On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 24 .696 --
White Sox 50 33 .602 7.0
Tigers 48 32 .600 7.5
Red Sox 43 35 .551 11.5
Indians 40 38 .513 14.5
Senators 31 45 .408 22.5
Browns 26 53 .329 29.0
Athletics 23 56 .291 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 30 .634 --
Giants 52 32 .619 1.0
Pirates 44 37 .543 7.5
Cardinals 42 40 .512 10.0
Bees 40 44 .476 13.0
Dodgers 34 46 .425 17.0
Reds 32 47 .405 18.5
Phillies 32 52 .381 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Cliff Bolton 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Jim Bucher 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Al Todd 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Mickey Haslin 1
1 Jesse Hill 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.75
2 Clyde Shoun 0.62
3 Red Lucas 0.50
4 Hal Schumacher 0.45
5 Jack Knott 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Wayne LaMaster 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Knott 6
1 Whit Wyatt 6
3 Hal Schumacher 5
3 Clyde Shoun 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Julio Bonetti 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .404
2 Paul Waner .377
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Sam West .360
5 Joe DiMaggio .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 25
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Hal Trosky 23
4 Hank Greenberg 22
5 Joe Medwick 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 94
1 Joe Medwick 94
3 Joe DiMaggio 86
4 Zeke Bonura 75
4 Jimmie Foxx 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 24
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Luke Appling 13
4 Gee Walker 12
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.89
2 Lou Fette 1.98
3 Lefty Gomez 2.15
4 Dizzy Dean 2.40
5 Red Ruffing 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 14
2 Lefty Gomez 13
3 Dizzy Dean 12
3 Lou Fette 12
3 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 116
1 Van Mungo 116
3 Dizzy Dean 112
4 Bobo Newsom 97
5 Lee Grissom 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 12
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 Tommy Henrich .523
2 Hal Trosky .444
3 Zeke Bonura .442
4 Hersh Martin .435
5 Earl Averill .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 21
2 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Hank Greenberg 20
4 Joe Cronin 19
4 Joe DiMaggio 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Augie Galan 3
3 Jesse Hill 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Whitehead 0.00
2 Lou Fette 0.27
3 Mace Brown 0.64
4 Jim Turner 0.67
5 Danny MacFayden 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Si Johnson 4
2 Lou Fette 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Lee Grissom 17
3 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Luke Hamlin 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Julio Bonetti 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .434
2 Gabby Hartnett .398
3 Billy Herman .393
4 Earl Averill .393
5 Pete Fox .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Bill Dickey 9
4 Rudy York 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Bill Dickey 36
3 Joe Cronin 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
5 Hank Greenberg 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Augie Galan 6
3 Roy Hughes 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.62
2 Red Ruffing 1.93
3 Carl Hubbell 1.96
4 Jim Weaver 1.98
5 Monty Stratton 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 43
2 Jack Wilson 39
3 Lefty Gomez 36
4 Bobo Newsom 35
5 Luke Hamlin 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .384
2 Arky Vaughan .370
3 Joe Medwick .367
4 Earl Averill .367
5 Gee Walker .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Hal Trosky 40
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Lou Gehrig 37
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 146
1 Joe Medwick 146
3 Hal Trosky 144
4 Lou Gehrig 143
5 Zeke Bonura 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 31
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.48
2 Dizzy Dean 2.54
3 Lefty Grove 2.54
4 Monty Stratton 2.70
5 Lefty Gomez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 27
2 Tommy Bridges 21
2 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Red Ruffing 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 238
2 Dizzy Dean 209
3 Lefty Gomez 163
4 Bobo Newsom 153
5 Tommy Bridges 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 17
2 Dick Coffman 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Pat Malone 8
5 2 tied 7