Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, April 26, 1937

On This Day

Monday, April 26, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	3	1	.750	--
Tigers	2	1	.667	0.5
Athletics	3	2	.600	0.5
White Sox	2	2	.500	1.0
Red Sox	2	2	.500	1.0
Indians	2	2	.500	1.0
Browns	2	3	.400	1.5
Senators	1	4	.200	2.5

Games

Red Sox 12, Senators 5

Yankees 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	4	0	1.000	--
Cardinals	4	1	.800	0.5
Giants	3	1	.750	1.0
Phillies	3	2	.600	1.5
Dodgers	2	3	.400	2.5
Bees	2	4	.333	3.0
Cubs	1	4	.200	3.5
Reds	0	4	.000	4.0

Games

Bees 9, Dodgers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gibby Brack	4
1	Babe Phelps	4
3	Mel Almada	3
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	3
2	Mel Almada	2
2	Doc Cramer	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Kelley	0.30
2	Luke Hamlin	0.25
3	Johnny Marcum	0.20
4	Johnny Broaca	0.15
5	Lou Fette	0.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	Johnny Marcum	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Linke	4
2	Ralph Birkofer	3
2	Harry Kelley	3
2	Johnny Marcum	3
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gee Walker	.714
2	Rick Ferrell	.600
2	Paul Waner	.600
4	Zeke Bonura	.556
5	Ival Goodman	.545

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	3
2	Mel Ott	2
3	Morrie Arnovich	1
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	8
2	Joe Cronin	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	2 others tied	6

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	4
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
2	Earl Browne	2
2	Moose Solters	2
2	Billy Werber	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	0.00
1	Cy Blanton	0.00
1	Johnny Broaca	0.00
1	Slick Castleman	0.00
1	Carl Hubbell	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Wayne LaMaster	2
1	Al Williams	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	29 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	16
1	Van Mungo	16
3	Cliff Melton	13
4	Vern Kennedy	12
5	2 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herman Fink	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Bob Smith	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.395
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Earl Averill	.369
4	Gee Walker	.364
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Hal Trosky	37
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	149
1	Hal Trosky	149
3	Zeke Bonura	143
4	Joe Medwick	138
5	Jimmie Foxx	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Pepper Martin	25
2	Jake Powell	25
4	Billy Werber	22
5	Ben Chapman	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.20
2	Dizzy Dean	2.74
3	Danny MacFayden	2.75
4	Lefty Grove	3.06
5	Cy Blanton	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
1	Carl Hubbell	25
3	Tommy Bridges	22
4	Vern Kennedy	21
5	Johnny Allen	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	231
2	Dizzy Dean	201
3	Tommy Bridges	166
4	Johnny Allen	162
5	Bobo Newsom	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Bob Smith	9
3	Don Brennan	8
3	Pat Malone	8
5	Dick Coffman	7