On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 11 7 .611 --
Yankees 12 9 .571 0.5
Indians 9 8 .529 1.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 1.5
Red Sox 9 9 .500 2.0
White Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Browns 8 11 .421 3.5
Senators 9 13 .409 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 5 .762 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 3.5
Giants 12 11 .522 5.0
Dodgers 11 11 .500 5.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 6.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 8.0
Reds 8 13 .381 8.0
Bees 8 13 .381 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 3
1 Red Rolfe 3
3 Mel Almada 2
3 Doc Cramer 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 3
2 Mel Almada 2
2 Jimmy Outlaw 2
2 Al Simmons 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 Jimmy Outlaw 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.62
2 Lefty Gomez 0.33
2 Whitey Moore 0.33
4 Wes Ferrell 0.25
5 Jimmie DeShong 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn Nelson 7
2 Bill Lee 5
3 Lefty Gomez 4
4 Jimmie DeShong 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .473
2 Beau Bell .462
3 Joe Cronin .437
4 Gee Walker .407
5 Al Todd .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 8
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Alex Kampouris 6
2 Joe Medwick 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 28
2 Zeke Bonura 27
2 Joe Medwick 27
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Arky Vaughan 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Cookie Lavagetto 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Gibby Brack 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.96
2 Monty Stratton 1.04
3 Dizzy Dean 1.09
4 Lefty Gomez 1.41
5 Joe Bowman 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Roxie Lawson 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 48
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Cliff Melton 35
4 Lefty Gomez 32
4 Carl Hubbell 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Pat Malone 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bill Swift 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beau Bell .545
2 Joe Medwick .510
3 Arky Vaughan .469
4 Joe Cronin .462
5 Joe Vosmik .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 7
2 Alex Kampouris 6
3 Joe Medwick 5
4 Ripper Collins 4
4 George Selkirk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 20
2 Frank Demaree 17
3 Dick Bartell 15
3 Zeke Bonura 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Lavagetto 6
2 Gibby Brack 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.50
2 Bill Swift 1.08
3 Lefty Gomez 1.32
4 Monty Stratton 1.42
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Van Mungo 21
3 Hal Schumacher 20
4 Dizzy Dean 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 Harry Gumbert 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .389
2 Luke Appling .377
3 Earl Averill .373
4 Gee Walker .369
5 Beau Bell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hal Trosky 36
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Zeke Bonura 146
3 Hal Trosky 144
4 Joe Medwick 143
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 39
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Jake Powell 21
4 Gee Walker 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.30
2 Dizzy Dean 2.77
3 Cy Blanton 2.86
4 Bill Lee 2.92
5 Van Mungo 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 243
2 Dizzy Dean 204
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Johnny Allen 146
5 Bobo Newsom 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Don Brennan 8
3 Jack Knott 8
5 2 tied 7