On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	23	.693	--
White Sox	49	32	.605	6.0
Tigers	46	31	.597	7.0
Red Sox	42	33	.560	10.0
Indians	37	37	.500	14.5
Senators	30	44	.405	21.5
Browns	25	50	.333	27.0
Athletics	22	53	.293	30.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Indians 5

Tigers 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	29	.633	--
Giants	50	31	.617	1.0
Pirates	43	35	.551	6.5
Cardinals	42	36	.538	7.5
Bees	36	44	.450	14.5
Dodgers	32	45	.416	17.0
Reds	31	45	.408	17.5
Phillies	31	50	.383	20.0

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hersh Martin	4
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Earl Averill	2
3	Tex Carleton	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Eric McNair	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	0.47
2	Lefty Gomez	0.36
3	Tex Carleton	0.25
3	Vern Kennedy	0.25
5	Bucky Walters	0.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Boots Poffenberger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luke Hamlin	8
2	Lefty Gomez	4
2	Bucky Walters	4
4	Tex Carleton	3
4	Willis Hudlin	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.411
2	Paul Waner	.388
3	Lou Gehrig	.378
4	Joe DiMaggio	.365
5	Johnny Mize	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Hank Greenberg	21
3	Joe Medwick	20
4	Mel Ott	19
4	Hal Trosky	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	93
2	Hank Greenberg	87
3	Joe DiMaggio	83
4	Zeke Bonura	75
5	Bill Dickey	73

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	Lou Fette	2.14
3	Lefty Gomez	2.15
4	Dizzy Dean	2.41
5	Red Ruffing	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	14
2	Lefty Gomez	13
3	Dizzy Dean	12
3	Red Ruffing	12
3	Monty Stratton	12

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	12
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	.500
2	Joe Medwick	.464
3	Lou Gehrig	.447
4	Tommy Henrich	.429
5	Hersh Martin	.426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Joe DiMaggio	21
4	Joe Cronin	18
4	Hank Greenberg	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Billy Werber	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Whitehead	0.00
2	Lou Fette	0.33
3	Peaches Davis	0.47
4	Mace Brown	0.57
5	Jim Turner	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	4
1	Boots Poffenberger	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
4	Lefty Gomez	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Cliff Melton	17
4	Lefty Gomez	16
4	Luke Hamlin	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	2
2	Elden Auker	1
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.464
2	Gabby Hartnett	.424
3	Joe Medwick	.409
4	Joe DiMaggio	.393
5	Sam West	.380

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	39
2	Joe Medwick	37
3	Joe Cronin	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Augie Galan	6
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	1.30
2	Carl Hubbell	1.96
3	Monty Stratton	2.00
4	Lee Grissom	2.08
5	Al Hollingsworth	2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	41
2	Lee Grissom	40
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Red Ruffing	35
5	Jack Wilson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	6
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	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.379
3	Arky Vaughan	.372
4	Gee Walker	.364
5	Earl Averill	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Hal Trosky	37
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Jimmie Foxx	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	148
2	Lou Gehrig	144
3	Joe DiMaggio	143
4	Hal Trosky	142
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	2.52
3	Monty Stratton	2.70
4	Lefty Grove	2.77
5	Lefty Gomez	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	29
2	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Dizzy Dean	21
3	Red Ruffing	21
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	239
2	Dizzy Dean	213
3	Lefty Gomez	167
4	Bobo Newsom	152
5	Tommy Bridges	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	17
2	Dick Coffman	9
2	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Pat Malone	8
5	2 tied	7