On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 29 .681 --
White Sox 57 38 .600 7.0
Red Sox 51 37 .580 9.5
Tigers 51 39 .567 10.5
Indians 43 45 .489 17.5
Senators 40 48 .455 20.5
Browns 29 62 .319 33.0
Athletics 27 62 .303 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 32 .652 --
Giants 54 40 .574 7.0
Pirates 50 42 .543 10.0
Cardinals 49 43 .533 11.0
Bees 45 49 .479 16.0
Reds 38 53 .418 21.5
Dodgers 37 54 .407 22.5
Phillies 38 58 .396 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Todd 5
1 Cecil Travis 5
3 Woody English 4
3 Buddy Hassett 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
2 Earle Brucker 1
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Hub Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.90
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.60
2 Bill Lee 0.60
4 Wes Ferrell 0.50
4 Red Ruffing 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Herman Fink 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Al Hollingsworth 6
4 Red Ruffing 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .397
2 Cecil Travis .378
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Lou Gehrig .372
5 Joe DiMaggio .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Hank Greenberg 24
4 Hal Trosky 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 107
2 Joe DiMaggio 103
3 Joe Medwick 100
4 Bill Dickey 90
5 Lou Gehrig 89

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 Dizzy Dean 2.58
4 Lefty Gomez 2.60
5 Cliff Melton 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 128
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 .491
2 Joe Vosmik .471
3 Cecil Travis .444
4 Hank Greenberg .443
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Lou Gehrig 7
4 Bill Dickey 5
4 Wally Moses 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Beau Bell 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Hank Greenberg 20
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Cookie Lavagetto 4
4 Mel Almada 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 0.00
2 Pete Appleton 0.82
3 Wayne LaMaster 1.33
4 Tex Carleton 1.50
5 Lefty Grove 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 4
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Al Hollingsworth 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Lee Grissom 21
3 Wayne LaMaster 20
4 Al Hollingsworth 18
5 Bob Feller 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Hugh Mulcahy 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
4 Russ Bauers 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .437
2 Cecil Travis .426
3 Hank Greenberg .416
4 Joe Vosmik .405
5 Joe Medwick .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Hal Trosky 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Lou Gehrig 11
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Joe DiMaggio 42
3 Hank Greenberg 38
4 Beau Bell 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Jesse Hill 6
2 Billy Werber 6
4 Eric McNair 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Appleton 1.03
2 Jim Turner 1.39
3 Ed Brandt 1.53
4 Tex Carleton 1.62
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Larry French 5
2 Si Johnson 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 42
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Red Ruffing 38
4 Lefty Gomez 36
5 Lefty Grove 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Clay Bryant 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .387
2 Joe Medwick .372
3 Arky Vaughan .365
4 Gee Walker .358
5 Billy Herman .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 45
2 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Mel Ott 34
4 Hal Trosky 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 147
2 Lou Gehrig 141
3 Joe Medwick 137
4 Hal Trosky 129
5 Jimmie Foxx 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Lyn Lary 23
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Fette 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.51
3 Dizzy Dean 2.58
4 Monty Stratton 2.73
5 Bill Lee 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Tommy Bridges 20
2 Bill Lee 20
2 Red Ruffing 20
5 Dizzy Dean 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 212
2 Dizzy Dean 196
3 Lefty Gomez 167
4 Bobo Newsom 163
5 Tommy Bridges 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Dick Coffman 9
3 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Pat Malone 7
5 Peaches Davis 6