On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 35 .690 --
Tigers 68 46 .596 10.5
White Sox 66 51 .564 14.0
Red Sox 61 50 .550 16.0
Indians 55 56 .495 22.0
Senators 52 58 .473 24.5
Athletics 35 76 .315 42.0
Browns 35 78 .310 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 45 .609 --
Giants 66 45 .595 2.0
Cardinals 63 50 .558 6.0
Pirates 61 52 .540 8.0
Bees 55 60 .478 15.0
Reds 45 64 .413 22.0
Phillies 46 67 .407 23.0
Dodgers 44 67 .396 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
3 Hank Greenberg 3
4 Joe DiMaggio 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Kennedy 0.23
2 Lefty Gomez 0.22
3 Jack Knott 0.17
3 Roxie Lawson 0.17
5 Monte Weaver 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Hal Kelleher 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Roxie Lawson 3
3 Lefty Gomez 2
3 Mel Harder 2
3 Jack Knott 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .390
2 Charlie Gehringer .388
3 Paul Waner .387
4 Johnny Mize .364
5 Joe DiMaggio .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Hank Greenberg 28
5 Joe Medwick 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 127
2 Joe Medwick 127
4 Lou Gehrig 118
5 Bill Dickey 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Augie Galan 17
4 Luke Appling 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.02
2 Lefty Gomez 2.45
3 Dizzy Dean 2.61
4 Russ Bauers 2.64
5 Jim Turner 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 17
2 Lefty Gomez 16
2 Roxie Lawson 16
2 Red Ruffing 16
5 Lon Warneke 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 150
2 Lee Grissom 131
3 Bobo Newsom 126
4 Van Mungo 122
5 Dizzy Dean 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 15
2 Johnny Murphy 8
3 Jack Wilson 7
4 Lee Grissom 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .530
2 Harry Danning .500
3 Frankie Pytlak .485
4 Paul Waner .473
5 Hub Walker .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 10
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
3 Bill Dickey 6
4 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 Gee Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 29
2 Charlie Gehringer 25
3 Hank Greenberg 24
4 Gee Walker 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 5
2 Gee Walker 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 0.31
2 Jack Wilson 0.73
3 Clint Brown 0.75
4 Russ Bauers 1.34
5 Claude Passeau 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 5
2 Mel Harder 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Lefty Gomez 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Lefty Gomez 22
3 Tommy Bridges 20
4 Russ Bauers 19
5 Carl Hubbell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Eddie Smith 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
4 Mace Brown 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .496
2 Frankie Pytlak .457
3 Paul Waner .414
4 Johnny Mize .398
5 Stan Hack .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 14
2 Bill Dickey 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Lou Gehrig 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Rudy York 39
4 Charlie Gehringer 37
5 Joe DiMaggio 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 7
1 Tony Piet 7
3 Gee Walker 6
4 Stan Hack 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Ryba 0.87
2 Russ Bauers 1.10
3 Jim Turner 1.67
4 Peaches Davis 2.06
5 Johnny Allen 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 6
2 Johnny Murphy 5
2 Bob Weiland 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Lee Grissom 37
3 Lefty Grove 36
4 Tommy Bridges 34
5 Carl Hubbell 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .394
2 Charlie Gehringer .376
3 Joe Medwick .364
4 Arky Vaughan .357
5 Hank Greenberg .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 43
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Hal Trosky 32
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Joe Medwick 144
4 Hank Greenberg 139
5 2 tied 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Augie Galan 22
3 Lyn Lary 22
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.60
2 Dizzy Dean 2.61
3 Monty Stratton 2.69
4 Jim Turner 2.73
5 Van Mungo 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 182
2 Lefty Gomez 176
3 Dizzy Dean 170
4 Bobo Newsom 161
5 Lefty Grove 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Pat Malone 7
3 Jack Wilson 7
5 Lee Grissom 6