On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 28 .674 --
White Sox 54 36 .600 6.0
Tigers 51 35 .593 7.0
Red Sox 47 37 .560 10.0
Indians 42 42 .500 15.0
Senators 37 47 .440 20.0
Browns 28 59 .322 30.5
Athletics 26 59 .306 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 32 .636 --
Giants 54 36 .600 3.0
Pirates 46 41 .529 9.5
Cardinals 46 42 .523 10.0
Bees 44 46 .489 13.0
Reds 36 50 .419 19.0
Dodgers 36 50 .419 19.0
Phillies 35 56 .385 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Gene Desautels 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 Marv Owen 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Beau Bell 2
2 Wally Berger 2
2 Lindsay Brown 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.78
2 Archie McKain 0.44
3 Cy Blanton 0.30
3 Bob Weiland 0.30
5 Thornton Lee 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 7
2 Archie McKain 4
2 Bill Swift 4
4 Cy Blanton 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .403
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Joe DiMaggio .369
5 Billy Herman .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
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 102
2 Joe Medwick 98
3 Joe DiMaggio 93
4 Bill Dickey 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 26
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Gee Walker 14
4 Luke Appling 13
5 Cookie Lavagetto 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.14
2 Lou Fette 2.20
3 Dizzy Dean 2.46
4 Lefty Gomez 2.56
5 Cliff Melton 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 14
2 Lou Fette 13
2 Lefty Gomez 13
2 Red Ruffing 13
2 Monty Stratton 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 125
2 Van Mungo 116
3 Dizzy Dean 114
4 Lee Grissom 105
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 Tommy Henrich .477
2 Hank Greenberg .456
3 Joe Vosmik .451
4 Buddy Lewis .450
5 Zeke Bonura .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Tommy Henrich 6
2 Wally Moses 6
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 24
2 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Hank Greenberg 22
4 Frank Demaree 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 4
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.35
2 Jim Turner 0.67
3 Tex Carleton 1.00
4 Harry Gumbert 1.06
5 Pete Appleton 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 George Caster 3
1 Lou Fette 3
1 Larry French 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 21
1 Luke Hamlin 21
3 Lee Grissom 19
4 George Caster 15
4 4 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Charlie Root 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .433
2 Gabby Hartnett .421
3 Frank Demaree .417
4 Paul Waner .414
5 Joe Vosmik .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Hank Greenberg 36
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 Beau Bell 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Roy Hughes 5
2 Eric McNair 5
2 Billy Werber 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.17
2 Pete Appleton 1.24
3 Charlie Root 1.46
4 Lou Fette 1.71
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
3 Lou Fette 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 43
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Red Ruffing 37
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Frank Makosky 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .393
2 Joe Medwick .373
3 Arky Vaughan .366
4 Gee Walker .366
5 Billy Herman .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Hal Trosky 39
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Lou Gehrig 37
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 147
2 Lou Gehrig 143
3 Joe DiMaggio 141
4 Hal Trosky 139
5 Zeke Bonura 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.20
2 Lefty Grove 2.47
3 Dizzy Dean 2.57
4 Carl Hubbell 2.77
5 Danny MacFayden 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 227
2 Dizzy Dean 203
3 Lefty Gomez 168
4 Bobo Newsom 158
5 Tommy Bridges 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Dick Coffman 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Pat Malone 8
5 Peaches Davis 7