On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 37 .684 --
Tigers 69 49 .585 11.5
White Sox 68 53 .562 14.0
Red Sox 64 51 .557 15.0
Indians 59 57 .509 20.5
Senators 54 61 .470 25.0
Browns 37 80 .316 43.0
Athletics 36 79 .313 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 46 .607 --
Cubs 72 47 .605 0.0
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.5
Pirates 62 57 .521 10.0
Bees 57 62 .479 15.0
Phillies 50 68 .424 21.5
Dodgers 48 68 .414 22.5
Reds 46 68 .404 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Odell Hale 3
2 Buddy Myer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Johnny McCarthy 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 3
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Odell Hale 2
2 Billy Myers 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 1.25
2 Lefty Gomez 0.33
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.33
4 Willis Hudlin 0.25
5 Elden Auker 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Cliff Melton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 5
2 Syd Cohen 4
2 Lefty Gomez 4
4 Elden Auker 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .390
2 Charlie Gehringer .384
3 Paul Waner .380
4 Lou Gehrig .367
5 Joe DiMaggio .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Hank Greenberg 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 143
2 Joe DiMaggio 130
3 Joe Medwick 128
4 Lou Gehrig 124
5 Bill Dickey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Augie Galan 18
4 Luke Appling 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.35
2 Lefty Gomez 2.58
3 Dizzy Dean 2.61
4 Cliff Melton 2.69
5 Jim Turner 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 154
2 Lee Grissom 131
3 Bobo Newsom 130
4 Van Mungo 122
5 Lefty Grove 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 16
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 Mel Ott .490
2 Frankie Pytlak .467
3 Johnny Cooney .458
4 Charlie Gehringer .448
5 Bob Johnson .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 11
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 25
2 Hank Greenberg 19
3 Harlond Clift 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 17
5 Mel Ott 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Jesse Hill 3
2 Terry Moore 3
2 Tony Piet 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Mooty 0.75
2 Claude Passeau 0.86
3 Jim Turner 0.93
4 Ken Chase 1.26
5 Slick Coffman 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Russ Bauers 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Jim Turner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Russ Bauers 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .463
2 Frankie Pytlak .438
3 Ernie Lombardi .413
4 Wally Moses .395
5 Lloyd Waner .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 16
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Bill Dickey 9
5 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 43
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Hank Greenberg 38
4 Joe DiMaggio 37
5 Charlie Gehringer 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Hill 7
1 Tony Piet 7
3 Pete Fox 6
4 Buddy Hassett 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Bauers 1.53
2 Jim Turner 1.83
3 Paul Derringer 1.91
4 Harry Gumbert 2.03
5 Mike Ryba 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 6
2 Johnny Allen 4
2 Elden Auker 4
2 Paul Derringer 4
2 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 52
2 Carl Hubbell 36
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Tommy Bridges 31
5 Wes Ferrell 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .386
2 Charlie Gehringer .375
3 Joe Medwick .366
4 Arky Vaughan .358
5 Hank Greenberg .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 43
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Hal Trosky 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Hank Greenberg 143
3 Joe Medwick 143
5 Jimmie Foxx 132

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.67
3 Lefty Gomez 2.67
4 Cliff Melton 2.69
5 Jim Turner 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 179
2 Lefty Gomez 177
3 Dizzy Dean 170
4 Bobo Newsom 164
5 2 tied 145

Saves

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