On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	32	.686	--
Tigers	60	42	.588	10.0
Red Sox	58	43	.574	11.5
White Sox	60	46	.566	12.0
Indians	48	51	.485	20.5
Senators	47	53	.470	22.0
Browns	32	70	.314	38.0
Athletics	31	69	.310	38.0

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 16, Browns 1

Tigers 20, Browns 7

Athletics 12, Yankees 6

Senators 8, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	38	.635	--
Giants	60	43	.583	5.5
Cardinals	56	45	.554	8.5
Pirates	54	48	.529	11.0
Bees	51	54	.486	15.5
Reds	42	58	.420	22.0
Phillies	42	64	.396	25.0
Dodgers	40	61	.396	24.5

Games

Bees 3, Dodgers 0

Reds 10, Cubs 5

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	7
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
1	Gee Walker	7
4	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Rusty Peters	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elden Auker	2
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
3	Beau Bell	1
3	Earle Brucker	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Gee Walker	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Don Padgett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Turner	0.75
2	Bud Thomas	0.60
3	Harry Gumbert	0.50
4	Ray Harrell	0.45
5	Fred Frankhouse	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bud Thomas	6
2	Ray Harrell	5
3	Fred Frankhouse	4
3	Harry Gumbert	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Jim Tobin	1
1	Earl Whitehill	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Cecil Travis	.382
3	Charlie Gehringer	.377
4	Paul Waner	.376
5	Lou Gehrig	.368

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	122
2	Joe Medwick	116
3	Joe DiMaggio	113
4	Lou Gehrig	110
5	Bill Dickey	98

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	Bobo Newsom	120
4	Dizzy Dean	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	Charlie Gehringer	.500
2	Kiki Cuyler	.429
3	Pete Fox	.423
4	Johnny Mize	.421
5	Wally Moses	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Joe Medwick	5
3	Rudy York	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Charlie Gehringer	23
3	Pinky Higgins	22
4	Joe DiMaggio	20
5	Joe Medwick	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Tony Piet	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Bryant	0.00
2	Mike Ryba	0.56
3	Monty Stratton	0.67
4	Bill Lee	1.29
5	Peaches Davis	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Jim Weaver	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Lefty Grove	20
2	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Jack Wilson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	Clint Brown	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.439
2	Zeke Bonura	.423
3	Cecil Travis	.410
4	Frankie Pytlak	.408
5	Pete Fox	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	Rudy York	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Hank Greenberg	42
3	Joe DiMaggio	37
4	Beau Bell	35
5	Charlie Gehringer	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	8
2	Billy Werber	6
3	Mel Almada	5
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.73
2	Danny MacFayden	1.75
3	Monty Stratton	2.01
4	Peaches Davis	2.03
5	Harry Gumbert	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Tex Carleton	5
3	Jim Weaver	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Lee Grissom	37
4	Lefty Gomez	31
4	Jack Wilson	31

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	.380
2	Joe Medwick	.376
3	Charlie Gehringer	.370
4	Arky Vaughan	.369
5	Gee Walker	.360

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	145
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	173
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