On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	40	.680	--
Tigers	74	52	.587	11.5
White Sox	74	56	.569	13.5
Red Sox	67	56	.545	17.0
Indians	66	59	.528	19.0
Senators	57	66	.463	27.0
Athletics	40	83	.325	44.0
Browns	38	89	.299	48.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 10, Browns 9

Tigers 5, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Senators 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	48	.613	--
Cubs	74	52	.587	3.0
Cardinals	67	59	.532	10.0
Pirates	66	60	.524	11.0
Bees	62	64	.492	15.0
Dodgers	53	71	.427	23.0
Phillies	52	74	.413	25.0
Reds	50	72	.410	25.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Bees 1

Bees 6, Dodgers 4

Reds 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	6
1	Joe Vosmik	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Hank Greenberg	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny McCarthy	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Harry Danning	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Johnny McCarthy	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	2
1	Buddy Lewis	2
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	Kiki Cuyler	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Grissom	2.00
2	Bob Feller	1.50
3	Curt Davis	1.25
4	Cy Blanton	1.17
5	Ivy Andrews	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
1	Lefty Grove	9
1	Cliff Melton	9
4	Lee Grissom	8
5	4 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Malone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.387
2	Charlie Gehringer	.384
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.367
5	Johnny Mize	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	152
2	Joe DiMaggio	139
3	Joe Medwick	133
4	Lou Gehrig	131
5	Bill Dickey	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Gee Walker	21
3	Augie Galan	20
4	Billy Werber	17
5	Luke Appling	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	Lefty Grove	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	18
2	Lou Fette	17
2	Lefty Gomez	17
2	Roxie Lawson	17
2	Red Ruffing	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	159
2	Lee Grissom	139
3	Bobo Newsom	134
4	Lefty Grove	133
5	Carl Hubbell	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	17
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.482
2	Rudy York	.475
3	Bob Johnson	.422
4	Burgess Whitehead	.418
5	Buddy Myer	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Hank Greenberg	6
4	Chuck Klein	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	24
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Bob Johnson	19
4	Harlond Clift	18
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Jimmy Brown	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Butcher	0.87
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.08
3	Lefty Grove	1.25
4	Jim Turner	1.29
5	Ed Brandt	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Russ Bauers	24
3	Lefty Grove	21
4	Bill Dietrich	16
4	5 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.447
2	Mel Ott	.429
3	Rudy York	.395
4	Dolph Camilli	.378
5	Luke Appling	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	17
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	47
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Charlie Gehringer	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Gee Walker	7
3	Jimmy Brown	6
3	Pete Fox	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.26
2	Danny MacFayden	1.47
3	Harry Gumbert	1.93
4	Lefty Gomez	2.00
5	Paul Derringer	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	6
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Bob Weiland	6
4	Johnny Allen	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Russ Bauers	35
4	Carl Hubbell	33
5	Wes Ferrell	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	4
1	Mace Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
4	Carl Hubbell	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.381
2	Charlie Gehringer	.379
3	Joe Medwick	.368
4	Lou Gehrig	.355
5	Hank Greenberg	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Mel Ott	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	156
1	Lou Gehrig	156
3	Hank Greenberg	152
4	Joe Medwick	145
5	Hal Trosky	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	25
2	Gee Walker	25
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	2.67
5	Bob Feller	2.78

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	Bob Feller	156
4	Bobo Newsom	156

Saves

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