On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 22 .690 --
Red Sox 41 29 .586 7.5
White Sox 44 32 .579 7.5
Tigers 42 31 .575 8.0
Indians 36 34 .514 12.5
Senators 30 40 .429 18.5
Browns 23 48 .324 26.0
Athletics 21 50 .296 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 28 .622 --
Giants 47 29 .618 0.0
Pirates 40 33 .548 5.5
Cardinals 39 33 .542 6.0
Bees 34 42 .447 13.0
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 Earle Brucker 3
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
1 Bill Knickerbocker 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Frank Demaree 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.80
2 George Caster 0.71
3 Tex Carleton 0.50
3 Bill Dietrich 0.50
5 2 tied 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 8
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 George Caster 5
4 Pete Appleton 4
4 Bill Dietrich 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .411
2 Paul Waner .388
3 Lou Gehrig .378
4 Arky Vaughan .359
5 Joe DiMaggio .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Hal Trosky 19
4 Joe Medwick 18
4 Mel Ott 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 87
2 Hank Greenberg 82
3 Joe DiMaggio 77
4 Bill Dickey 71
5 Zeke Bonura 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 23
2 Augie Galan 14
3 Luke Appling 13
4 Gee Walker 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.99
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
2 Lefty Gomez 12
4 Roxie Lawson 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Lefty Gomez 112
3 Dizzy Dean 110
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
2 Johnny Murphy 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .468
2 Paul Waner .462
3 Jo-Jo Moore .458
4 Joe Medwick .447
5 Frank Demaree .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Joe Cronin 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 22
2 Dixie Walker 21
3 Joe Cronin 20
3 Hal Trosky 20
5 Lou Gehrig 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Luke Appling 4
3 Eric McNair 3
3 George Scharein 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.44
3 Carl Hubbell 0.96
4 Lefty Gomez 1.13
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 Jim Turner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 22
2 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Lee Grissom 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Makosky 2
1 Archie McKain 2
1 Jack Russell 2
4 Joe Bowman 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .490
2 Gabby Hartnett .457
3 Joe Medwick .431
4 Bill Dickey .394
5 Frank Demaree .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 12
2 Bill Dickey 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 Rudy York 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 39
2 Joe Medwick 37
3 Joe Cronin 35
4 Hal Trosky 31
5 Dixie Walker 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 1.33
2 Max Butcher 1.89
3 Lefty Grove 1.92
4 Lefty Gomez 2.02
5 Red Ruffing 2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 46
2 Bobo Newsom 43
3 Lee Grissom 38
4 Van Mungo 36
5 Red Ruffing 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .389
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .370
4 Gee Walker .363
5 Earl Averill .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 40
1 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Hal Trosky 39
4 Mel Ott 36
5 Jimmie Foxx 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 147
2 Joe Medwick 144
3 Lou Gehrig 143
4 Zeke Bonura 142
5 Joe DiMaggio 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 33
3 Augie Galan 22
3 Gee Walker 22
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 167
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 Tommy Bridges 146

Saves

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