On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 23 .685 --
White Sox 46 32 .590 6.5
Tigers 44 31 .587 7.0
Red Sox 42 30 .583 7.5
Indians 37 35 .514 12.5
Senators 30 42 .417 19.5
Browns 24 49 .329 26.0
Athletics 21 52 .288 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 29 .618 --
Giants 48 30 .615 0.0
Pirates 41 34 .547 5.5
Cardinals 41 34 .547 5.5
Bees 36 42 .462 12.0
Dodgers 32 42 .432 14.0
Reds 29 45 .392 17.0
Phillies 30 48 .385 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Todd 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Pinky Whitney 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Buddy Hassett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Gene Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Bill Swift 0.75
3 John Whitehead 0.57
4 Lefty Grove 0.38
5 Slick Castleman 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Lou Koupal 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Bill Swift 6
3 John Whitehead 4
4 Jimmie DeShong 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .414
2 Paul Waner .391
3 Lou Gehrig .379
4 Joe DiMaggio .361
5 Arky Vaughan .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Joe Medwick 20
4 Hal Trosky 19
5 Mel Ott 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 92
2 Hank Greenberg 83
3 Joe DiMaggio 77
4 Zeke Bonura 73
5 Bill Dickey 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 23
2 Augie Galan 14
3 Luke Appling 13
4 Gee Walker 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.99
2 Monty Stratton 2.02
3 Lou Fette 2.14
4 Dizzy Dean 2.41
5 Cliff Melton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 13
2 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Lefty Gomez 12
4 Lou Fette 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Lefty Gomez 112
3 Dizzy Dean 110
4 Bobo Newsom 92
5 Lee Grissom 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 11
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 Joe DiMaggio .489
2 Joe Medwick .455
3 Moose Solters .453
4 Lou Gehrig .438
5 Paul Waner .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Joe Cronin 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
1 Hal Trosky 23
3 Joe Cronin 21
4 Dixie Walker 20
5 Joe Medwick 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Eric McNair 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.00
2 Carl Hubbell 0.47
3 Mace Brown 1.08
4 Lefty Gomez 1.13
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Si Johnson 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Boots Poffenberger 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Lefty Gomez 20
3 Red Ruffing 18
4 Cliff Melton 17
5 Lee Grissom 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
2 Elden Auker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .480
2 Gabby Hartnett .440
3 Joe Medwick .420
4 Pinky Whitney .387
5 Bill Dickey .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 12
2 Bill Dickey 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Joe Medwick 9
3 Rudy York 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 40
2 Joe Medwick 39
3 Joe Cronin 35
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Augie Galan 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Stan Hack 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.66
2 Mace Brown 1.67
3 Luke Hamlin 1.88
4 Al Hollingsworth 2.10
5 Lefty Gomez 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Wilson 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 38
1 Jack Wilson 38
3 Lefty Gomez 37
4 Van Mungo 36
5 Bobo Newsom 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Frank Makosky 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Dick Coffman 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .388
2 Joe Medwick .378
3 Arky Vaughan .369
4 Earl Averill .362
5 Gee Walker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 40
1 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Hal Trosky 39
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Jimmie Foxx 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
1 Joe Medwick 147
1 Hal Trosky 147
4 Zeke Bonura 143
5 Joe DiMaggio 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 30
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Luke Appling 20
4 Gee Walker 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Dizzy Dean 2.50
3 Lefty Gomez 2.72
4 Lefty Grove 2.77
5 Van Mungo 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 29
2 Tommy Bridges 22
2 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Red Ruffing 20
5 Van Mungo 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 247
2 Dizzy Dean 220
3 Lefty Gomez 163
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 Tommy Bridges 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 16
2 Dick Coffman 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Pat Malone 8
5 2 tied 7