On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 43 .677 --
Tigers 80 54 .597 10.5
White Sox 76 59 .563 15.0
Red Sox 71 60 .542 18.0
Indians 71 63 .530 19.5
Senators 63 71 .470 27.5
Athletics 42 89 .321 47.0
Browns 40 94 .299 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 52 .606 --
Cubs 79 56 .585 2.5
Pirates 72 63 .533 9.5
Cardinals 72 63 .533 9.5
Bees 68 67 .504 13.5
Dodgers 59 74 .444 21.5
Phillies 54 80 .403 27.0
Reds 51 80 .389 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Morrie Arnovich 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Debs Garms 4
1 Ival Goodman 4
1 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 5
1 Billy Rogell 5
3 Myril Hoag 4
3 Hank Leiber 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 George Cisar 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Bryant 0.67
2 Ted Kleinhans 0.55
3 Al Smith 0.40
3 Lon Warneke 0.40
5 Cy Blanton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 George Gill 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 6
1 Ted Kleinhans 6
3 Lou Koupal 5
4 Cy Blanton 4
4 Al Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Henshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .389
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Lou Gehrig .357
4 Paul Waner .356
5 Joe DiMaggio .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 145
3 Lou Gehrig 140
4 Joe Medwick 137
5 Bill Dickey 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
2 Billy Werber 24
3 Augie Galan 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 Jesse Hill 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.35
2 Lefty Gomez 2.43
3 Dizzy Dean 2.69
4 Johnny Allen 2.72
5 Jim Turner 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 167
2 Bobo Newsom 147
3 Lee Grissom 146
4 Lefty Grove 135
5 Carl Hubbell 133

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 Rudy York .500
2 Dolph Camilli .442
3 Pinky Higgins .431
4 Charlie Gehringer .426
5 Bill Dickey .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moose Solters 6
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Bob Johnson 5
2 Johnny McCarthy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 20
2 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Hal Trosky 17
4 Pete Fox 16
4 Lou Gehrig 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 10
2 Augie Galan 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 Jimmy Brown 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Red Lucas 0.53
3 Bill Phebus 1.02
4 Lee Grissom 1.06
5 Jim Tobin 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Gill 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Tex Carleton 22
3 Cy Blanton 20
4 Vern Kennedy 18
4 Red Ruffing 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Roy Henshaw 2
1 Johnny Marcum 2
4 Ed Brandt 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy York .431
2 Charlie Gehringer .426
3 Mel Ott .426
4 Dolph Camilli .404
5 Joe Vosmik .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 14
2 Earl Averill 10
3 Hank Greenberg 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Rudy York 37
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Moose Solters 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 11
2 Augie Galan 7
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Jesse Hill 7
2 Gee Walker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.32
2 Danny MacFayden 1.47
3 Ken Chase 1.56
4 Ted Lyons 1.75
5 Jim Turner 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
2 Russ Bauers 5
2 Max Butcher 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Cy Blanton 37
3 Russ Bauers 36
4 Lefty Gomez 32
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Roy Henshaw 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .383
2 Joe Medwick .372
3 Paul Waner .357
4 Johnny Mize .354
5 Lou Gehrig .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Hank Greenberg 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 152
3 Lou Gehrig 148
4 Joe Medwick 145
5 Hal Trosky 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Augie Galan 26
2 Gee Walker 26
4 Billy Werber 25
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.38
2 Dizzy Dean 2.65
3 Jim Turner 2.74
4 Lefty Grove 2.76
5 Cliff Melton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 22
2 Lon Warneke 20
3 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Roxie Lawson 19
3 Red Ruffing 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 173
2 Bobo Newsom 165
3 Lee Grissom 146
3 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Dizzy Dean 145

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