On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	29	.698	--
Red Sox	57	38	.600	9.5
White Sox	59	43	.578	11.0
Tigers	56	41	.577	11.5
Indians	43	51	.457	23.0
Senators	43	53	.448	24.0
Browns	32	64	.333	35.0
Athletics	29	67	.302	38.0

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 4

Senators 15, Athletics 7

Senators 8, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	64	36	.640	--
Giants	58	42	.580	6.0
Cardinals	54	44	.551	9.0
Pirates	52	46	.531	11.0
Bees	48	54	.471	17.0
Reds	41	56	.423	21.5
Dodgers	40	57	.412	22.5
Phillies	40	62	.392	25.0

Games

Pirates 6, Cubs 5

Bees 6, Giants 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	5
1	Billy Werber	5
3	Earle Brucker	4
3	Rusty Peters	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Brucker	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Ival Goodman	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
1	Al Simmons	4
1	Al Todd	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
1	Tom Winsett	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Hersh Martin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	0.75
2	Danny MacFayden	0.57
3	Thornton Lee	0.33
4	Monte Weaver	0.31
5	Hal Schumacher	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	Ed Linke	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lon Warneke	6
2	Thornton Lee	4
2	Danny MacFayden	4
2	Monte Weaver	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Syd Cohen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.401
2	Cecil Travis	.385
3	Paul Waner	.379
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	115
2	Joe Medwick	114
3	Joe DiMaggio	109
4	Lou Gehrig	102
5	Bill Dickey	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Augie Galan	16
3	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	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	128
2	Lee Grissom	123
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	Charlie Gehringer	.460
2	Stan Hack	.446
3	Kiki Cuyler	.444
3	Buddy Hassett	.444
5	Cecil Travis	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Joe Medwick	6
4	Frank Demaree	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Bill Dickey	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Joe Medwick	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Eric McNair	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
1	Slick Castleman	0.00
3	Peaches Davis	0.42
4	Monty Stratton	0.67
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	3
1	Lee Grissom	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	29
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Lefty Grove	19
4	Red Ruffing	17
5	Wayne LaMaster	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Syd Cohen	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
1	Jack Wilson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.423
2	Zeke Bonura	.419
3	Joe DiMaggio	.409
4	Joe Vosmik	.405
5	Buddy Lewis	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
1	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Hal Trosky	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Beau Bell	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	34
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	8
2	Billy Werber	7
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Lyn Lary	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tex Carleton	1.36
2	Peaches Davis	1.55
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.82
4	Jim Turner	1.90
5	Danny MacFayden	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	6
2	Tex Carleton	5
2	Lee Grissom	5
2	Wayne LaMaster	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	43
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Lefty Grove	31
3	Al Hollingsworth	31
3	Red Ruffing	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.376
3	Arky Vaughan	.368
4	Charlie Gehringer	.359
5	Gee Walker	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Hal Trosky	35
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	149
1	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Joe Medwick	145
4	Hal Trosky	136
5	Jimmie Foxx	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	22
2	Lyn Lary	22
4	Gee Walker	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.53
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	25
2	Red Ruffing	20
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Bill Lee	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	203
2	Dizzy Dean	191
3	Bobo Newsom	168
4	Lefty Gomez	162
5	Lefty Grove	144

Saves

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