On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 23 .689 --
White Sox 48 32 .600 6.0
Tigers 45 31 .592 7.0
Red Sox 42 32 .568 9.0
Indians 37 36 .507 13.5
Senators 30 43 .411 20.5
Browns 25 50 .333 26.5
Athletics 22 53 .293 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 49 29 .628 --
Giants 50 30 .625 0.0
Pirates 42 35 .545 6.5
Cardinals 41 36 .532 7.5
Bees 36 44 .450 14.0
Dodgers 32 44 .421 16.0
Reds 31 45 .408 17.0
Phillies 31 49 .388 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Zeke Bonura 5
1 Frank Demaree 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 2
2 Bill Brubaker 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Lou Chiozza 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Sam Leslie 5
4 Bill Brubaker 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Grissom 1.25
2 Monty Stratton 1.00
3 Claude Passeau 0.62
3 Red Ruffing 0.62
5 Jim Turner 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Monty Stratton 6
3 Lee Grissom 5
3 Claude Passeau 5
3 Red Ruffing 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .417
2 Paul Waner .388
3 Lou Gehrig .376
4 Joe DiMaggio .365
5 Arky Vaughan .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 24
2 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Joe Medwick 20
4 Mel Ott 19
4 Hal Trosky 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 93
2 Hank Greenberg 83
3 Joe DiMaggio 82
4 Zeke Bonura 74
5 Bill Dickey 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 23
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Luke Appling 13
4 Gee Walker 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.89
2 Lefty Gomez 1.99
3 Lou Fette 2.14
4 Dizzy Dean 2.41
5 Red Ruffing 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 14
2 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Lefty Gomez 12
2 Red Ruffing 12
2 Monty Stratton 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Lefty Gomez 112
3 Dizzy Dean 110
4 Bobo Newsom 96
5 Lee Grissom 91

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 Medwick .492
2 Joe DiMaggio .490
3 Jo-Jo Moore .436
4 Lou Gehrig .426
4 Paul Waner .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Joe Cronin 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
1 Hal Trosky 23
3 Joe DiMaggio 21
4 Joe Cronin 19
4 Joe Medwick 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Billy Werber 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.00
2 Jim Turner 0.67
3 Mace Brown 1.08
4 Lefty Gomez 1.13
5 Red Ruffing 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 4
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Si Johnson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 25
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Lee Grissom 21
4 Lefty Gomez 20
5 Cliff Melton 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
2 Elden Auker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .464
2 Gabby Hartnett .427
3 Joe Medwick .417
4 Sam West .398
5 Joe DiMaggio .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 11
2 Bill Dickey 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
4 Mel Ott 9
4 Rudy York 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 38
1 Joe Medwick 38
3 Joe Cronin 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Hal Trosky 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Augie Galan 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Stan Hack 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 1.67
2 Luke Hamlin 1.88
3 Monty Stratton 2.00
4 Carl Hubbell 2.03
5 Jim Weaver 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Lee Grissom 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 43
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Lefty Gomez 37
4 Van Mungo 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Joe Medwick .380
3 Arky Vaughan .370
4 Gee Walker .363
5 Earl Averill .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Hal Trosky 39
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Jimmie Foxx 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 148
2 Hal Trosky 147
3 Lou Gehrig 145
4 Joe DiMaggio 143
5 Zeke Bonura 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 30
3 Augie Galan 23
4 Luke Appling 20
4 Gee Walker 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.40
2 Dizzy Dean 2.53
3 Monty Stratton 2.70
4 Lefty Gomez 2.72
5 Lefty Grove 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 29
2 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Red Ruffing 21
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 239
2 Dizzy Dean 216
3 Lefty Gomez 163
4 Bobo Newsom 153
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