On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	29	.670	--
White Sox	55	36	.604	5.5
Tigers	51	37	.580	8.0
Red Sox	49	37	.570	9.0
Indians	42	44	.488	16.0
Senators	39	47	.453	19.0
Browns	29	60	.326	30.5
Athletics	26	60	.302	32.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Tigers 1

Browns 9, Yankees 6

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	58	32	.644	--
Giants	54	38	.587	5.0
Pirates	47	42	.528	10.5
Cardinals	47	42	.528	10.5
Bees	45	47	.489	14.0
Dodgers	36	51	.414	20.5
Reds	36	52	.409	21.0
Phillies	37	56	.398	22.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Phillies 10, Reds 8

Bees 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eric McNair	4
1	George Scharein	4
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	Dolph Camilli	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Eric McNair	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	1.25
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.75
3	Pete Appleton	0.60
4	Carl Hubbell	0.44
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Fritz Ostermueller	6
3	Tex Carleton	5
4	Bucky Walters	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.402
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Lou Gehrig	.370
4	Joe DiMaggio	.368
5	Billy Herman	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
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	97
4	Bill Dickey	86
5	Lou Gehrig	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	27
2	Augie Galan	15
3	Gee Walker	14
4	Luke Appling	13
5	Cookie Lavagetto	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Lou Fette	2.45
3	Dizzy Dean	2.46
4	Lefty Gomez	2.56
5	Cliff Melton	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	14
1	Monty Stratton	14
3	Lou Fette	13
3	Lefty Gomez	13
3	Red Ruffing	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	.481
2	Tommy Henrich	.472
3	Jesse Hill	.464
4	Joe Vosmik	.458
5	Hank Greenberg	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Tommy Henrich	5
3	Wally Moses	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	23
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Joe DiMaggio	20
4	Al Simmons	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.35
2	Jim Turner	0.67
3	Tex Carleton	1.00
4	Pete Appleton	1.04
5	Charlie Root	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	3
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Wayne LaMaster	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	21
2	Wayne LaMaster	20
3	Lefty Grove	18
4	Bob Feller	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Hugh Mulcahy	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Jack Wilson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.430
2	Pete Fox	.400
2	Gabby Hartnett	.400
2	Tommy Henrich	.400
2	Joe Medwick	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Hal Trosky	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	11
4	Lou Gehrig	9
5	Rudy York	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hank Greenberg	37
4	Beau Bell	33
5	Bill Dickey	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Eric McNair	6
3	Billy Werber	5
4	Mel Almada	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	1.03
2	Jim Turner	1.17
3	Ed Brandt	1.53
4	Charlie Root	1.64
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Tex Carleton	5
2	Jimmie DeShong	5
2	Cliff Melton	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	37
1	Red Ruffing	37
3	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	Jack Wilson	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Clay Bryant	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.392
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Gee Walker	.367
4	Arky Vaughan	.362
5	Billy Herman	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Hal Trosky	36
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	141
1	Lou Gehrig	141
1	Joe Medwick	141
4	Hal Trosky	132
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	2.45
2	Lefty Grove	2.51
3	Dizzy Dean	2.57
4	Monty Stratton	2.73
5	Johnny Allen	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
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