On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	33	.692	--
Tigers	62	44	.585	11.5
White Sox	63	48	.568	13.0
Red Sox	60	46	.566	13.5
Indians	50	54	.481	22.5
Senators	49	57	.462	24.5
Browns	34	72	.321	39.5
Athletics	33	71	.317	39.5

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 4

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Indians 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	67	42	.615	--
Giants	63	44	.589	3.0
Cardinals	59	47	.557	6.5
Pirates	58	49	.542	8.0
Bees	53	57	.482	14.5
Reds	44	61	.419	21.0
Phillies	44	66	.400	23.5
Dodgers	42	64	.396	23.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 7, Dodgers 5

Bees 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Jim Bucher	4
1	Don Gutteridge	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gee Walker	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Bill Brubaker	1
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	6
2	Bruce Campbell	4
3	Eric McNair	3
3	Terry Moore	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Gil English	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	999.00
2	Johnny Marcum	0.60
3	Johnny Allen	0.50
4	Van Mungo	0.44
5	Wes Ferrell	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	8
2	Johnny Allen	6
2	Johnny Marcum	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Paul Waner	.387
3	Charlie Gehringer	.377
4	Cecil Travis	.375
5	Joe DiMaggio	.374

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	119
3	Joe DiMaggio	118
4	Lou Gehrig	117
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	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Cliff Melton	2.57
3	Lefty Gomez	2.58
4	Dizzy Dean	2.65
5	Russ Bauers	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	17
2	Red Ruffing	16
3	Lou Fette	14
3	Lefty Gomez	14
3	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	138
2	Lee Grissom	127
3	Bobo Newsom	124
4	Van Mungo	121
5	Dizzy Dean	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Jack Wilson	6
4	Lee Grissom	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Sullivan	.586
2	Charlie Gehringer	.500
3	Paul Waner	.458
4	Gee Walker	.455
5	Phil Cavarretta	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Charlie Gehringer	23
2	Rudy York	23
4	Hank Greenberg	18
5	Joe Medwick	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
1	Stan Hack	4
1	Frankie Pytlak	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.33
2	Mike Ryba	0.68
3	Russ Bauers	1.15
4	Jim Turner	1.23
5	Carl Hubbell	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Danny MacFayden	3
1	Bob Weiland	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Tommy Bridges	19
2	Carl Hubbell	19
4	Wes Ferrell	18
5	2 tied	17

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	.466
2	Ernie Lombardi	.410
3	Frankie Pytlak	.403
4	Cecil Travis	.402
5	2 tied	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
1	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	Bill Dickey	10
4	Rudy York	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	50
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Rudy York	34
5	5 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	8
2	Mel Almada	6
2	Ben Chapman	6
4	Pete Fox	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Ryba	0.60
2	Russ Bauers	0.65
3	Jim Turner	1.67
4	Danny MacFayden	1.75
5	Bill Lee	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Russ Bauers	4
2	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Larry French	4
2	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Lee Grissom	36
4	Wes Ferrell	34
5	Jack Wilson	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.389
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Arky Vaughan	.370
4	Gee Walker	.363
5	Charlie Gehringer	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Hal Trosky	32
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	154
2	Joe DiMaggio	149
3	Joe Medwick	145
4	Jimmie Foxx	134
5	Hal Trosky	131

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	2.57
2	Dizzy Dean	2.67
3	Lefty Gomez	2.68
4	Monty Stratton	2.71
5	Lefty Grove	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	26
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Lefty Gomez	19
3	Lon Warneke	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	191
2	Dizzy Dean	185
3	Bobo Newsom	172
4	Lefty Gomez	171
5	Lefty Grove	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Pat Malone	8
4	Jack Wilson	7
5	2 tied	6