Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 15, 1937

On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	44	.674	--
Tigers	81	54	.600	10.0
White Sox	77	59	.566	14.5
Red Sox	71	61	.538	18.5
Indians	72	64	.529	19.5
Senators	63	72	.467	28.0
Athletics	43	90	.323	47.0
Browns	41	95	.301	50.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 3, Indians 1

Athletics 8, Browns 2

Browns 3, Athletics 1

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	52	.609	--
Cubs	80	56	.588	2.5
Cardinals	72	63	.533	10.0
Pirates	72	64	.529	10.5
Bees	68	68	.500	14.5
Dodgers	60	75	.444	22.0
Phillies	54	80	.403	27.5
Reds	52	81	.391	29.0

Games

Cubs 5, Bees 2

Reds 6, Dodgers 0

Giants 7, Pirates 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 6

Dodgers 8, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kiddo Davis	5
1	Gene Hasson	5
1	Goody Rosen	5
4	Ival Goodman	4
4	Joe Medwick	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Debs Garms	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Kiddo Davis	3
2	Odell Hale	3
2	Gene Hasson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monte Pearson	1.17
2	Roy Henshaw	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.62
4	Bill Trotter	0.50
5	Eddie Smith	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Henshaw	10
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Monte Pearson	7
4	Wes Ferrell	5
4	Claude Passeau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boots Poffenberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.387
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Paul Waner	.358
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Johnny Mize	.352

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	141
4	Joe Medwick	140
5	Bill Dickey	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Billy Werber	24
3	Augie Galan	23
4	Gee Walker	22
5	2 tied	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	139
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	Dolph Camilli	.463
2	Rudy York	.432
3	Pinky Higgins	.400
4	Buddy Myer	.395
5	Don Padgett	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Moose Solters	6
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	20
2	Hank Greenberg	17
2	Hal Trosky	17
4	Bill Dickey	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	Buddy Lewis	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	Danny MacFayden	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Gill	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Roy Henshaw	21
3	Cy Blanton	20
3	Claude Passeau	20
5	Lefty Grove	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Roy Henshaw	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Boots Poffenberger	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.434
2	Charlie Gehringer	.427
3	Mel Ott	.422
4	Dolph Camilli	.400
5	Joe Vosmik	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	14
2	Earl Averill	11
3	Hank Greenberg	9
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Rudy York	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Moose Solters	32
5	Lou Gehrig	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	Ted Lyons	1.33
3	Ken Chase	1.56
4	Danny MacFayden	1.76
5	Slick Coffman	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Mel Harder	6
3	Elden Auker	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Claude Passeau	33
3	Russ Bauers	32
3	Cy Blanton	32
3	Lefty Gomez	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Roy Henshaw	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.385
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Paul Waner	.356
4	Johnny Mize	.355
5	Hank Greenberg	.351

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	149
4	Joe Medwick	147
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	Lyn Lary	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.38
2	Dizzy Dean	2.68
3	Jim Turner	2.74
4	Cliff Melton	2.77
5	Danny MacFayden	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	21
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
4	Lefty Grove	144
5	Dizzy Dean	143

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