On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1937

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1937 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 6, 1937

New York Giants at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 52 .665 --
Tigers 89 65 .578 13.5
White Sox 86 68 .558 16.5
Indians 83 72 .535 20.0
Red Sox 80 72 .526 21.5
Senators 73 80 .477 29.0
Athletics 54 97 .358 47.0
Browns 46 108 .299 56.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 57 .625 --
Cubs 93 61 .604 3.0
Pirates 86 68 .558 10.0
Cardinals 81 73 .526 15.0
Bees 79 73 .520 16.0
Dodgers 62 91 .405 33.5
Phillies 61 92 .399 34.5
Reds 56 98 .364 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody Jensen 4
1 Cecil Travis 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Babe Barna 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Frankie Hayes 4
4 Hal Schumacher 3
4 Hank Steinbacher 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Merv Connors 1
2 Sam Leslie 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Wade 1.40
2 Jim Weaver 1.00
3 Eddie Smith 0.83
4 Thornton Lee 0.45
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Lou Fette 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Wade 7
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Monte Pearson 5
2 Eddie Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Gick 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .374
2 Charlie Gehringer .371
3 Johnny Mize .364
4 Paul Waner .354
5 Lou Gehrig .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 46
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 36
5 Rudy York 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 184
2 Joe DiMaggio 166
3 Lou Gehrig 158
4 Joe Medwick 153
5 Bill Dickey 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Billy Werber 34
3 Augie Galan 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.33
2 Monty Stratton 2.40
3 Jim Turner 2.45
4 Johnny Allen 2.55
5 Cliff Melton 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 22
2 Lefty Gomez 21
3 Lou Fette 20
3 Cliff Melton 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 194
2 Bobo Newsom 166
3 Carl Hubbell 159
4 Lefty Grove 151
5 2 tied 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Cliff Melton 7
3 Jack Wilson 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .448
2 Jimmy Ripple .440
3 Johnny McCarthy .417
4 Gil English .412
5 Joe Medwick .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Fabian Gaffke 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
2 Rudy York 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Joe DiMaggio 18
3 Hal Trosky 16
4 Jimmie Foxx 15
4 Bob Johnson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Gene Moore 5
3 Skeeter Newsome 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 0.00
2 Joe Krakauskas 0.50
3 Jim Tobin 1.00
3 John Whitehead 1.00
5 Monte Pearson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Russ Bauers 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Carl Hubbell 22
3 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Jack Wilson 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 George Gick 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .405
2 Dolph Camilli .398
3 Don Padgett .389
4 Ben Chapman .378
5 Babe Phelps .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
1 Moose Solters 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Bob Johnson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Hal Trosky 32
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Moose Solters 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 19
2 Buddy Lewis 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Gene Moore 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.21
2 Jim Tobin 1.29
3 Gene Schott 1.49
4 Monte Pearson 1.71
5 Danny MacFayden 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 7
2 Elden Auker 6
2 Curt Davis 6
2 Cliff Melton 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 50
2 Tommy Bridges 40
2 Lefty Gomez 40
2 Carl Hubbell 40
5 Jack Wilson 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Roy Henshaw 2
1 Johnny Marcum 2
1 Cliff Melton 2
1 2 others tied 2