On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	28	.678	--
White Sox	54	36	.600	6.5
Tigers	51	36	.586	8.0
Red Sox	48	37	.565	10.0
Indians	42	43	.494	16.0
Senators	38	47	.447	20.0
Browns	28	60	.318	31.5
Athletics	26	59	.306	32.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 8, Browns 2

Senators 13, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	57	32	.640	--
Giants	54	37	.593	4.0
Pirates	47	41	.534	9.5
Cardinals	46	42	.523	10.5
Bees	44	47	.484	14.0
Dodgers	36	50	.419	19.5
Reds	36	51	.414	20.0
Phillies	36	56	.391	22.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Pirates 1, Bees 0

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Crosetti	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
4	Doc Cramer	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Cecil Travis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Millies	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
3	Gene Desautels	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Berger	2
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wayne LaMaster	1.67
2	Ed Brandt	0.80
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.44
4	Lefty Grove	0.43
5	Tommy Bridges	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Wayne LaMaster	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wayne LaMaster	10
2	Lefty Grove	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
4	Ed Brandt	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.403
2	Paul Waner	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Joe DiMaggio	.368
5	Billy Herman	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Hal Trosky	23
5	Joe Medwick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	105
2	Joe Medwick	98
3	Joe DiMaggio	93
4	Bill Dickey	84
5	Lou Gehrig	83

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	107
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	Zeke Bonura	.472
2	Hank Greenberg	.466
3	Jesse Hill	.456
4	Joe Vosmik	.451
5	Tommy Henrich	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Wally Moses	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	24
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Al Simmons	20
5	Jesse Hill	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
3	Mel Almada	3
3	Wally Berger	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.35
2	Jim Turner	0.67
3	Tex Carleton	1.00
4	Charlie Root	1.32
5	Pete Appleton	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	Lou Fette	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Si Johnson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	21
1	Luke Hamlin	21
3	Wayne LaMaster	20
4	Lefty Grove	18
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.425
2	Cecil Travis	.417
3	Hank Greenberg	.417
4	Joe Vosmik	.406
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
4	Lou Gehrig	9
5	Rudy York	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Hank Greenberg	39
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	Beau Bell	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Eric McNair	5
2	Billy Werber	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.17
2	Pete Appleton	1.38
3	Charlie Root	1.51
4	Ed Brandt	1.53
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Jimmie DeShong	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Cliff Melton	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	45
2	Lefty Gomez	40
3	Bobo Newsom	37
3	Red Ruffing	37
5	Wayne LaMaster	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Clay Bryant	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.390
2	Joe Medwick	.373
3	Gee Walker	.364
4	Arky Vaughan	.363
5	Billy Herman	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Hal Trosky	38
4	Lou Gehrig	37
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	143
2	Lou Gehrig	142
3	Joe DiMaggio	137
4	Hal Trosky	135
5	Zeke Bonura	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	25
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Gee Walker	20
5	Luke Appling	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.20
2	Lefty Grove	2.51
3	Dizzy Dean	2.57
4	Carl Hubbell	2.77
5	Johnny Allen	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	27
2	Tommy Bridges	21
3	Dizzy Dean	20
4	Bill Lee	19
4	Red Ruffing	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	220
2	Dizzy Dean	203
3	Lefty Gomez	168
4	Bobo Newsom	158
5	Tommy Bridges	147

Saves

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