On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 34 .688 --
Tigers 63 45 .583 11.5
White Sox 63 49 .563 13.5
Red Sox 60 47 .561 14.0
Indians 51 54 .486 22.0
Senators 50 57 .467 24.0
Browns 35 73 .324 39.5
Athletics 34 72 .321 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 43 .613 --
Giants 64 45 .587 3.0
Pirates 60 49 .550 7.0
Cardinals 59 49 .546 7.5
Bees 54 58 .482 14.5
Reds 45 62 .421 21.0
Phillies 45 67 .402 23.5
Dodgers 43 65 .398 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Cooney 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
3 Earle Brucker 3
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Brucker 1
1 Wally Moses 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
2 Earle Brucker 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Hersh Martin 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.36
1 Bucky Walters 0.36
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.32
4 Russ Bauers 0.30
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 1
1 Slick Coffman 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Larry French 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oral Hildebrand 6
2 Bill Lee 4
2 Bucky Walters 4
4 Russ Bauers 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .398
2 Paul Waner .385
3 Charlie Gehringer .382
4 Lou Gehrig .369
5 Cecil Travis .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Lou Gehrig 28
4 Hank Greenberg 27
4 Joe Medwick 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 131
2 Joe Medwick 123
3 Joe DiMaggio 120
4 Lou Gehrig 117
5 Bill Dickey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Augie Galan 17
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Luke Appling 14
4 Billy Werber 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.02
2 Lefty Gomez 2.58
3 Dizzy Dean 2.65
4 Cliff Melton 2.84
4 Russ Bauers 2.84

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 Lee Grissom 6
3 Jack Wilson 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Sullivan .586
2 Charlie Gehringer .519
3 Ernie Lombardi .465
4 Paul Waner .456
5 Rip Radcliff .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 6
1 Rudy York 6
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 5
3 Wally Moses 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 21
1 Rudy York 21
3 Joe Medwick 19
4 Hank Greenberg 18
5 Lou Gehrig 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
1 Hersh Martin 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clint Brown 0.64
2 Carl Hubbell 0.84
3 Danny MacFayden 1.08
4 Jim Turner 1.23
5 Mike Ryba 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Carl Hubbell 18
4 Paul Derringer 17
4 Lefty Grove 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Joe Cascarella 1
4 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .483
2 Ernie Lombardi .462
3 Paul Waner .400
4 Rip Radcliff .388
5 Cecil Travis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Bill Dickey 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Rudy York 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hank Greenberg 42
3 Charlie Gehringer 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
5 Bill Dickey 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Ryba 0.87
2 Russ Bauers 1.23
3 Jim Turner 1.67
4 Danny MacFayden 2.01
5 Harry Gumbert 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Russ Bauers 5
2 Danny MacFayden 5
4 Wes Ferrell 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Lee Grissom 35
2 Lefty Grove 35
4 Carl Hubbell 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .393
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Arky Vaughan .369
4 Charlie Gehringer .365
5 Gee Walker .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 43
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Hal Trosky 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 152
2 Joe DiMaggio 150
3 Joe Medwick 148
4 Jimmie Foxx 134
5 2 tied 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Augie Galan 22
3 Lyn Lary 20
3 Gee Walker 20
5 Frenchy Bordagaray 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.68
2 Dizzy Dean 2.69
3 Monty Stratton 2.71
4 Lefty Grove 2.81
5 Cliff Melton 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 191
2 Dizzy Dean 178
3 Bobo Newsom 172
4 Lefty Gomez 171
5 Lefty Grove 149

Saves

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