On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	40	.675	--
Tigers	72	52	.581	11.5
White Sox	73	55	.570	12.5
Red Sox	66	55	.545	16.0
Indians	65	58	.528	18.0
Senators	56	65	.463	26.0
Athletics	40	81	.331	42.0
Browns	38	87	.304	46.0

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 10, Senators 5

Indians 9, Browns 5

Indians 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	48	.607	--
Cubs	73	51	.589	2.0
Cardinals	66	58	.532	9.0
Pirates	65	59	.524	10.0
Bees	61	63	.492	14.0
Dodgers	52	70	.426	22.0
Phillies	52	72	.419	23.0
Reds	49	71	.408	24.0

Games

Pirates 7, Cubs 0

Pirates 4, Cubs 1

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruce Campbell	7
2	Lyn Lary	4
2	Moose Solters	4
2	Cecil Travis	4
2	Hal Trosky	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Hal Trosky	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	4
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	Joe Vosmik	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Bill Brubaker	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Moose Solters	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Schott	1.00
2	Lon Warneke	0.60
3	John Whitehead	0.57
4	Roxie Lawson	0.50
5	Larry French	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Schott	8
2	Larry French	6
2	Roxie Lawson	6
4	Denny Galehouse	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.386
2	Charlie Gehringer	.386
3	Paul Waner	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.364
5	Johnny Mize	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Hank Greenberg	32
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	148
2	Joe DiMaggio	136
3	Joe Medwick	132
4	Lou Gehrig	130
5	Bill Dickey	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	21
3	Augie Galan	19
4	Luke Appling	16
4	Billy Werber	16

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	3 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	10
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	Lee Grissom	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.479
2	Burgess Whitehead	.438
3	Bob Johnson	.433
4	Chuck Klein	.432
5	Rudy York	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	11
2	Earl Averill	6
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	26
2	Bob Johnson	19
3	Harlond Clift	17
3	Hank Greenberg	17
5	Joe DiMaggio	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Gee Walker	5
3	Jesse Hill	4
3	Terry Moore	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.44
2	Max Butcher	0.87
3	Lefty Grove	1.00
3	Lou Fette	1.00
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Russ Bauers	17
4	Bill Dietrich	16
4	Larry French	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.471
2	Mel Ott	.426
3	Frankie Pytlak	.413
4	Johnny Mize	.377
5	Moose Solters	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	18
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	49
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Charlie Gehringer	35
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Gee Walker	7
3	Jesse Hill	6
4	Pete Fox	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.26
2	Danny MacFayden	1.32
3	Paul Derringer	1.84
4	Harry Gumbert	1.93
5	Russ Bauers	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Russ Bauers	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Denny Galehouse	5
1	4 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	Mace Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
4	Carl Hubbell	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.383
2	Paul Waner	.383
3	Joe Medwick	.367
4	Arky Vaughan	.355
5	Luke Appling	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Hal Trosky	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	155
2	Joe DiMaggio	153
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Joe Medwick	144
5	Hal Trosky	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Augie Galan	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
2	Lon Warneke	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	175
2	Van Mungo	164
3	Dizzy Dean	158
4	Bobo Newsom	156
5	Bob Feller	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	Lee Grissom	6