Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 28, 1937

On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	36	.687	--
Tigers	68	48	.586	11.5
White Sox	67	52	.563	14.0
Red Sox	63	50	.558	15.0
Indians	57	56	.504	21.0
Senators	53	59	.473	24.5
Browns	36	79	.313	43.0
Athletics	35	78	.310	43.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Browns 9, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	71	46	.607	--
Giants	69	46	.600	1.0
Cardinals	63	53	.543	7.5
Pirates	62	55	.530	9.0
Bees	56	61	.479	15.0
Phillies	49	67	.422	21.5
Reds	46	66	.411	22.5
Dodgers	46	68	.404	23.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Bees 3, Cubs 1

Giants 9, Pirates 4

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Phillies 9, Cardinals 6

Cubs 10, Bees 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lloyd Waner	6
2	Burgess Whitehead	5
3	Debs Garms	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Jimmy Ripple	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Clay Bryant	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clay Bryant	4
1	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Ethan Allen	3
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Burgess Whitehead	2
2	Jimmy Brown	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	1.40
2	Lefty Grove	1.00
3	Ted Lyons	0.75
4	Charlie Root	0.58
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Bryant	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	7
1	Hal Schumacher	7
3	Ted Lyons	6
4	Russ Bauers	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Syl Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.391
2	Charlie Gehringer	.384
3	Paul Waner	.382
4	Lou Gehrig	.364
5	Johnny Mize	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Hank Greenberg	28
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Joe Medwick	128
4	Lou Gehrig	120
5	Bill Dickey	109

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	2.73
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	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	150
2	Lee Grissom	131
3	Bobo Newsom	126
4	Van Mungo	122
5	Lefty Grove	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Lee Grissom	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.492
2	Frankie Pytlak	.485
3	Mel Ott	.458
4	Johnny Cooney	.450
5	Dolph Camilli	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	11
2	Bill Dickey	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Gee Walker	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	29
2	Hank Greenberg	21
3	Charlie Gehringer	18
3	Gee Walker	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Lyn Lary	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	0.31
2	Lefty Gomez	0.39
3	Waite Hoyt	0.53
4	Jake Mooty	0.75
5	Claude Passeau	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Russ Bauers	21
3	Cy Blanton	17
4	Paul Derringer	16
4	Wes Ferrell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Pytlak	.478
2	Charlie Gehringer	.472
3	Ernie Lombardi	.451
4	Dolph Camilli	.400
4	Lloyd Waner	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Bill Dickey	10
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	42
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Hank Greenberg	40
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Charlie Gehringer	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	7
1	Tony Piet	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Jesse Hill	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	1.53
2	Jim Turner	1.67
3	Lefty Gomez	1.93
4	Paul Derringer	1.93
5	Mike Ryba	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	6
2	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Bob Weiland	5
2	Jack Wilson	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Tommy Bridges	34
4	Carl Hubbell	33
5	Jack Wilson	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.388
2	Charlie Gehringer	.371
3	Joe Medwick	.369
4	Arky Vaughan	.354
5	Hank Greenberg	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Hal Trosky	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Joe Medwick	144
4	Hank Greenberg	140
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	Lefty Grove	2.67
4	Monty Stratton	2.69
5	Jim Turner	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	24
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Red Ruffing	19
3	Lon Warneke	19
5	Roxie Lawson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	179
2	Lefty Gomez	176
3	Dizzy Dean	170
4	Bobo Newsom	160
5	Lefty Grove	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Pat Malone	7
3	Jack Wilson	7
5	Lee Grissom	6