On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	40	.685	--
Tigers	75	53	.586	12.5
White Sox	75	56	.573	14.0
Red Sox	67	60	.528	20.0
Indians	67	60	.528	20.0
Senators	60	67	.472	27.0
Athletics	41	84	.328	45.0
Browns	38	90	.297	49.5

Games

Indians 6, Tigers 1

Tigers 10, Indians 5

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 9, Red Sox 6

Athletics 2, Senators 0

Senators 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 10, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	48	.616	--
Cubs	76	52	.594	2.5
Pirates	68	60	.531	10.5
Cardinals	67	61	.523	11.5
Bees	63	66	.488	16.0
Dodgers	54	72	.429	23.5
Phillies	53	75	.414	25.5
Reds	50	74	.403	26.5

Games

Giants 9, Dodgers 7

Phillies 6, Bees 3

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Pirates 8, Reds 2

Bees 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody Jensen	6
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Cecil Travis	5
4	Bill Brubaker	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	Johnny McCarthy	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Jackie Hayes	4
1	Johnny McCarthy	4
1	Hal Trosky	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	2
2	Lou Finney	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	1.11
2	Milt Shoffner	1.00
3	Vern Kennedy	0.71
4	Jack Wilson	0.69
5	Jim Tobin	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Slick Coffman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	10
2	Jack Wilson	9
3	Tommy Bridges	7
4	Johnny Allen	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cliff Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.382
2	Joe Medwick	.381
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	Lou Gehrig	.365
5	Johnny Mize	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Lou Gehrig	33
5	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	154
2	Joe DiMaggio	141
3	Lou Gehrig	135
4	Joe Medwick	133
5	Bill Dickey	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Augie Galan	21
2	Gee Walker	21
4	Billy Werber	19
5	Luke Appling	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.35
2	Lefty Gomez	2.49
3	Jim Turner	2.67
4	Dizzy Dean	2.69
5	Lefty Grove	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	159
2	Bobo Newsom	140
3	Lee Grissom	139
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	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.466
2	Buddy Myer	.444
3	Rudy York	.441
4	Burgess Whitehead	.417
5	Bob Johnson	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Johnny McCarthy	6
2	Rudy York	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Rudy York	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Lou Gehrig	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Jesse Hill	5
1	Billy Werber	5
4	Jimmy Brown	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.75
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.08
3	Ed Brandt	1.33
3	Mace Brown	1.33
5	Ted Lyons	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Larry French	26
3	Russ Bauers	24
4	Jack Wilson	21
5	2 tied	17

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	.450
2	Mel Ott	.419
3	Rudy York	.405
4	Harry Danning	.404
5	Hank Greenberg	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Hank Greenberg	10
3	Earl Averill	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	43
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Charlie Gehringer	33
3	Lou Gehrig	33
5	Joe DiMaggio	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Augie Galan	6
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Gee Walker	6
2	Billy Werber	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.26
2	Danny MacFayden	1.47
3	Ken Chase	1.72
4	Ted Lyons	1.75
5	Lefty Gomez	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Russ Bauers	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Denny Galehouse	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	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.376
2	Paul Waner	.375
3	Joe Medwick	.365
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	Hank Greenberg	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	158
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Hank Greenberg	154
4	Joe Medwick	145
5	Hal Trosky	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	33
2	Augie Galan	26
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Billy Werber	21
5	Lyn Lary	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.52
2	Dizzy Dean	2.66
3	Jim Turner	2.67
4	Lefty Grove	2.70
5	Russ Bauers	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	22
2	Red Ruffing	19
2	Lon Warneke	19
4	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Roxie Lawson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	166
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Dizzy Dean	153
4	Van Mungo	150
5	Bob Feller	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	3 others tied	6