On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 28 .671 --
Tigers 51 34 .600 6.0
White Sox 53 36 .596 6.0
Red Sox 46 37 .554 10.0
Indians 41 42 .494 15.0
Senators 37 46 .446 19.0
Browns 28 58 .326 29.5
Athletics 26 58 .310 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 31 .644 --
Giants 54 35 .607 3.0
Pirates 46 40 .535 9.5
Cardinals 45 42 .517 11.0
Bees 43 46 .483 14.0
Reds 36 49 .424 19.0
Dodgers 35 50 .412 20.0
Phillies 34 56 .378 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Moore 4
1 Luke Sewell 4
3 Harry Danning 3
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boze Berger 1
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 4
1 Ace Parker 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Pep Young 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Buck Jordan 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.62
2 Larry French 0.50
3 Ed Linke 0.40
3 Cliff Melton 0.40
5 Peaches Davis 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Ed Linke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 8
2 Peaches Davis 4
2 Larry French 4
2 Vern Kennedy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Syd Cohen 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .406
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Joe DiMaggio .370
5 Billy Herman .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
2 Jimmie Foxx 25
3 Hank Greenberg 23
3 Hal Trosky 23
5 Joe Medwick 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 100
2 Joe Medwick 98
3 Joe DiMaggio 93
4 Bill Dickey 80
5 3 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 26
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Gee Walker 14
4 Luke Appling 13
5 Cookie Lavagetto 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.14
2 Lou Fette 2.20
3 Dizzy Dean 2.46
4 Lefty Gomez 2.56
5 Cliff Melton 2.58

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 125
2 Van Mungo 116
3 Dizzy Dean 114
4 Lee Grissom 105
5 Bobo Newsom 103

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 .475
3 Zeke Bonura .464
4 Jesse Hill .450
5 Earl Averill .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Tommy Henrich 6
2 Wally Moses 6
2 Hal Trosky 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 22
2 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Jesse Hill 20
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 4
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
1 Gee Walker 4
1 Billy Werber 4
5 7 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 Larry French 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Charlie Root 2
4 Elden Auker 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .440
2 Frank Demaree .432
3 Gabby Hartnett .421
4 Paul Waner .415
5 Earl Averill .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Rudy York 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Hank Greenberg 34
3 Hal Trosky 34
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 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.20
2 Pete Appleton 1.24
3 Charlie Root 1.46
4 Lou Fette 1.71
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Lou Fette 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 43
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Red Ruffing 37
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Frank Makosky 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .393
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .367
4 Gee Walker .365
5 Earl Averill .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Hal Trosky 39
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Lou Gehrig 37
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 147
2 Lou Gehrig 146
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 Gee Walker 20
5 Luke Appling 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 168
4 Bobo Newsom 158
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