On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	29	.685	--
White Sox	57	39	.594	8.0
Red Sox	53	37	.589	9.0
Tigers	52	39	.571	10.5
Indians	43	47	.478	19.0
Senators	40	49	.449	21.5
Browns	30	62	.326	33.0
Athletics	27	63	.300	35.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 6

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Yankees 10, White Sox 9

Tigers 11, Athletics 7

Browns 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	60	33	.645	--
Giants	55	40	.579	6.0
Pirates	50	43	.538	10.0
Cardinals	50	43	.538	10.0
Bees	45	50	.474	16.0
Reds	38	54	.413	21.5
Dodgers	38	54	.413	21.5
Phillies	39	58	.402	23.0

Games

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Reds 3

Dodgers 10, Pirates 7

Cardinals 7, Bees 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Mills	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Buddy Hassett	4
2	Sam Leslie	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Gibby Brack	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	4
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Rudy York	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	2
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	0.44
2	Harry Gumbert	0.36
3	Harry Kelley	0.25
3	Gene Schott	0.25
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Whit Wyatt	4
3	Denny Galehouse	3
3	Harry Kelley	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Boots Poffenberger	1
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.403
2	Cecil Travis	.384
3	Paul Waner	.376
4	Lou Gehrig	.374
5	Joe DiMaggio	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Hank Greenberg	24
4	Lou Gehrig	23
4	Hal Trosky	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	108
2	Joe DiMaggio	104
3	Joe Medwick	102
4	Bill Dickey	94
5	Lou Gehrig	93

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	Dizzy Dean	2.58
3	Lou Fette	2.60
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	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Vosmik	.477
2	Jesse Hill	.473
3	Cecil Travis	.463
4	Ernie Lombardi	.457
5	Charlie Gehringer	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	Bill Dickey	6
5	Wally Moses	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Bill Dickey	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Beau Bell	18
4	3 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Eric McNair	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.00
2	Pete Appleton	0.82
3	Wayne LaMaster	1.23
4	Tex Carleton	1.50
5	Lefty Grove	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
1	Wayne LaMaster	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
4	Jimmie DeShong	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Wayne LaMaster	22
3	Lee Grissom	20
4	Al Hollingsworth	18
4	Whit Wyatt	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Hugh Mulcahy	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.443
2	Joe DiMaggio	.441
3	Joe Medwick	.410
4	Joe Vosmik	.400
5	Jesse Hill	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	13
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
1	Hal Trosky	13
4	Lou Gehrig	12
5	Bill Dickey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Joe DiMaggio	42
3	Hank Greenberg	39
4	Bill Dickey	34
5	Beau Bell	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	0.91
2	Jim Turner	1.39
3	Tex Carleton	1.66
4	Peaches Davis	1.69
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Larry French	5
2	Si Johnson	5
2	Wayne LaMaster	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	38
2	Lee Grissom	35
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Lefty Grove	29
5	4 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	3
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.389
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Arky Vaughan	.366
4	Gee Walker	.357
5	Billy Herman	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Mel Ott	34
4	Hal Trosky	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	148
2	Lou Gehrig	145
3	Joe Medwick	139
4	Hal Trosky	131
5	Jimmie Foxx	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Lyn Lary	24
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Gee Walker	20
5	Luke Appling	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.51
2	Dizzy Dean	2.58
3	Lou Fette	2.60
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	2 tied	6