On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
Tigers 20 15 .571 3.0
Indians 16 14 .533 4.5
Red Sox 15 14 .517 5.0
White Sox 16 17 .485 6.0
Athletics 15 16 .484 6.0
Senators 15 20 .429 8.0
Browns 10 22 .313 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 11 .667 --
Giants 22 14 .611 1.5
Cubs 20 16 .556 3.5
Cardinals 18 16 .529 4.5
Dodgers 15 17 .469 6.5
Bees 15 17 .469 6.5
Phillies 14 21 .400 9.0
Reds 10 24 .294 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Pete Appleton 4
2 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Gee Walker 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Gee Walker 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Pete Appleton 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
3 Hank Greenberg 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.56
2 Wayne LaMaster 0.55
3 Lefty Gomez 0.42
4 George Gill 0.33
4 Bill Swift 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Larry French 1
1 George Gill 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne LaMaster 6
2 Larry French 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 George Gill 4
4 Bill Swift 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .425
2 Lyn Lary .398
3 Gee Walker .392
4 Paul Waner .382
5 Hank Greenberg .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
1 Hank Greenberg 10
1 George Selkirk 10
4 Joe Medwick 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 48
2 Zeke Bonura 44
3 Gee Walker 41
4 Joe Medwick 37
5 Frank Demaree 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 8
2 Pepper Martin 7
3 Gibby Brack 6
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.26
2 Lefty Gomez 1.27
3 Bill Swift 1.46
4 Spud Chandler 1.54
5 Joe Bowman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Roxie Lawson 8
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Van Mungo 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 65
2 Dizzy Dean 56
3 Wayne LaMaster 50
4 Lefty Gomez 48
4 Carl Hubbell 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
2 Bill Swift 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .475
2 Joe Marty .463
3 Lou Gehrig .462
4 Arky Vaughan .440
4 Sam West .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 George Selkirk 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Gee Walker 17
5 Gene Moore 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Tony Piet 3
1 Hub Walker 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.00
2 Lefty Gomez 1.03
3 Cliff Melton 1.04
4 Monte Weaver 1.21
5 Lou Fette 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roxie Lawson 4
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Lou Fette 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Lefty Gomez 20
2 Wayne LaMaster 20
4 Tex Carleton 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
3 Denny Galehouse 2
3 Joe Heving 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .442
2 Joe Medwick .402
3 Hank Greenberg .397
4 Buddy Hassett .396
5 Beau Bell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Selkirk 10
2 Dick Bartell 9
2 Hank Greenberg 9
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Joe Medwick 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Zeke Bonura 34
2 Gee Walker 34
4 Frank Demaree 31
5 Joe Medwick 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 6
1 Gibby Brack 6
1 Cookie Lavagetto 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.18
2 Spud Chandler 1.54
3 Bill Swift 1.55
4 Lou Fette 1.57
5 Monty Stratton 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Roxie Lawson 6
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Harry Kelley 5
3 Van Mungo 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 47
2 Carl Hubbell 43
3 Dizzy Dean 40
4 Lefty Gomez 39
5 Wayne LaMaster 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Cliff Melton 3
2 Bill Swift 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .387
2 Earl Averill .371
3 Gee Walker .369
4 Luke Appling .365
5 Joe Medwick .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 34
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 154
1 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Hal Trosky 140
4 Joe Medwick 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.29
2 Cy Blanton 2.54
3 Bill Lee 2.85
4 Dizzy Dean 2.90
5 Danny MacFayden 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Red Ruffing 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 245
2 Dizzy Dean 210
3 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Bobo Newsom 143
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Clint Brown 9
2 Pat Malone 9
4 Dick Coffman 8
4 Jack Knott 8