Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 12, 1937

On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	30	.700	--
Red Sox	58	41	.586	11.5
White Sox	60	44	.577	12.0
Tigers	57	42	.576	12.5
Indians	46	51	.474	22.5
Senators	45	53	.459	24.0
Browns	32	67	.323	37.5
Athletics	29	69	.296	40.0

Games

Red Sox 16, Yankees 10

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 7, Browns 0

Tigers 11, White Sox 8

White Sox 6, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	65	37	.637	--
Giants	58	43	.574	6.5
Cardinals	55	44	.556	8.5
Pirates	53	47	.530	11.0
Bees	49	54	.476	16.5
Reds	41	57	.418	22.0
Dodgers	40	59	.404	23.5
Phillies	42	62	.404	24.0

Games

Pirates 16, Cubs 6

Bees 6, Giants 4

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 8, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	6
2	Tony Piet	5
2	Jake Powell	5
2	Lloyd Waner	5
2	Pinky Whitney	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Bill Brubaker	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Bill Brubaker	5
2	Doc Cramer	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Bush	0.60
1	Claude Passeau	0.60
3	Bump Hadley	0.57
4	Ed Brandt	0.50
5	Luke Hamlin	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Syd Cohen	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
3	Luke Hamlin	5
4	Tex Carleton	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Cecil Travis	.388
3	Paul Waner	.375
4	Joe DiMaggio	.373
5	Lou Gehrig	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Joe Medwick	26
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	116
2	Joe Medwick	114
3	Joe DiMaggio	113
4	Lou Gehrig	110
5	Bill Dickey	97

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	Roxie Lawson	14
3	Monty Stratton	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	128
2	Lee Grissom	123
3	Dizzy Dean	118
3	Bobo Newsom	118
5	Van Mungo	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
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	Cecil Travis	.473
2	Frankie Pytlak	.471
3	Charlie Gehringer	.458
4	Johnny Mize	.453
5	Stan Hack	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
4	Joe Medwick	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Pinky Higgins	22
3	Joe DiMaggio	20
4	Bill Dickey	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	Eric McNair	4
2	Tony Piet	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Bryant	0.00
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
3	Monty Stratton	0.67
4	Jim Weaver	1.25
5	Peaches Davis	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Si Johnson	3
2	Jack Wilson	3
4	Russ Bauers	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Jack Wilson	22
4	Tommy Bridges	21
5	Lee Grissom	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.437
2	Zeke Bonura	.415
3	Joe DiMaggio	.413
4	Buddy Lewis	.405
5	Charlie Gehringer	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Joe DiMaggio	12
4	Joe Medwick	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Hank Greenberg	36
4	Beau Bell	33
5	Pinky Higgins	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.75
2	Jim Turner	1.90
3	Jim Weaver	1.93
4	Peaches Davis	1.99
5	Monty Stratton	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Tex Carleton	5
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Red Ruffing	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	43
2	Bob Feller	42
3	Lefty Grove	38
4	Red Ruffing	35
5	Bobo Newsom	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.381
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Arky Vaughan	.366
4	Charlie Gehringer	.360
5	Gee Walker	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	156
2	Joe DiMaggio	151
3	Joe Medwick	144
4	Hal Trosky	138
5	Jimmie Foxx	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	22
3	Lyn Lary	21
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
4	Lefty Gomez	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	201
2	Dizzy Dean	189
3	Bobo Newsom	171
4	Lefty Gomez	162
5	Lefty Grove	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Pat Malone	8
4	Dick Coffman	7
5	2 tied	6