On This Day

Wednesday, July 14, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 22 .686 --
Red Sox 41 28 .594 6.5
White Sox 44 31 .587 6.5
Tigers 42 30 .583 7.0
Indians 35 34 .507 12.5
Senators 30 39 .435 17.5
Browns 22 48 .314 26.0
Athletics 20 50 .286 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 29 .618 --
Cubs 45 28 .616 0.5
Pirates 40 33 .548 5.5
Cardinals 39 33 .542 6.0
Bees 34 41 .453 12.5
Dodgers 31 41 .431 14.0
Reds 29 43 .403 16.0
Phillies 29 46 .387 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Desautels 4
1 Fabian Gaffke 4
1 Buster Mills 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Mills 5
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Gene Desautels 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Pytlak 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Gene Desautels 1
2 Fabian Gaffke 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 1.33
2 Lee Grissom 0.60
2 Carl Hubbell 0.60
4 Bobo Newsom 0.58
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 8
2 Bobo Newsom 7
3 Lee Grissom 6
4 Syd Cohen 5
5 Jim Walkup 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Paul Waner .388
3 Lou Gehrig .376
4 Arky Vaughan .359
5 Gee Walker .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Hank Greenberg 19
3 Joe Medwick 18
3 Mel Ott 18
3 Hal Trosky 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 87
2 Hank Greenberg 80
3 Joe DiMaggio 76
4 Zeke Bonura 70
5 Bill Dickey 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 23
2 Luke Appling 13
2 Augie Galan 13
4 Gee Walker 11
5 2 tied 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 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 13
2 Dizzy Dean 12
3 Lefty Gomez 11
3 Roxie Lawson 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Dizzy Dean 110
3 Lefty Gomez 104
4 Bobo Newsom 92
5 Lee Grissom 86

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 Moose Solters .477
2 Hal Trosky .449
3 Joe DiMaggio .447
4 Jo-Jo Moore .442
5 Paul Waner .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Joe Cronin 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 22
1 Hal Trosky 22
3 Dixie Walker 21
4 Joe Cronin 18
5 Bill Dickey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Luke Appling 4
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 Eric McNair 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.44
3 Lefty Gomez 0.67
4 Carl Hubbell 0.96
5 Jim Weaver 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 4
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Lee Grissom 24
3 Red Ruffing 22
4 Lefty Gomez 19
5 3 tied 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .490
2 Gabby Hartnett .455
3 Joe Medwick .431
4 Bill Dickey .400
5 Sam West .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 11
1 Hal Trosky 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 37
1 Joe Medwick 37
3 Joe Cronin 33
4 Hal Trosky 29
5 Dixie Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 George Selkirk 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Augie Galan 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 1.33
2 Max Butcher 1.89
3 Lefty Gomez 1.90
4 Lefty Grove 1.92
5 Red Ruffing 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
2 Jack Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Lefty Gomez 38
2 Lee Grissom 38
4 Van Mungo 36
5 Red Ruffing 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Frank Makosky 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Peaches Davis 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .390
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .369
4 Gee Walker .362
5 Earl Averill .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 40
1 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 36
5 Jimmie Foxx 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 147
2 Joe Medwick 144
3 Zeke Bonura 142
4 Lou Gehrig 139
5 Joe DiMaggio 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 32
3 Augie Galan 21
3 Gee Walker 21
5 Luke Appling 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Dizzy Dean 2.57
3 Lefty Gomez 2.78
4 Lefty Grove 2.79
5 Van Mungo 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 29
2 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Tommy Bridges 21
4 Red Ruffing 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 247
2 Dizzy Dean 222
3 Lefty Gomez 159
4 Bobo Newsom 151
5 Tommy Bridges 146

Saves

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