On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	31	.693	--
Tigers	58	42	.580	11.5
Red Sox	58	42	.580	11.5
White Sox	60	45	.571	12.0
Indians	47	51	.480	21.5
Senators	46	53	.465	23.0
Browns	32	68	.320	37.5
Athletics	30	69	.303	39.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 3

Tigers 7, Browns 6

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	37	.641	--
Giants	59	43	.578	6.5
Cardinals	56	44	.560	8.5
Pirates	53	48	.525	12.0
Bees	50	54	.481	16.5
Reds	41	58	.414	23.0
Dodgers	40	60	.400	24.5
Phillies	42	63	.400	25.0

Games

Bees 5, Dodgers 2

Cubs 22, Reds 6

Giants 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	4
1	Ken O'Dea	4
1	Moose Solters	4
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken O'Dea	4
2	Harry Danning	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Ival Goodman	1
2	Buddy Hassett	1
2	Joe Medwick	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.50
2	Lou Fette	0.89
3	Pete Appleton	0.67
4	Lefty Gomez	0.64
5	Jim Weaver	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Lou Fette	1
1	George Gill	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Lou Fette	8
3	Lefty Gomez	7
4	Oral Hildebrand	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.401
2	Cecil Travis	.386
3	Paul Waner	.375
4	Lou Gehrig	.372
5	Joe DiMaggio	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Hank Greenberg	26
4	Joe Medwick	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	119
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	Lou Fette	2.60
3	Dizzy Dean	2.65
4	Cliff Melton	2.67
5	Lefty Gomez	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	16
2	Red Ruffing	15
3	Lou Fette	14
3	Roxie Lawson	14
3	Monty Stratton	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	135
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	Charlie Gehringer	.467
3	Kiki Cuyler	.444
4	Johnny Mize	.434
5	Stan Hack	.433

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Pinky Higgins	22
3	Joe DiMaggio	20
4	Charlie Gehringer	17
4	Hank Greenberg	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	Tony Piet	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Bryant	0.00
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
3	Monty Stratton	0.67
4	Peaches Davis	1.31
5	Russ Bauers	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Jack Wilson	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Tommy Bridges	21
4	Carl Hubbell	20
5	Jack Wilson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	Clint Brown	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.431
2	Zeke Bonura	.421
3	Charlie Gehringer	.403
4	Buddy Lewis	.403
5	Joe DiMaggio	.400

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	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	38
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	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
3	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.75
2	Jim Turner	1.90
3	Peaches Davis	1.99
4	Monty Stratton	2.01
5	Jim Weaver	2.08

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	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.381
2	Joe Medwick	.377
3	Arky Vaughan	.368
4	Charlie Gehringer	.361
5	Gee Walker	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Hal Trosky	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	156
2	Joe DiMaggio	150
3	Joe Medwick	143
4	Hal Trosky	137
5	Jimmie Foxx	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	22
3	Lyn Lary	21
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	19
4	Gee Walker	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.55
2	Lou Fette	2.60
3	Dizzy Dean	2.65
4	Cliff Melton	2.67
5	Monty Stratton	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Red Ruffing	20
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Lefty Gomez	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	192
2	Dizzy Dean	189
3	Bobo Newsom	171
4	Lefty Gomez	169
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