On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	40	.672	--
Tigers	72	51	.585	10.5
White Sox	72	55	.567	12.5
Red Sox	66	55	.545	15.5
Indians	63	58	.521	18.5
Senators	56	64	.467	25.0
Athletics	40	81	.331	41.5
Browns	38	85	.309	44.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 9, Tigers 1

Indians 5, Browns 1

Indians 3, Browns 3

Yankees 6, Senators 0

Athletics 10, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	48	.607	--
Cubs	73	49	.598	1.0
Cardinals	65	57	.533	9.0
Pirates	63	59	.516	11.0
Bees	61	63	.492	14.0
Phillies	52	71	.423	22.5
Dodgers	51	70	.421	22.5
Reds	48	70	.407	24.0

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 0

Bees 8, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Odell Hale	4
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Jesse Hill	3
4	Earl Averill	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.33
2	Lefty Gomez	0.71
3	Wayne LaMaster	0.46
4	Bill Dietrich	0.45
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	8
2	Wayne LaMaster	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.388
2	Charlie Gehringer	.386
3	Paul Waner	.375
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
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	133
3	Joe Medwick	132
4	Lou Gehrig	128
5	Bill Dickey	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Augie Galan	19
4	Billy Werber	16
5	Luke Appling	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.35
2	Lefty Gomez	2.49
3	Dizzy Dean	2.61
4	Jim Turner	2.65
5	Russ Bauers	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	18
2	Lefty Gomez	17
2	Roxie Lawson	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	159
2	Bobo Newsom	134
3	Lee Grissom	131
4	Carl Hubbell	127
5	Lefty Grove	124

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	Mel Ott	.462
2	Ethan Allen	.432
3	Burgess Whitehead	.431
4	Charlie Gehringer	.429
5	Chuck Klein	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Earl Averill	6
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Mel Ott	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	25
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Bob Johnson	19
4	Harlond Clift	17
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	Terry Moore	4
2	Billy Rogell	4
2	Gee Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.42
2	Max Butcher	0.87
3	Lefty Grove	1.00
4	Jim Turner	1.29
5	Hal Schumacher	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Russ Bauers	20
4	Bill Dietrich	16
4	Bill Lee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.467
2	Frankie Pytlak	.443
3	Mel Ott	.414
4	Lloyd Waner	.388
5	Johnny Mize	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	17
2	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Mel Ott	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	48
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Charlie Gehringer	35
3	Lou Gehrig	35
5	Joe Medwick	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Jesse Hill	6
2	Gee Walker	6
4	Pete Fox	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.26
1	Danny MacFayden	1.26
3	Paul Derringer	1.84
4	Harry Gumbert	1.93
5	Russ Bauers	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Russ Bauers	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Carl Hubbell	37
3	Lefty Gomez	31
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Lefty Grove	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Mace Brown	3
4	Chief Hogsett	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.385
2	Charlie Gehringer	.383
3	Joe Medwick	.368
4	Arky Vaughan	.356
5	Hank Greenberg	.354

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	150
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Joe Medwick	144
5	Jimmie Foxx	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	24
2	Gee Walker	24
4	Lyn Lary	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.54
2	Dizzy Dean	2.62
3	Jim Turner	2.65
4	Lefty Grove	2.70
5	Lou Fette	2.82

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	175
2	Van Mungo	164
3	Bobo Newsom	160
4	Dizzy Dean	158
5	Bob Feller	147

Saves

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