Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 9, 1937

On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	41	.680	--
Tigers	76	53	.589	11.5
White Sox	76	56	.576	13.0
Red Sox	68	60	.531	19.0
Indians	67	61	.523	20.0
Senators	62	67	.481	25.5
Athletics	41	86	.323	45.5
Browns	38	91	.295	49.5

Games

Tigers 10, Indians 9

Red Sox 13, Yankees 7

Senators 13, Athletics 6

Senators 12, Athletics 10

White Sox 9, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	49	.614	--
Cubs	76	53	.589	3.0
Pirates	69	60	.535	10.0
Cardinals	68	61	.527	11.0
Bees	64	66	.492	15.5
Dodgers	55	73	.430	23.5
Phillies	53	76	.411	26.0
Reds	50	75	.400	27.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 1

Giants 9, Dodgers 2

Bees 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 8, Cubs 2

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	6
2	Mel Ott	5
3	Dick Bartell	4
3	Johnny Cooney	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Moose Solters	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Earle Brucker	1
2	Merv Connors	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Rick Ferrell	4
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Babe Phelps	4
1	Fred Sington	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Buster Mills	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	0.89
2	Ed Brandt	0.60
3	Luke Hamlin	0.50
3	Al Smith	0.50
5	Archie McKain	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Syd Cohen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	8
2	Archie McKain	5
3	Dick Coffman	4
3	Lynn Nelson	4
5	9 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Johnny Marcum	1
1	Bill Phebus	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.380
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.364
5	Johnny Mize	.360

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	155
2	Joe DiMaggio	141
3	Lou Gehrig	136
4	Joe Medwick	134
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	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	159
2	Bobo Newsom	140
3	Lee Grissom	139
4	Lefty Grove	133
5	Carl Hubbell	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
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	.474
2	Burgess Whitehead	.441
3	Babe Phelps	.429
4	Buddy Myer	.415
5	Bob Johnson	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Earl Averill	7
3	Johnny McCarthy	6
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	19
1	Hal Trosky	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Harlond Clift	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Jesse Hill	5
1	Terry Moore	5
1	Billy Werber	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.71
2	Lefty Grove	0.75
3	Ed Brandt	0.92
4	George Caster	0.98
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Ed Brandt	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Larry French	21
3	Claude Passeau	19
3	Jack Wilson	19
5	Carl Hubbell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.464
2	Mel Ott	.431
3	Harry Danning	.402
4	Rudy York	.400
5	Luke Appling	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Hank Greenberg	10
3	Earl Averill	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	43
2	Hank Greenberg	41
3	Charlie Gehringer	35
4	Lou Gehrig	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Augie Galan	6
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Terry Moore	6
2	2 others tied	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	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Carl Hubbell	36
3	Russ Bauers	35
4	Lefty Grove	34
5	3 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	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	.381
2	Paul Waner	.373
3	Joe Medwick	.365
4	Lou Gehrig	.359
5	Hank Greenberg	.353

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	159
2	Hank Greenberg	155
3	Joe DiMaggio	154
4	Joe Medwick	146
5	Hal Trosky	137

Stolen Bases

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

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	Lon Warneke	20
3	Red Ruffing	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	19
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	3 others tied	6