On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	29	.674	--
White Sox	57	36	.613	5.0
Red Sox	50	37	.575	9.0
Tigers	51	38	.573	9.0
Indians	43	44	.494	16.0
Senators	39	48	.448	20.0
Browns	29	61	.322	31.5
Athletics	26	62	.295	33.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Tigers 4

Tigers 2, Red Sox 2

Yankees 14, Browns 5

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Indians 11, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	32	.648	--
Giants	54	39	.581	6.0
Pirates	48	42	.533	10.5
Cardinals	48	43	.527	11.0
Bees	45	48	.484	15.0
Dodgers	37	52	.416	21.0
Reds	37	53	.411	21.5
Phillies	38	57	.400	23.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Pirates 8, Bees 4

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 1

Reds 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Brucker	4
1	Doc Cramer	4
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Spud Davis	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	2
2	Tony Piet	1
2	Les Scarsella	1
2	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.90
2	Claude Passeau	0.71
3	Elden Auker	0.62
4	Bobo Newsom	0.54
5	Lee Grissom	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Elden Auker	5
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Claude Passeau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vern Kennedy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.399
2	Paul Waner	.378
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Joe DiMaggio	.373
5	Billy Herman	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Hank Greenberg	24
4	Hal Trosky	23
5	Mel Ott	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	106
2	Joe DiMaggio	100
3	Joe Medwick	99
4	Bill Dickey	86
4	Lou Gehrig	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	27
2	Augie Galan	15
3	Gee Walker	14
4	Luke Appling	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Lou Fette	2.45
3	Lefty Gomez	2.56
4	Dizzy Dean	2.58
5	Cliff Melton	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	14
1	Monty Stratton	14
3	Lou Fette	13
3	Lefty Gomez	13
3	Red Ruffing	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	125
2	Dizzy Dean	116
2	Van Mungo	116
4	Lee Grissom	112
5	Bobo Newsom	110

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	Jesse Hill	.483
2	Tommy Henrich	.469
3	Joe Vosmik	.458
4	Hank Greenberg	.431
5	Ernie Lombardi	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Lou Gehrig	6
4	Tommy Henrich	5
4	Wally Moses	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
1	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Beau Bell	21
4	Al Simmons	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	6
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
2	Billy Werber	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.66
2	Jim Turner	0.67
3	Tex Carleton	1.00
4	Pete Appleton	1.04
5	George Jeffcoat	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	Jimmie DeShong	3
2	Lee Grissom	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	26
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Wayne LaMaster	20
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	5 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Hugh Mulcahy	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Jack Wilson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.445
2	Gabby Hartnett	.403
3	Tommy Henrich	.400
4	Pete Fox	.397
5	Joe Vosmik	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Hal Trosky	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	11
4	Lou Gehrig	10
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	42
1	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Hank Greenberg	38
4	Beau Bell	33
5	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Jesse Hill	6
2	Eric McNair	6
2	Billy Werber	6
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	1.03
2	Jim Turner	1.17
3	Ed Brandt	1.53
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.93
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Cliff Melton	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	42
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Lefty Gomez	33
3	Red Ruffing	33
5	Bob Feller	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Clay Bryant	2
1	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.390
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Gee Walker	.363
4	Arky Vaughan	.361
5	Billy Herman	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Hal Trosky	35
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	144
2	Lou Gehrig	141
3	Joe Medwick	139
4	Hal Trosky	130
5	Zeke Bonura	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	25
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Gee Walker	20
5	Luke Appling	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.45
2	Lefty Grove	2.53
3	Dizzy Dean	2.57
4	Monty Stratton	2.73
5	Johnny Allen	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Tommy Bridges	20
3	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Bill Lee	19
3	Red Ruffing	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	220
2	Dizzy Dean	196
3	Lefty Gomez	168
4	Bobo Newsom	163
5	Tommy Bridges	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Dick Coffman	9
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Peaches Davis	7
4	Pat Malone	7