On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	27	.679	--
White Sox	53	35	.602	6.0
Tigers	50	34	.595	7.0
Red Sox	45	37	.549	11.0
Indians	41	41	.500	15.0
Senators	36	46	.439	20.0
Browns	28	57	.329	29.5
Athletics	25	58	.301	31.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 5

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	31	.640	--
Giants	53	35	.602	3.0
Pirates	45	40	.529	9.5
Cardinals	45	41	.523	10.0
Bees	43	45	.489	13.0
Reds	35	49	.417	19.0
Dodgers	35	49	.417	19.0
Phillies	34	55	.382	22.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 2

Reds 3, Bees 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 9, Giants 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Lewis	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	Lou Finney	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Demaree	3
2	Zeke Bonura	2
2	Lou Chiozza	2
2	Bill Dickey	2
2	19 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Chet Laabs	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Grissom	2.20
2	Red Ruffing	0.53
3	Mel Harder	0.44
4	Red Lucas	0.43
5	Danny MacFayden	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	11
2	Red Ruffing	9
3	Pete Appleton	4
3	Mel Harder	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.405
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Lou Gehrig	.375
4	Joe DiMaggio	.371
5	Billy Herman	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	24
3	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Hal Trosky	23
5	Joe Medwick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	99
2	Joe Medwick	97
3	Joe DiMaggio	93
4	Bill Dickey	80
5	3 tied	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	Red Ruffing	13
2	Monty Stratton	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	122
2	Van Mungo	116
3	Dizzy Dean	114
4	Lee Grissom	105
5	Bobo Newsom	101

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	.477
2	Buddy Lewis	.463
3	Earl Averill	.455
3	Zeke Bonura	.455
5	Pete Fox	.446

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Tommy Henrich	6
2	Hal Trosky	6
5	Wally Moses	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	22
2	Lou Gehrig	20
3	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Jesse Hill	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Mel Almada	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.35
2	Jim Turner	0.67
3	Tex Carleton	1.00
4	Harry Gumbert	1.06
5	Pete Appleton	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	3
1	George Caster	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	25
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Luke Hamlin	21
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Bobo Newsom	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
3	Elden Auker	1
3	Julio Bonetti	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.441
2	Frank Demaree	.425
3	Earl Averill	.412
4	Gabby Hartnett	.410
5	Cecil Travis	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	11
4	Rudy York	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Hank Greenberg	33
5	Beau Bell	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	1.24
2	Jim Turner	1.67
3	Lou Fette	1.71
4	Johnny Lanning	1.73
5	Charlie Root	2.13

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	Lee Grissom	43
2	Lefty Gomez	37
2	Red Ruffing	37
4	Bobo Newsom	35
5	Luke Hamlin	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Arky Vaughan	.366
4	Gee Walker	.364
5	Earl Averill	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Hal Trosky	39
3	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	36
5	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	146
2	Lou Gehrig	145
3	Joe DiMaggio	142
4	Hal Trosky	139
5	Zeke Bonura	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	27
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Luke Appling	19
4	Gee Walker	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.20
2	Lefty Grove	2.47
3	Dizzy Dean	2.57
4	Carl Hubbell	2.77
5	Danny MacFayden	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	227
2	Dizzy Dean	203
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