On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	34	.691	--
Tigers	65	45	.591	11.0
White Sox	64	50	.561	14.0
Red Sox	60	47	.561	14.5
Indians	52	55	.486	22.5
Senators	50	57	.467	24.5
Browns	35	75	.318	41.0
Athletics	34	73	.318	40.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 2

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

Tigers 11, Browns 3

Tigers 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	43	.619	--
Giants	64	45	.587	4.0
Cardinals	61	49	.555	7.5
Pirates	60	51	.541	9.0
Bees	54	59	.478	16.0
Reds	45	64	.413	23.0
Dodgers	44	65	.404	24.0
Phillies	45	67	.402	24.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Bees 1

Cardinals 12, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 7

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Cubs 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Terry Moore	5
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Dizzy Dean	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Weiland	4
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Woody English	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	2
1	Tony Piet	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Beau Bell	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	2.50
2	Luke Hamlin	1.25
3	Bob Weiland	0.60
4	Lee Grissom	0.50
4	Mel Harder	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	10
2	Luke Hamlin	5
3	Lee Grissom	4
3	Chief Hogsett	4
3	Bill Swift	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.392
2	Paul Waner	.386
3	Charlie Gehringer	.383
4	Joe DiMaggio	.371
5	Cecil Travis	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
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	133
2	Joe Medwick	124
3	Joe DiMaggio	122
4	Lou Gehrig	117
5	Bill Dickey	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Augie Galan	17
2	Gee Walker	17
4	Luke Appling	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.02
2	Lefty Gomez	2.56
3	Dizzy Dean	2.61
4	Cliff Melton	2.84
4	Russ Bauers	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	17
2	Red Ruffing	16
3	Lefty Gomez	15
3	Roxie Lawson	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	148
2	Lee Grissom	131
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	Charlie Gehringer	.556
2	Billy Sullivan	.548
3	Ernie Lombardi	.489
4	Paul Waner	.453
5	Moose Solters	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Bill Dickey	5
3	Wally Moses	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	24
2	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Rudy York	20
4	Rip Radcliff	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	5
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Hersh Martin	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clint Brown	0.64
2	Carl Hubbell	0.84
3	Danny MacFayden	1.08
4	Hugh Mulcahy	1.29
5	Mike Ryba	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	4
1	Bob Weiland	4
3	Cy Blanton	3
3	Mel Harder	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	20
2	Carl Hubbell	18
3	Oral Hildebrand	16
3	Claude Passeau	16
5	Wes Ferrell	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Joe Cascarella	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.482
2	Charlie Gehringer	.479
3	Frankie Pytlak	.418
4	Paul Waner	.410
5	Johnny Mize	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Bill Dickey	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	Rudy York	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Charlie Gehringer	36
5	Bill Dickey	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	7
1	Tony Piet	7
3	Mel Almada	6
4	Ben Chapman	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	Harry Gumbert	2.06
5	Danny MacFayden	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Russ Bauers	5
2	Bob Weiland	5
4	Tex Carleton	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Lee Grissom	37
3	Lefty Grove	35
4	Lefty Gomez	32
5	Carl Hubbell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.392
2	Joe Medwick	.370
3	Charlie Gehringer	.368
4	Arky Vaughan	.362
5	Gee Walker	.353

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	Joe DiMaggio	152
1	Lou Gehrig	152
3	Joe Medwick	148
4	Jimmie Foxx	134
5	Hank Greenberg	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Augie Galan	22
3	Lyn Lary	21
3	Gee Walker	21
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.66
2	Dizzy Dean	2.67
3	Monty Stratton	2.71
4	Lefty Grove	2.81
5	Cliff Melton	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Lefty Gomez	20
2	Red Ruffing	20
4	Lon Warneke	19
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	191
2	Lefty Gomez	181
3	Dizzy Dean	178
4	Bobo Newsom	164
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	2 tied	6