On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	33	.686	--
Tigers	61	43	.587	10.5
White Sox	62	47	.569	12.0
Red Sox	59	45	.567	12.5
Indians	48	53	.475	22.0
Senators	49	55	.471	22.5
Browns	33	70	.320	38.0
Athletics	32	70	.314	38.5

Games

Tigers 11, White Sox 7

Yankees 8, Senators 0

Yankees 6, Senators 4

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	41	.617	--
Giants	62	43	.590	3.0
Cardinals	57	47	.548	7.5
Pirates	57	48	.543	8.0
Bees	52	56	.481	14.5
Reds	44	59	.427	20.0
Phillies	43	65	.398	23.5
Dodgers	41	63	.394	23.5

Games

Phillies 11, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Bees 1

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Cardinals 8, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Paul Waner	4
1	Rudy York	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	2
1	Johnny Moore	2
3	Pete Fox	1
3	Charlie Gehringer	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
1	Johnny Moore	5
3	Eddie Miller	4
4	Bill Dickey	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.00
2	Cliff Melton	0.83
3	Pete Appleton	0.56
4	Lefty Gomez	0.43
5	Gene Schott	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Johnny Rigney	6
3	Pete Appleton	5
3	Cliff Melton	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Ray Harrell	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Paul Waner	.388
3	Charlie Gehringer	.376
4	Cecil Travis	.376
5	Joe DiMaggio	.371

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	126
2	Joe Medwick	118
3	Joe DiMaggio	116
4	Lou Gehrig	114
5	Bill Dickey	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Augie Galan	16
2	Gee Walker	16
4	Luke Appling	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Cliff Melton	2.58
3	Lefty Gomez	2.58
4	Lou Fette	2.60
5	Dizzy Dean	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	16
2	Red Ruffing	15
3	Lou Fette	14
3	Lefty Gomez	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	138
2	Lee Grissom	127
3	Bobo Newsom	120
4	Dizzy Dean	118
5	Van Mungo	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Lee Grissom	5
3	Joe Heving	5
3	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.536
2	Johnny Mize	.456
3	Wally Moses	.448
4	Gee Walker	.446
5	Paul Waner	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Rudy York	6
3	Bill Dickey	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	25
3	Rudy York	21
4	Hank Greenberg	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
1	Frankie Pytlak	4
3	Mel Almada	3
3	Pete Fox	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.33
2	Mike Ryba	0.47
3	Russ Bauers	1.02
4	Bill Lee	1.29
5	Jim Weaver	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Si Johnson	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
1	Lefty Grove	23
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Roy Henshaw	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Lynn Nelson	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.449
2	Zeke Bonura	.420
3	Ernie Lombardi	.416
4	Frankie Pytlak	.408
5	Pete Fox	.402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Joe DiMaggio	39
4	Beau Bell	33
4	2 others tied	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	0.86
2	Jim Turner	1.73
3	Danny MacFayden	1.75
4	Bill Lee	1.85
5	Monty Stratton	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	5
1	Jim Weaver	5
3	Tex Carleton	4
3	Peaches Davis	4
3	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Lee Grissom	41
3	Lefty Grove	38
4	Claude Passeau	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Jack Wilson	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.391
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Arky Vaughan	.371
4	Charlie Gehringer	.366
5	Gee Walker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Hal Trosky	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	151
2	Joe DiMaggio	149
3	Joe Medwick	144
4	Hal Trosky	134
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	Frenchy Bordagaray	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Melton	2.58
2	Lou Fette	2.60
3	Dizzy Dean	2.67
4	Monty Stratton	2.71
5	Lefty Grove	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Red Ruffing	20
3	Lefty Gomez	19
4	Bill Lee	18
4	Lon Warneke	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	193
2	Dizzy Dean	185
3	Lefty Gomez	172
4	Bobo Newsom	168
5	Lefty Grove	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Pat Malone	8
4	Dick Coffman	6
4	2 others tied	6