On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	33	.680	--
Tigers	60	43	.583	10.0
White Sox	62	46	.574	10.5
Red Sox	58	45	.563	12.0
Senators	49	53	.480	20.5
Indians	48	53	.475	21.0
Browns	33	70	.320	37.0
Athletics	32	69	.317	37.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 3

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Browns 9, Tigers 7

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Senators 8, Red Sox 3

Senators 9, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	40	.623	--
Giants	61	43	.587	4.0
Cardinals	56	47	.544	8.5
Pirates	56	48	.538	9.0
Bees	52	55	.486	14.5
Reds	44	58	.431	20.0
Dodgers	41	62	.398	23.5
Phillies	42	65	.393	24.5

Games

Reds 13, Cubs 6

Reds 9, Cubs 8

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 8, Cardinals 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 7, Bees 5

Bees 9, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hub Walker	6
1	Paul Waner	6
3	Mel Almada	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
3	Lloyd Waner	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lew Riggs	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Kiddo Davis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Demaree	4
1	Gil English	4
1	Lew Riggs	4
1	John Stone	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Tony Rensa	2
3	Hugh Alexander	1
3	Jimmy Brown	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Danny MacFayden	0.67
2	Russ Bauers	0.56
3	Roy Henshaw	0.50
4	Eddie Smith	0.44
5	Bob Feller	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Henshaw	8
2	Russ Bauers	5
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bob Feller	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Paul Waner	.382
3	Cecil Travis	.381
4	Charlie Gehringer	.374
5	Johnny Mize	.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	124
2	Joe Medwick	117
3	Joe DiMaggio	113
4	Lou Gehrig	111
5	Bill Dickey	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Augie Galan	16
3	Gee Walker	15
4	Luke Appling	13
4	2 others tied	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	126
3	Bobo Newsom	120
4	Dizzy Dean	118
5	Van Mungo	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
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	.492
2	Johnny Mize	.467
3	Frankie Pytlak	.452
4	Cecil Travis	.431
5	Kiki Cuyler	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
2	Rudy York	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	24
3	Pinky Higgins	21
4	Hank Greenberg	19
4	Joe Medwick	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Frankie Pytlak	4
4	Pete Fox	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Ryba	0.43
2	Russ Bauers	0.81
3	Bill Lee	1.29
4	Jim Weaver	1.42
5	Carl Hubbell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Si Johnson	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	Roy Henshaw	21
4	Tommy Bridges	19
4	Lee Grissom	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Lynn Nelson	2
4	Russ Bauers	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.439
2	Zeke Bonura	.435
3	Johnny Mize	.409
4	Pete Fox	.403
5	Frankie Pytlak	.403

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Hank Greenberg	42
3	Beau Bell	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Charlie Gehringer	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	8
2	Eric McNair	6
2	Billy Werber	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.84
2	Danny MacFayden	1.49
3	Jim Turner	1.73
4	Monty Stratton	2.01
5	2 tied	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	6
1	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Danny MacFayden	5
3	Jim Weaver	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Lefty Grove	41
3	Lee Grissom	40
4	Tommy Bridges	31
4	Jack Wilson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
2	Jack Wilson	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.384
2	Joe Medwick	.377
3	Arky Vaughan	.369
4	Charlie Gehringer	.368
5	Gee Walker	.362

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	146
4	Hal Trosky	135
5	Jimmie Foxx	132

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.60
2	Dizzy Dean	2.65
3	Cliff Melton	2.67
4	Monty Stratton	2.71
5	Lefty Grove	2.76

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	193
2	Dizzy Dean	189
3	Bobo Newsom	173
4	Lefty Gomez	169
5	Lefty Grove	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Pat Malone	8
4	Dick Coffman	7
5	2 tied	6