42
3 Van Mungo 41
4 Jack Wilson 39
5 Dizzy Dean 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Frank Makosky 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Orville Jorgens 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .390
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .370
4 Earl Averill .362
5 Gee Walker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 39
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 147
2 Joe Medwick 145
3 Lou Gehrig 143
4 Zeke Bonura 142
5 Joe DiMaggio 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 37
2 Lyn Lary 31
3 Gee Walker 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.29
2 Dizzy Dean 2.57
3 Lefty Gomez 2.78
4 Johnny Allen 2.78
5 Van Mungo 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Bill Lee 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 250
2 Dizzy Dean 222
3 Lefty Gomez 159
4 Tommy Bridges 149
5 Bobo Newsom 144

Saves

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