Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, July 18, 1937

On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	23	.689	--
White Sox	48	32	.600	6.0
Tigers	45	31	.592	7.0
Red Sox	42	32	.568	9.0
Indians	37	36	.507	13.5
Senators	30	43	.411	20.5
Browns	25	50	.333	26.5
Athletics	22	53	.293	29.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Browns 10, Athletics 6

Athletics 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	49	29	.628	--
Giants	50	30	.625	0.0
Pirates	42	35	.545	6.5
Cardinals	41	36	.532	7.5
Bees	36	44	.450	14.0
Dodgers	32	44	.421	16.0
Reds	31	45	.408	17.0
Phillies	31	49	.388	19.0

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 6

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Reds 4, Bees 1

Reds 1, Bees 0

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Giants 11, Cardinals 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Zeke Bonura	5
1	Frank Demaree	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
1	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Augie Galan	2
2	Bill Brubaker	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Lou Chiozza	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Sam Leslie	5
4	Bill Brubaker	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Grissom	1.25
2	Monty Stratton	1.00
3	Claude Passeau	0.62
3	Red Ruffing	0.62
5	Jim Turner	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Monty Stratton	6
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Claude Passeau	5
3	Red Ruffing	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.417
2	Paul Waner	.388
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Joe DiMaggio	.365
5	Arky Vaughan	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Joe Medwick	20
4	Mel Ott	19
4	Hal Trosky	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	93
2	Hank Greenberg	83
3	Joe DiMaggio	82
4	Zeke Bonura	74
5	Bill Dickey	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	23
2	Augie Galan	15
3	Luke Appling	13
4	Gee Walker	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.89
2	Lefty Gomez	1.99
3	Lou Fette	2.14
4	Dizzy Dean	2.41
5	Red Ruffing	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	14
2	Dizzy Dean	12
2	Lefty Gomez	12
2	Red Ruffing	12
2	Monty Stratton	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	116
2	Lefty Gomez	112
3	Dizzy Dean	110
4	Bobo Newsom	96
5	Lee Grissom	91

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 Medwick	.492
2	Joe DiMaggio	.490
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.436
4	Lou Gehrig	.426
4	Paul Waner	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Joe Cronin	5
4	Lou Gehrig	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
1	Hal Trosky	23
3	Joe DiMaggio	21
4	Joe Cronin	19
4	Joe Medwick	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Billy Werber	3
2	Jo-Jo White	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Whitehead	0.00
2	Jim Turner	0.67
3	Mace Brown	1.08
4	Lefty Gomez	1.13
5	Red Ruffing	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	4
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Si Johnson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	25
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Lee Grissom	21
4	Lefty Gomez	20
5	Cliff Melton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	2
2	Elden Auker	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.464
2	Gabby Hartnett	.427
3	Joe Medwick	.417
4	Sam West	.398
5	Joe DiMaggio	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	11
2	Bill Dickey	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Mel Ott	9
4	Rudy York	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	38
1	Joe Medwick	38
3	Joe Cronin	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Augie Galan	6
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Stan Hack	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	1.67
2	Luke Hamlin	1.88
3	Monty Stratton	2.00
4	Carl Hubbell	2.03
5	Jim Weaver	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	43
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Lefty Gomez	37
4	Van Mungo	36
5	2 tied	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	.385
2	Joe Medwick	.380
3	Arky Vaughan	.370
4	Gee Walker	.363
5	Earl Averill	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Hal Trosky	39
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Jimmie Foxx	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	148
2	Hal Trosky	147
3	Lou Gehrig	145
4	Joe DiMaggio	143
5	Zeke Bonura	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	30
3	Augie Galan	23
4	Luke Appling	20
4	Gee Walker	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.40
2	Dizzy Dean	2.53
3	Monty Stratton	2.70
4	Lefty Gomez	2.72
5	Lefty Grove	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	29
2	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Dizzy Dean	21
3	Red Ruffing	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	239
2	Dizzy Dean	216
3	Lefty Gomez	163
4	Bobo Newsom	153
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