On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	29	.698	--
Red Sox	57	38	.600	9.5
Tigers	56	40	.583	11.0
White Sox	58	43	.574	11.5
Indians	43	51	.457	23.0
Senators	41	53	.436	25.0
Browns	32	64	.333	35.0
Athletics	29	65	.309	37.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 13, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Browns 4

Athletics 7, Browns 3

Tigers 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	64	35	.646	--
Giants	58	41	.586	6.0
Cardinals	53	44	.546	10.0
Pirates	51	46	.526	12.0
Bees	47	54	.465	18.0
Reds	41	55	.427	21.5
Dodgers	39	57	.406	23.5
Phillies	40	61	.396	25.0

Games

Cubs 3, Bees 0

Cubs 3, Bees 2

Giants 10, Pirates 2

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 6

Reds 6, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 1, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Terry Moore	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Rip Radcliff	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Medwick	3
2	Wally Moses	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Earl Browne	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	5
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
4	Beau Bell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	2
1	Mel Ott	2
1	Billy Werber	2
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	1.50
2	Bud Thomas	0.80
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.67
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.60
5	Bill Trotter	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Herman Fink	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
3	Bob Weiland	5
4	Spud Chandler	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Lynn Nelson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.399
2	Cecil Travis	.389
3	Paul Waner	.376
4	Lou Gehrig	.372
5	Joe DiMaggio	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Lou Gehrig	27
4	Joe Medwick	26
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	114
2	Joe Medwick	112
3	Joe DiMaggio	109
4	Lou Gehrig	102
5	Bill Dickey	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Augie Galan	15
2	Gee Walker	15
4	Luke Appling	13
4	Billy Werber	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Lefty Gomez	2.60
3	Lou Fette	2.63
4	Dizzy Dean	2.65
5	Cliff Melton	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	15
1	Red Ruffing	15
3	Monty Stratton	14
4	Lou Fette	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	128
2	Lee Grissom	122
3	Dizzy Dean	118
4	Van Mungo	116
5	Bobo Newsom	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	13
2	Johnny Murphy	7
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Joe Heving	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.455
2	Charlie Gehringer	.452
3	Kiki Cuyler	.444
4	Cecil Travis	.439
5	Stan Hack	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Bill Dickey	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Joe Medwick	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Bill Dickey	22
3	Joe DiMaggio	20
4	Hank Greenberg	18
4	Pinky Higgins	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Eric McNair	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
1	Slick Castleman	0.00
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.34
4	Lee Grissom	1.62
5	Jim Weaver	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	Lee Grissom	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	28
2	Wayne LaMaster	26
3	Lefty Grove	22
4	Bob Feller	21
5	Al Hollingsworth	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.447
2	Joe DiMaggio	.424
3	Tommy Henrich	.419
4	Zeke Bonura	.407
5	Jesse Hill	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
1	Lou Gehrig	14
3	Joe DiMaggio	12
3	Hal Trosky	12
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Joe DiMaggio	42
3	Hank Greenberg	40
4	Beau Bell	38
5	Bill Dickey	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Jesse Hill	8
2	Billy Werber	8
4	Eric McNair	6
4	Buster Mills	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Peaches Davis	1.55
2	Jim Turner	1.62
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.82
4	Tex Carleton	1.86
5	Jim Weaver	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Tex Carleton	5
3	Larry French	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	45
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Lefty Grove	33
4	Red Ruffing	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.373
3	Arky Vaughan	.365
4	Gee Walker	.356
5	Charlie Gehringer	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Hal Trosky	36
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	153
2	Joe DiMaggio	151
3	Joe Medwick	145
4	Hal Trosky	137
5	Jimmie Foxx	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Lyn Lary	23
3	Augie Galan	22
4	Gee Walker	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.50
2	Lou Fette	2.63
3	Dizzy Dean	2.66
4	Cliff Melton	2.67
5	Monty Stratton	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Bill Lee	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
4	Tommy Bridges	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	212
2	Dizzy Dean	191
3	Bobo Newsom	168
4	Lefty Gomez	167
5	Lefty Grove	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	17
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Dick Coffman	7
3	Pat Malone	7
5	2 tied	6