On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 27 .675 --
White Sox 53 34 .609 5.0
Tigers 50 33 .602 6.0
Red Sox 45 36 .556 10.0
Indians 41 40 .506 14.0
Senators 35 46 .432 20.0
Browns 27 57 .321 29.5
Athletics 24 58 .293 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 31 .635 --
Giants 53 34 .609 2.0
Pirates 44 40 .524 9.5
Cardinals 44 41 .518 10.0
Bees 43 44 .494 12.0
Dodgers 35 48 .422 18.0
Reds 34 49 .410 19.0
Phillies 34 54 .386 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 8
2 Mel Almada 6
2 Don Padgett 6
4 Beau Bell 5
4 9 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Tommy Henrich 2
3 Mel Almada 1
3 Beau Bell 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Cecil Travis 6
3 Beau Bell 5
3 Tommy Henrich 5
3 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 2
1 Heinie Manush 2
1 Rip Radcliff 2
4 Joe Kuhel 1
4 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.50
2 Wayne LaMaster 1.43
3 Bill Lee 0.71
4 George Caster 0.50
5 Monty Stratton 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne LaMaster 10
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Monty Stratton 5
4 Sugar Cain 4
4 Wes Ferrell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Gabler 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .405
2 Lou Gehrig .378
3 Paul Waner .378
4 Joe DiMaggio .370
5 Sam West .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 27
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Hank Greenberg 23
2 Hal Trosky 23
5 Joe Medwick 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 98
2 Joe Medwick 96
3 Joe DiMaggio 91
4 Bill Dickey 78
4 Lou Gehrig 78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.14
2 Lou Fette 2.20
3 Lefty Gomez 2.29
4 Dizzy Dean 2.46
5 Cliff Melton 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 14
2 Lou Fette 13
2 Lefty Gomez 13
2 Monty Stratton 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 122
2 Van Mungo 116
3 Dizzy Dean 114
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 .460
2 Zeke Bonura .456
3 Pete Fox .434
4 Earl Averill .429
4 Hank Greenberg .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
1 Hal Trosky 7
3 Tommy Henrich 6
4 Ripper Collins 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Beau Bell 23
3 Hank Greenberg 19
4 Jesse Hill 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 4
1 Billy Werber 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Carleton 0.50
2 Jim Turner 0.67
3 Pete Appleton 0.71
4 Harry Gumbert 0.96
5 Danny MacFayden 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Fette 4
1 Si Johnson 4
3 Lefty Gomez 3
3 Al Hollingsworth 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Luke Hamlin 20
3 Bob Feller 19
4 Al Hollingsworth 16
4 Bobo Newsom 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 Joe DiMaggio .421
2 Paul Waner .416
3 Frank Demaree .412
4 Cecil Travis .402
5 Tommy Henrich .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Rudy York 9
5 Ripper Collins 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Hal Trosky 36
4 Hank Greenberg 32
4 Dixie Walker 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.67
2 Lou Fette 1.71
3 Charlie Root 2.13
4 Carl Hubbell 2.33
5 Archie McKain 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Lou Fette 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 42
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Lee Grissom 38
4 Luke Hamlin 32
4 Red Ruffing 32

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 .383
2 Joe Medwick .370
3 Gee Walker .367
4 Arky Vaughan .364
5 Earl Averill .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Hal Trosky 40
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Jimmie Foxx 37
5 Mel Ott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Joe Medwick 147
3 Joe DiMaggio 145
4 Hal Trosky 142
5 Zeke Bonura 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 38
2 Lyn Lary 28
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Luke Appling 19
4 Gee Walker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.20
2 Lefty Grove 2.49
3 Dizzy Dean 2.58
4 Carl Hubbell 2.60
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 210
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