On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	39	.675	--
Tigers	71	50	.587	10.5
White Sox	71	54	.568	12.5
Red Sox	65	54	.546	15.5
Indians	61	58	.513	19.5
Senators	55	63	.466	25.0
Athletics	39	80	.328	41.5
Browns	38	83	.314	43.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

White Sox 10, Red Sox 8

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Tigers 9, Senators 8

Athletics 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	47	.608	--
Cubs	73	49	.598	1.0
Cardinals	65	56	.537	8.5
Pirates	63	59	.516	11.0
Bees	59	63	.484	15.0
Phillies	52	69	.430	21.5
Dodgers	50	69	.420	22.5
Reds	47	70	.402	24.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 11, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boze Berger	5
1	Woody Jensen	5
1	Rip Radcliff	5
4	Buddy Hassett	4
4	Pinky Higgins	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boze Berger	2
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Johnny McCarthy	2
4	Joe Cronin	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
4	Boze Berger	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Barkley	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Del Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Jim Walkup	0.44
3	Cy Blanton	0.38
4	Luke Hamlin	0.33
4	Archie McKain	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Bill Lee	5
3	Jim Walkup	4
4	Cy Blanton	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.391
2	Charlie Gehringer	.385
3	Paul Waner	.375
4	Lou Gehrig	.366
5	Johnny Mize	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Hank Greenberg	32
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	148
2	Joe DiMaggio	132
2	Joe Medwick	132
4	Lou Gehrig	128
5	Bill Dickey	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Augie Galan	19
4	Luke Appling	15
4	Billy Werber	15

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	Roxie Lawson	17
1	Red Ruffing	17
4	Lou Fette	16
4	Lefty Gomez	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	154
2	Lee Grissom	131
2	Bobo Newsom	131
4	Lefty Grove	124
5	Van Mungo	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	17
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	Frankie Pytlak	.516
2	Mel Ott	.472
3	Charlie Gehringer	.438
4	Buddy Myer	.426
5	Rudy York	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	12
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Mel Ott	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	29
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Mel Ott	17
4	Bob Johnson	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Terry Moore	4
2	Gee Walker	4
4	Jesse Hill	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	0.93
2	Waite Hoyt	1.38
3	Ted Lyons	1.50
4	Paul Derringer	1.53
5	Lefty Grove	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Russ Bauers	20
3	Lefty Gomez	16
3	Bill Lee	16
5	5 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.480
2	Frankie Pytlak	.459
3	Lloyd Waner	.392
4	Johnny Mize	.386
5	Wally Moses	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	18
2	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Bill Dickey	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	50
2	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hank Greenberg	42
4	Charlie Gehringer	37
5	Joe Medwick	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Gee Walker	6
3	Pete Fox	5
3	Buddy Hassett	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.26
2	Paul Derringer	1.74
3	Jim Turner	1.83
4	Russ Bauers	1.86
5	Harry Gumbert	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Wes Ferrell	5
1	Roxie Lawson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Wes Ferrell	32
4	Tommy Bridges	31
5	3 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.383
2	Charlie Gehringer	.379
3	Joe Medwick	.367
4	Hank Greenberg	.358
5	Arky Vaughan	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Mel Ott	35
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	153
2	Joe DiMaggio	149
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Joe Medwick	145
5	Jimmie Foxx	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	24
2	Gee Walker	24
4	Lyn Lary	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	2.60
2	Lefty Gomez	2.67
3	Cliff Melton	2.69
4	Jim Turner	2.70
5	Lefty Grove	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	23
2	Lefty Gomez	19
2	Roxie Lawson	19
2	Red Ruffing	19
5	Lon Warneke	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	177
2	Van Mungo	168
3	Dizzy Dean	163
4	Bobo Newsom	157
5	Bob Feller	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Lee Grissom	6
4	Pat Malone	6