On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 40 .669 --
Tigers 72 50 .590 9.5
White Sox 71 55 .563 12.5
Red Sox 65 54 .546 15.0
Indians 62 58 .517 18.5
Senators 56 63 .471 24.0
Athletics 39 80 .328 41.0
Browns 38 84 .311 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 48 .603 --
Cubs 73 49 .598 0.5
Cardinals 65 57 .533 8.5
Pirates 63 59 .516 10.5
Bees 60 63 .488 14.0
Phillies 52 70 .426 21.5
Dodgers 51 69 .425 21.5
Reds 48 70 .407 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bucher 5
1 Babe Phelps 5
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Elbie Fletcher 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bucher 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bucher 5
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Jim Bucher 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Buddy Lewis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Peaches Davis 0.67
2 Red Ruffing 0.43
3 Jim Turner 0.25
4 Ken Chase 0.23
4 Ray Harrell 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Peaches Davis 4
3 Ken Chase 3
3 Ray Harrell 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 1
1 Boots Poffenberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .389
2 Joe Medwick .388
3 Paul Waner .375
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Johnny Mize .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 33
3 Hank Greenberg 32
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 148
2 Joe DiMaggio 132
2 Joe Medwick 132
4 Lou Gehrig 128
5 Bill Dickey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
2 Gee Walker 20
3 Augie Galan 19
4 Luke Appling 15
4 Billy Werber 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Stratton 2.35
2 Lefty Gomez 2.58
3 Dizzy Dean 2.61
4 Jim Turner 2.65
5 Russ Bauers 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 17
1 Roxie Lawson 17
1 Red Ruffing 17
4 Lou Fette 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 154
2 Lee Grissom 131
2 Bobo Newsom 131
4 Lefty Grove 124
5 Van Mungo 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 17
2 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Jack Wilson 7
4 Lee Grissom 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .481
2 Charlie Gehringer .460
3 Frankie Pytlak .457
4 Burgess Whitehead .442
5 Bob Johnson .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 10
2 Earl Averill 6
2 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Mel Ott 6
5 Johnny Mize 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 24
2 Hank Greenberg 22
3 Harlond Clift 18
4 Bob Johnson 16
4 Mel Ott 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 6
2 Terry Moore 4
2 Billy Rogell 4
2 Gee Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.29
2 Ken Chase 1.50
2 Ted Lyons 1.50
4 Paul Derringer 1.53
5 Lefty Grove 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Max Butcher 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Russ Bauers 20
3 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Bill Lee 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .484
2 Frankie Pytlak .426
3 Mel Ott .396
4 Lloyd Waner .393
5 Johnny Mize .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 18
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Hank Greenberg 8
3 Johnny Mize 8
3 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 51
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Charlie Gehringer 37
5 Joe Medwick 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
2 Gee Walker 6
3 Pete Fox 5
3 Buddy Hassett 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Turner 1.26
1 Danny MacFayden 1.26
3 Paul Derringer 1.74
4 Russ Bauers 1.93
5 Harry Gumbert 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Russ Bauers 5
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 55
2 Russ Bauers 29
2 Lefty Grove 29
2 Carl Hubbell 29
5 Tommy Bridges 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Jack Wilson 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .384
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Joe Medwick .365
4 Arky Vaughan .356
5 Hank Greenberg .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 43
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Lou Gehrig 38
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Joe DiMaggio 149
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Joe Medwick 144
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Augie Galan 24
2 Gee Walker 24
4 Lyn Lary 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.60
2 Jim Turner 2.65
3 Lefty Gomez 2.67
4 Lefty Grove 2.70
5 Lou Fette 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 23
2 Lefty Gomez 19
2 Roxie Lawson 19
2 Red Ruffing 19
5 Lon Warneke 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 177
2 Van Mungo 168
3 Dizzy Dean 163
4 Bobo Newsom 157
5 Bob Feller 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 19
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Jack Wilson 7
4 Lee Grissom 6
4 Pat Malone 6