On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	26	.679	--
White Sox	52	33	.612	5.0
Tigers	49	33	.598	6.5
Red Sox	44	36	.550	10.5
Indians	41	39	.513	13.5
Senators	33	46	.418	21.0
Browns	27	55	.329	28.5
Athletics	24	57	.296	31.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Senators 6, Browns 5

Senators 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	54	30	.643	--
Giants	52	34	.605	3.0
Pirates	44	38	.537	9.0
Cardinals	44	40	.524	10.0
Bees	41	44	.482	13.5
Dodgers	34	48	.415	19.0
Reds	33	48	.407	19.5
Phillies	33	53	.384	22.0

Games

Cardinals 20, Dodgers 2

Bees 9, Pirates 0

Cubs 10, Giants 5

Phillies 13, Reds 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cecil Travis	6
2	Morrie Arnovich	4
2	Lyn Lary	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beau Bell	2
1	Lou Gehrig	2
3	Tony Cuccinello	1
3	Lonny Frey	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Mickey Owen	5
4	Tony Cuccinello	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Harry Davis	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	Buster Mills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.58
2	Jim Turner	0.50
3	Lefty Gomez	0.46
4	Bobo Newsom	0.31
5	Cliff Melton	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Hal Kelleher	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
3	Bobo Newsom	4
4	Pete Appleton	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clay Bryant	1
2	Wayne LaMaster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.409
2	Paul Waner	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.373
4	Joe DiMaggio	.363
5	Sam West	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
2	Hal Trosky	23
4	Hank Greenberg	22
5	Joe Medwick	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	96
2	Joe Medwick	95
3	Joe DiMaggio	89
4	Jimmie Foxx	76
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	26
2	Augie Galan	15
3	Luke Appling	13
3	Gee Walker	13
5	Billy Werber	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	1.89
2	Lou Fette	1.98
3	Lefty Gomez	2.29
4	Dizzy Dean	2.40
5	Cliff Melton	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	14
2	Lefty Gomez	13
3	Dizzy Dean	12
3	Lou Fette	12
3	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	122
2	Van Mungo	116
3	Dizzy Dean	112
4	Bobo Newsom	101
5	Lee Grissom	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	13
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	Tommy Henrich	.479
2	Zeke Bonura	.444
3	Earl Averill	.438
4	Cecil Travis	.434
5	Hal Trosky	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Ripper Collins	5
3	Wally Moses	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
1	Hal Trosky	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Beau Bell	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Billy Werber	4
4	Roy Hughes	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	0.27
2	Tex Carleton	0.50
3	Jim Turner	0.67
4	Pete Appleton	0.71
5	Danny MacFayden	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	4
2	Lou Fette	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	22
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Luke Hamlin	18
4	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Red Ruffing	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Wayne LaMaster	2
4	Elden Auker	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.417
2	Cecil Travis	.413
3	Joe DiMaggio	.403
4	Earl Averill	.400
4	Frank Demaree	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	10
4	Rudy York	9
5	Ripper Collins	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Ripper Collins	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Augie Galan	5
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Billy Werber	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	1.62
2	Jim Turner	1.67
3	Jim Weaver	1.98
4	Charlie Root	2.13
5	Johnny Murphy	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Lou Fette	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	42
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Lee Grissom	38
4	Red Ruffing	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Frank Makosky	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clay Bryant	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.384
2	Joe Medwick	.371
3	Arky Vaughan	.368
4	Gee Walker	.366
5	Earl Averill	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
1	Hal Trosky	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Jimmie Foxx	38
5	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	147
2	Joe Medwick	146
3	Joe DiMaggio	143
3	Hal Trosky	143
5	Zeke Bonura	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	38
2	Lyn Lary	30
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Luke Appling	19
4	Gee Walker	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.54
2	Dizzy Dean	2.55
3	Carl Hubbell	2.60
4	Monty Stratton	2.70
5	Danny MacFayden	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	27
2	Tommy Bridges	21
2	Dizzy Dean	21
4	Red Ruffing	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	232
2	Dizzy Dean	208
3	Lefty Gomez	169
4	Bobo Newsom	156
5	Tommy Bridges	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Dick Coffman	9
2	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Pat Malone	8
5	Peaches Davis	7