On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 10 .655 --
Indians 14 11 .560 3.0
Athletics 15 12 .556 3.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 3.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.5
White Sox 13 15 .464 5.5
Senators 13 18 .419 7.0
Browns 9 19 .321 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 10 .655 --
Giants 19 13 .594 1.5
Cardinals 17 12 .586 2.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 4.0
Dodgers 14 15 .483 5.0
Bees 12 16 .429 6.5
Phillies 12 19 .387 8.0
Reds 10 19 .345 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Mancuso 4
1 Sam West 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 2
2 Boze Berger 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Fabian Gaffke 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne LaMaster 2.50
2 Lefty Gomez 0.67
3 Lon Warneke 0.50
4 Johnny Allen 0.25
4 Danny MacFayden 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne LaMaster 10
2 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Lon Warneke 5
4 Cliff Melton 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .430
2 Joe Cronin .421
3 Lyn Lary .418
4 Buddy Hassett .397
5 Beau Bell .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 10
2 Joe Medwick 9
3 George Selkirk 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 37
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Joe Medwick 35
4 Frank Demaree 31
5 Gee Walker 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 7
1 Pepper Martin 7
3 Gibby Brack 6
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.07
2 Bill Swift 1.17
3 Lefty Gomez 1.30
4 Dizzy Dean 1.33
5 Joe Bowman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
1 Roxie Lawson 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Joe Bowman 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Dizzy Dean 51
3 Carl Hubbell 48
4 Lefty Gomez 43
4 Wayne LaMaster 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Bill Swift 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Hassett .528
2 Joe Medwick .452
3 Buck Jordan .442
4 Lyn Lary .432
5 Arky Vaughan .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 17
2 Joe Medwick 16
3 Zeke Bonura 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Morrie Arnovich 3
2 Tony Piet 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
3 Lou Fette 0.50
4 Monty Stratton 0.56
5 Lefty Gomez 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Harry Kelley 3
1 Roxie Lawson 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Carl Hubbell 19
2 Van Mungo 19
4 Bill Swift 18
5 Wayne LaMaster 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Melton 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Denny Galehouse 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .384
2 Earl Averill .375
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Gee Walker .366
5 Joe Medwick .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 150
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Joe Medwick 139
4 Hal Trosky 136
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 40
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Jake Powell 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.34
2 Dizzy Dean 2.71
3 Cy Blanton 2.71
4 Bill Lee 2.85
5 Danny MacFayden 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 28
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 239
2 Dizzy Dean 208
3 Tommy Bridges 160
4 Bobo Newsom 148
5 Johnny Allen 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
2 Pat Malone 9
3 Clint Brown 8
3 Dick Coffman 8
3 Jack Knott 8