On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 29 .691 --
Red Sox 55 37 .598 9.0
White Sox 57 41 .582 10.0
Tigers 54 39 .581 10.5
Indians 43 49 .467 21.0
Senators 40 51 .440 23.5
Browns 31 62 .333 33.5
Athletics 27 64 .297 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 34 .646 --
Giants 57 40 .588 5.5
Cardinals 51 44 .537 10.5
Pirates 50 45 .526 11.5
Bees 46 52 .469 17.0
Reds 39 55 .415 22.0
Dodgers 39 55 .415 22.0
Phillies 40 59 .404 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Billy Jurges 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 2
1 Hal Trosky 2
3 Frank Demaree 1
3 Lou Gehrig 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
4 Bill Atwood 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Frankie Pytlak 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.63
2 Roy Parmelee 0.57
3 Roy Henshaw 0.50
4 Bump Hadley 0.44
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 12
2 Roy Henshaw 6
3 Pat Malone 5
3 Jack Wilson 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .402
2 Cecil Travis .388
3 Paul Waner .375
4 Lou Gehrig .374
5 Joe DiMaggio .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Hank Greenberg 25
4 Hal Trosky 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 113
2 Joe DiMaggio 107
3 Joe Medwick 104
4 Lou Gehrig 100
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 5 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 15
2 Red Ruffing 14
2 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 Gabby Hartnett .484
2 Cecil Travis .472
3 Buddy Lewis .463
4 Joe Vosmik .459
5 Ernie Lombardi .457

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Joe DiMaggio 21
3 Frank Demaree 20
3 Bill Dickey 20
5 Hank Greenberg 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Eric McNair 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Stan Hack 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Bauers 0.00
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
3 Wayne LaMaster 1.27
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.29
5 Lee Grissom 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Larry French 3
2 Wayne LaMaster 3
2 Jack Wilson 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Lee Grissom 25
3 Wayne LaMaster 22
4 Lefty Grove 18
4 Bobo Newsom 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .448
2 Joe DiMaggio .420
3 Zeke Bonura .409
4 Joe Medwick .398
5 Jesse Hill .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
1 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 12
3 Hal Trosky 12
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Joe DiMaggio 40
3 Hank Greenberg 39
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 Peaches Davis 1.55
3 Al Hollingsworth 1.88
4 Frank Gabler 2.00
5 Mace Brown 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 5
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Wayne LaMaster 5
1 Johnny Murphy 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 42
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Bobo Newsom 38
4 Red Ruffing 30
5 Lefty Grove 29

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 .386
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .367
4 Gee Walker .357
5 Charlie Gehringer .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 44
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Hal Trosky 36
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Joe DiMaggio 149
3 Joe Medwick 140
4 Hal Trosky 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Lyn Lary 25
3 Augie Galan 22
4 Luke Appling 19
4 Gee Walker 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 26
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 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Dick Coffman 8
4 Pat Malone 7
5 2 tied 6