On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 29 .704 --
Red Sox 57 40 .588 11.5
White Sox 59 43 .578 12.0
Tigers 56 41 .577 12.5
Indians 45 51 .469 23.0
Senators 44 53 .454 24.5
Browns 32 66 .327 37.0
Athletics 29 68 .299 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 36 .644 --
Giants 58 42 .580 6.5
Cardinals 55 44 .556 9.0
Pirates 52 47 .525 12.0
Bees 48 54 .471 17.5
Reds 41 57 .418 22.5
Dodgers 40 57 .412 23.0
Phillies 40 62 .392 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Powell 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Rollie Hemsley 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Red Rolfe 3
2 Billy Sullivan 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Cecil Travis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Bryant 1.00
2 Red Ruffing 0.57
3 Lefty Grove 0.50
4 Bob Feller 0.46
5 Wes Ferrell 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Jack Wilson 7
4 Bob Feller 6
5 Chief Hogsett 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .400
2 Cecil Travis .386
3 Paul Waner .375
4 Lou Gehrig .374
5 Joe DiMaggio .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Lou Gehrig 28
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 111
4 Lou Gehrig 107
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 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Pytlak .471
2 Cecil Travis .458
3 Charlie Gehringer .456
3 Johnny Mize .456
5 Kiki Cuyler .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Frank Demaree 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Joe Medwick 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Pinky Higgins 19
3 Joe DiMaggio 18
4 Joe Medwick 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Bryant 0.00
1 Mike Ryba 0.00
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
4 Monty Stratton 0.67
5 Peaches Davis 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Si Johnson 3
2 Jim Weaver 3
2 Jack Wilson 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Jack Wilson 22
4 Lee Grissom 18
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 .432
2 Zeke Bonura .423
3 Joe DiMaggio .410
4 Buddy Lewis .402
5 Pete Fox .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Joe DiMaggio 11
4 Joe Medwick 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Beau Bell 33
5 Joe Medwick 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Carleton 1.36
2 Danny MacFayden 1.75
3 Jim Turner 1.90
4 Peaches Davis 1.99
5 Monty Stratton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Si Johnson 7
2 Johnny Murphy 6
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 Lee Grissom 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Grissom 43
2 Bob Feller 42
3 Lefty Grove 38
4 Red Ruffing 35
5 Jack Wilson 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Joe Medwick .377
3 Arky Vaughan .367
4 Charlie Gehringer .359
5 Gee Walker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 44
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Joe DiMaggio 150
3 Joe Medwick 144
4 Hal Trosky 137
5 Jimmie Foxx 129

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 2.55
2 Lou Fette 2.63
3 Dizzy Dean 2.65
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 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 201
2 Dizzy Dean 189
3 Bobo Newsom 168
4 Lefty Gomez 162
5 Lefty Grove 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 17
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Pat Malone 8
4 Dick Coffman 7
5 2 tied 6