On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	42	.674	--
Tigers	76	54	.585	11.5
White Sox	76	56	.576	12.5
Red Sox	69	60	.535	18.0
Indians	68	61	.527	19.0
Senators	62	68	.477	25.5
Athletics	42	86	.328	44.5
Browns	38	91	.295	49.0

Games

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	50	.609	--
Cubs	77	53	.592	2.0
Pirates	70	60	.538	9.0
Cardinals	68	62	.523	11.0
Bees	65	66	.496	14.5
Dodgers	55	73	.430	23.0
Phillies	53	76	.411	25.5
Reds	50	76	.397	27.0

Games

Bees 2, Giants 1

Cubs 11, Cardinals 0

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	4
1	Arky Vaughan	4
1	Lloyd Waner	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Billy Myers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	4
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Gabby Hartnett	3
2	Woody Jensen	3
2	Tuck Stainback	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Lew Riggs	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	1.57
2	Cy Blanton	0.55
3	Bob Feller	0.33
4	Ivy Andrews	0.31
5	Wes Ferrell	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	11
2	Cy Blanton	6
3	Ivy Andrews	4
3	Wes Ferrell	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.388
2	Joe Medwick	.377
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Johnny Mize	.359

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	158
2	Joe DiMaggio	142
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	20
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	2.81

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	135
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	Woody Jensen	.471
2	Mel Ott	.443
3	Babe Phelps	.429
4	Joe Vosmik	.422
4	Burgess Whitehead	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	7
1	Hank Greenberg	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	Bob Johnson	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Moose Solters	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Jesse Hill	5
4	Jimmy Brown	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.71
2	Ed Brandt	0.92
3	George Caster	0.98
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.08
5	Mace Brown	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Tex Carleton	23
3	Larry French	21
4	Lefty Grove	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.464
2	Mel Ott	.431
3	Rudy York	.410
4	Harry Danning	.398
5	Luke Appling	.384

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	Hank Greenberg	43
1	Rudy York	43
3	Charlie Gehringer	34
3	Lou Gehrig	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
1	Billy Werber	7
3	Roy Johnson	6
3	Terry Moore	6
3	Gee Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Turner	1.26
2	Danny MacFayden	1.57
3	Ken Chase	1.72
4	Ted Lyons	1.75
5	Hal Schumacher	1.98

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	54
2	Lefty Grove	36
2	Carl Hubbell	36
4	Russ Bauers	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	5
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Carl Hubbell	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.382
2	Paul Waner	.370
3	Joe Medwick	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.359
5	Hank Greenberg	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Hank Greenberg	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	158
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
3	Lou Gehrig	151
4	Joe Medwick	146
5	Hal Trosky	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	33
2	Augie Galan	26
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Billy Werber	22
5	Lyn Lary	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.52
2	Dizzy Dean	2.66
3	Jim Turner	2.67
4	Lefty Grove	2.76
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	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	19
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Jack Wilson	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	3 others tied	6