On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 23 .701 --
White Sox 50 32 .610 6.5
Tigers 47 31 .603 7.5
Red Sox 42 34 .553 11.5
Indians 37 38 .493 16.0
Senators 30 45 .400 23.0
Browns 25 52 .325 29.0
Athletics 23 53 .303 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 29 .633 --
Giants 51 31 .622 0.5
Pirates 43 36 .544 7.0
Cardinals 42 37 .532 8.0
Bees 37 44 .457 14.0
Dodgers 33 45 .423 16.5
Reds 31 46 .403 18.0
Phillies 31 50 .383 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 6
2 Pete Fox 4
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Buster Mills 4
2 Sam West 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Beau Bell 3
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Jesse Hill 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Blanton 0.67
1 Thornton Lee 0.67
3 Paul Derringer 0.50
4 Pat Malone 0.47
5 Max Butcher 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 8
2 Pat Malone 7
3 Cy Blanton 6
3 Bill Trotter 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .412
2 Paul Waner .385
3 Lou Gehrig .376
4 Joe DiMaggio .365
5 Sam West .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 25
2 Hank Greenberg 21
3 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Joe Medwick 20
3 Hal Trosky 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 94
2 Hank Greenberg 88
3 Joe DiMaggio 86
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 3 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 Roxie Lawson 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 116
1 Van Mungo 116
3 Dizzy Dean 110
4 Bobo Newsom 96
5 Lee Grissom 92

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 Hersh Martin .472
2 Tommy Henrich .459
3 Joe Medwick .458
4 Joe DiMaggio .453
5 Zeke Bonura .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Buster Mills 4
4 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 19
1 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Joe Cronin 16
3 Hal Trosky 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Billy Werber 4
3 Augie Galan 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.00
2 Lou Fette 0.41
3 Mace Brown 0.64
4 Jim Turner 0.67
5 Peaches Davis 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Si Johnson 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 19
2 Lefty Gomez 16
2 Luke Hamlin 16
4 Lee Grissom 15
4 Red Ruffing 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .455
2 Gabby Hartnett .422
3 Joe Medwick .404
4 Joe DiMaggio .393
5 Sam West .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Bill Dickey 10
3 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Cronin 34
4 Joe Medwick 33
4 Hal Trosky 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 1.30
2 Red Ruffing 1.93
3 Carl Hubbell 1.96
4 Jim Weaver 1.98
5 Lou Fette 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 41
1 Lee Grissom 41
3 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Jack Wilson 39
5 Luke Hamlin 32

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 Arky Vaughan .373
3 Joe Medwick .372
4 Gee Walker .366
5 Earl Averill .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Jimmie Foxx 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 146
1 Joe Medwick 146
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Hal Trosky 141
5 Zeke Bonura 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Lyn Lary 30
3 Augie Galan 23
4 Luke Appling 20
4 Gee Walker 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.42
2 Dizzy Dean 2.52
3 Monty Stratton 2.70
4 Lefty Grove 2.77
5 Lefty Gomez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Red Ruffing 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 238
2 Dizzy Dean 213
3 Lefty Gomez 163
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