On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 33 .689 --
Tigers 61 44 .581 11.5
White Sox 63 47 .573 12.0
Red Sox 59 46 .562 13.5
Indians 49 54 .476 22.5
Senators 49 56 .467 23.5
Browns 34 71 .324 38.5
Athletics 33 70 .320 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 42 .611 --
Giants 63 43 .594 2.0
Cardinals 57 47 .548 7.0
Pirates 58 48 .547 7.0
Bees 52 57 .477 14.5
Reds 44 59 .427 19.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 23.0
Dodgers 41 63 .394 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moose Solters 6
2 Nig Lipscomb 5
3 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Mel Almada 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.67
2 Bobo Newsom 0.36
3 Clay Bryant 0.33
3 Jim Weaver 0.33
5 George Caster 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 6
2 George Caster 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
4 Clay Bryant 3
4 Chief Hogsett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .400
2 Paul Waner .389
3 Charlie Gehringer .376
4 Joe DiMaggio .374
5 Cecil Travis .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
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 117
4 Lou Gehrig 116
5 Bill Dickey 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Augie Galan 17
3 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 Dizzy Dean 2.65
5 Van Mungo 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 17
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 124
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 .509
2 Paul Waner .492
3 Johnny Mize .472
4 Zeke Bonura .457
5 Rip Radcliff .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Charlie Gehringer 25
3 Rudy York 21
4 Hank Greenberg 19
5 Joe Medwick 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
1 Frankie Pytlak 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.33
2 Mike Ryba 0.47
3 Russ Bauers 1.08
4 Carl Hubbell 1.33
5 Jim Turner 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3
1 Bob Weiland 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Roy Henshaw 19
2 Carl Hubbell 19
4 Claude Passeau 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Mace Brown 2
4 Joe Cascarella 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .454
2 Ernie Lombardi .425
3 Pete Fox .406
4 Zeke Bonura .398
5 Cecil Travis .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
1 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 11
4 Bill Dickey 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Hank Greenberg 43
3 Joe DiMaggio 35
4 Bill Dickey 33
4 Charlie Gehringer 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 8
2 Mel Almada 6
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Eric McNair 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Bauers 0.65
2 Danny MacFayden 1.75
3 Bill Lee 1.85
4 Ed Brandt 1.86
5 Jim Turner 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 5
1 Jim Weaver 5
3 Russ Bauers 4
3 Tex Carleton 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Lefty Grove 38
3 Lee Grissom 36
4 Jack Wilson 29
5 4 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Jack Wilson 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .392
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .371
4 Charlie Gehringer .365
5 Gee Walker .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Joe DiMaggio 148
3 Joe Medwick 144
4 Hal Trosky 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Augie Galan 23
3 Lyn Lary 21
4 Gee Walker 20
5 Frenchy Bordagaray 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 2.58
2 Dizzy Dean 2.67
3 Lefty Gomez 2.68
4 Monty Stratton 2.71
5 Lefty Grove 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
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 Bobo Newsom 172
4 Lefty Gomez 171
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