On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 29 .688 --
Red Sox 54 37 .593 9.0
White Sox 57 40 .588 9.0
Tigers 53 39 .576 10.5
Indians 43 48 .473 20.0
Senators 40 50 .444 22.5
Browns 31 62 .333 33.0
Athletics 27 64 .297 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 34 .638 --
Giants 56 40 .583 5.0
Pirates 50 44 .532 10.0
Cardinals 50 44 .532 10.0
Bees 46 50 .479 15.0
Dodgers 39 54 .419 20.5
Reds 38 55 .409 21.5
Phillies 40 58 .408 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Tony Piet 3
2 Red Rolfe 3
2 Pep Young 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Gibby Brack 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slick Castleman 0.55
2 Lee Grissom 0.54
3 Bobo Newsom 0.50
3 Monty Stratton 0.50
3 Bucky Walters 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Lou Koupal 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 7
2 Slick Castleman 6
3 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Bucky Walters 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .404
2 Cecil Travis .388
3 Lou Gehrig .375
4 Paul Waner .374
5 Joe DiMaggio .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Lou Gehrig 25
3 Hank Greenberg 25
5 Hal Trosky 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 111
2 Joe DiMaggio 105
3 Joe Medwick 102
4 Lou Gehrig 98
5 Bill Dickey 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Gee Walker 14
4 Luke Appling 13
5 3 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 Lee Grissom 119
3 Dizzy Dean 116
3 Van Mungo 116
5 Bobo Newsom 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 13
2 Johnny Murphy 6
3 Lee Grissom 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .478
2 Joe Vosmik .462
3 Buddy Lewis .460
4 Ernie Lombardi .457
5 Jesse Hill .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Bill Dickey 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
5 Frank Demaree 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Hank Greenberg 22
3 Bill Dickey 20
4 Beau Bell 19
4 Joe DiMaggio 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Bauers 0.00
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
3 Wayne LaMaster 1.23
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.29
5 Tex Carleton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne LaMaster 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Larry French 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 27
2 Wayne LaMaster 22
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Lefty Grove 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 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .450
2 Joe DiMaggio .422
3 Joe Medwick .404
4 Zeke Bonura .398
5 Jesse Hill .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Lou Gehrig 12
4 Hal Trosky 10
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Hank Greenberg 37
4 Beau Bell 34
5 Bill Dickey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Jesse Hill 6
2 Eric McNair 6
2 Billy Werber 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.39
2 Tex Carleton 1.66
3 Peaches Davis 1.69
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.88
5 Frank Gabler 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 5
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Wayne LaMaster 5
1 Johnny Murphy 5
1 Red Ruffing 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 42
2 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Red Ruffing 30
4 Lefty Grove 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Wayne LaMaster 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .387
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .366
4 Gee Walker .356
5 Billy Herman .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 45
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 149
3 Joe Medwick 139
4 Hal Trosky 131
5 Jimmie Foxx 129

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 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Dizzy Dean 2.58
3 Lou Fette 2.60
4 Monty Stratton 2.71
5 Lee Grissom 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 212
2 Dizzy Dean 196
3 Bobo Newsom 168
4 Lefty Gomez 167
5 Lefty Grove 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Dick Coffman 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Pat Malone 7
5 2 tied 6