On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 18 .633 --
Tigers 30 22 .577 2.5
White Sox 28 23 .549 4.0
Indians 26 22 .542 4.5
Red Sox 24 22 .522 5.5
Senators 21 29 .420 10.5
Athletics 18 29 .383 12.0
Browns 17 30 .362 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 19 .620 --
Giants 32 20 .615 0.0
Cardinals 28 21 .571 2.5
Pirates 27 22 .551 3.5
Dodgers 21 25 .457 8.0
Bees 20 28 .417 10.0
Phillies 20 31 .392 11.5
Reds 18 31 .367 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Hersh Martin 4
1 George Selkirk 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hersh Martin 3
1 Hal Trosky 3
3 Morrie Arnovich 2
3 Jimmy Brown 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Hersh Martin 1
2 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Stratton 0.58
2 Bump Hadley 0.50
3 Rube Walberg 0.27
4 Dizzy Dean 0.25
5 Jack Wilson 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monty Stratton 7
2 Bump Hadley 5
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 Rube Walberg 3
3 Jack Wilson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .416
2 Lou Gehrig .389
3 Arky Vaughan .378
4 Beau Bell .371
5 Hank Greenberg .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Alex Kampouris 12
3 Joe Medwick 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 61
2 Hank Greenberg 60
3 Gee Walker 57
4 Joe Medwick 55
5 Joe DiMaggio 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Luke Appling 9
2 Augie Galan 9
4 Pepper Martin 8
4 Gee Walker 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 1.84
2 Lefty Gomez 1.89
3 Lou Fette 2.00
4 Cliff Melton 2.05
5 Van Mungo 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 9
1 Roxie Lawson 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Van Mungo 8
5 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 84
2 Van Mungo 80
3 Lefty Gomez 75
4 Wayne LaMaster 59
5 Bobo Newsom 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 6
2 Cliff Melton 5
3 Lee Grissom 4
3 Joe Heving 4
3 Pat Malone 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .481
2 Chuck Klein .478
3 Billy Jurges .475
4 Joe Medwick .447
5 Heinie Manush .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Harlond Clift 6
2 Wally Moses 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Joe Medwick 17
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Bryant 0.00
2 Elden Auker 0.46
3 Red Ruffing 0.68
4 Boots Poffenberger 0.69
5 Lee Grissom 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Jake Wade 20
4 Bobo Newsom 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 Clay Bryant 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .477
2 Heinie Manush .439
3 Arky Vaughan .411
4 Hank Greenberg .402
5 Charlie Gehringer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Harlond Clift 10
4 Dolph Camilli 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Zeke Bonura 34
4 Gee Walker 32
5 Harlond Clift 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 1.42
2 Cliff Melton 1.65
3 Spud Chandler 1.69
4 Van Mungo 1.96
5 Bob Weiland 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Lou Fette 5
1 Willis Hudlin 5
1 Harry Kelley 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 43
1 Lefty Gomez 43
3 Cy Blanton 35
4 Lefty Grove 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Melton 5
2 Clint Brown 4
2 Lee Grissom 4
4 Joe Heving 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .379
2 Paul Waner .376
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Joe Medwick .372
5 Gee Walker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Hal Trosky 36
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 152
2 Lou Gehrig 148
2 Hal Trosky 148
4 Joe DiMaggio 137
5 Joe Medwick 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Gee Walker 23
4 Pepper Martin 21
5 Roy Hughes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.54
2 Van Mungo 2.66
3 Carl Hubbell 2.67
4 Bill Lee 2.71
5 Slick Castleman 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Vern Kennedy 20
4 Van Mungo 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 249
2 Dizzy Dean 218
3 Tommy Bridges 159
4 Johnny Allen 149
5 Bobo Newsom 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 11
2 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Pat Malone 10
4 Dick Coffman 8
5 2 tied 7