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

Red Sox 5, Browns 3

Yankees 7, Tigers 6

Indians 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 2, Senators 0

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

Dodgers 10, Cubs 2

Bees 2, Reds 1

Phillies 11, Pirates 7

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

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