On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 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 58 .536 18.0
Indians 66 59 .528 19.0
Senators 59 66 .472 26.0
Athletics 40 83 .325 44.0
Browns 38 89 .299 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 48 .613 --
Cubs 75 52 .591 2.5
Cardinals 67 60 .528 10.5
Pirates 66 60 .524 11.0
Bees 62 65 .488 15.5
Dodgers 54 71 .432 22.5
Phillies 52 74 .413 25.0
Reds 50 72 .410 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Almada 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Eric McNair 4
2 Cecil Travis 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Don Padgett 1
1 Fred Sington 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Rick Ferrell 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.31
2 Rube Walberg 0.29
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.25
4 Bill Lee 0.22
5 Johnny Lanning 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
2 Johnny Lanning 2
2 Bill Lee 2
2 Rube Walberg 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Ed Linke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .384
2 Charlie Gehringer .384
3 Paul Waner .369
4 Lou Gehrig .367
5 Johnny Mize .361

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 Augie Galan 21
2 Gee Walker 21
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 .400

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 Augie Galan 4
2 4 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 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .466
2 Mel Ott .429
3 Rudy York .414
4 Dolph Camilli .372
5 Luke Appling .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 16
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 44
2 Hank Greenberg 39
3 Charlie Gehringer 32
4 Harlond Clift 31
4 Joe DiMaggio 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
2 Augie Galan 6
2 Jesse Hill 6
2 Gee Walker 6
2 Billy Werber 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.31
2 Danny MacFayden 1.47
3 Ted Lyons 1.75
4 Harry Gumbert 1.93
5 Lefty Gomez 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Bauers 6
1 Bob Weiland 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 52
2 Russ Bauers 35
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Carl Hubbell 33
5 Lefty Gomez 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Charlie Gehringer .379
3 Joe Medwick .365
4 Lou Gehrig .359
5 Hank Greenberg .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 44
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 156
2 Joe DiMaggio 153
3 Hank Greenberg 152
4 Joe Medwick 145
5 Hal Trosky 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Augie Galan 26
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Lyn Lary 21
5 Billy Werber 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 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 18
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Jack Wilson 7
4 Mace Brown 6
4 2 others tied 6