Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 19, 1937

On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	45	.676	--
Tigers	83	56	.597	11.0
White Sox	78	62	.557	16.5
Red Sox	71	63	.530	20.5
Indians	74	67	.525	21.0
Senators	67	73	.479	27.5
Athletics	47	91	.341	46.5
Browns	41	98	.295	53.0

Games

Tigers 8, Yankees 1

Athletics 8, Indians 4

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Senators 5, White Sox 4

White Sox 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	53	.613	--
Cubs	83	57	.593	2.5
Cardinals	75	65	.536	10.5
Pirates	75	66	.532	11.0
Bees	71	70	.504	15.0
Dodgers	61	79	.436	24.5
Reds	55	84	.396	30.0
Phillies	55	85	.393	30.5

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Bees 7, Reds 6

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 8, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Reds 2, Bees 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	7
2	Jimmy Outlaw	5
2	Lloyd Waner	5
2	Pinky Whitney	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	4
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Moore	2
2	Bill Brubaker	1
2	Howie Gorman	1
2	Joe Medwick	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Kennedy	1.14
2	Hal Schumacher	0.80
3	Curt Davis	0.75
4	Elden Auker	0.71
5	Russ Bauers	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	George Caster	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Kennedy	8
2	Bob Feller	7
2	Bump Hadley	7
4	Russ Bauers	6
4	Curt Davis	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Eddie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.384
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Lou Gehrig	.358
4	Paul Waner	.358
5	Johnny Mize	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Hank Greenberg	36
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	165
2	Joe DiMaggio	148
3	Lou Gehrig	146
4	Joe Medwick	144
5	Bill Dickey	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Billy Werber	25
3	Augie Galan	23
4	Gee Walker	22
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.34
2	Monty Stratton	2.35
3	Johnny Allen	2.61
4	Jim Turner	2.61
5	Cliff Melton	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	19
1	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Roxie Lawson	18
3	Red Ruffing	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	174
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Lee Grissom	146
4	Cy Blanton	140
5	Lefty Grove	139

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	Pete Fox	.432
2	Buddy Myer	.429
2	Babe Phelps	.429
4	Don Padgett	.418
5	Dolph Camilli	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Moose Solters	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	20
2	Gabby Hartnett	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Hank Greenberg	17
4	Moose Solters	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	9
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	0.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.50
3	Jim Weaver	0.73
4	Johnny Allen	0.92
5	Cliff Melton	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	26
1	Bob Feller	26
3	Claude Passeau	25
4	Larry French	24
5	Tommy Bridges	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Henshaw	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Eddie Smith	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.405
2	Dolph Camilli	.394
3	Buddy Myer	.393
4	Rudy York	.380
5	Mel Ott	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	11
1	Rudy York	11
3	Hank Greenberg	10
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Bob Johnson	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	12
2	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Jesse Hill	7
4	Augie Galan	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.32
2	Bill Phebus	1.35
3	Ken Chase	1.58
4	Hal Schumacher	1.74
5	Gene Schott	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Elden Auker	6
3	Dick Coffman	5
3	Larry French	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	57
2	Cy Blanton	41
3	Russ Bauers	38
4	Lefty Gomez	36
5	Larry French	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Eddie Smith	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Roy Henshaw	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.378
2	Charlie Gehringer	.378
3	Johnny Mize	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Paul Waner	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
3	Hank Greenberg	36
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	165
2	Joe DiMaggio	155
3	Lou Gehrig	154
4	Joe Medwick	151
5	Bill Dickey	134

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.30
2	Jim Turner	2.61
3	Cliff Melton	2.66
4	Dizzy Dean	2.70
5	Lou Fette	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	21
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Roxie Lawson	19
3	Red Ruffing	19
3	Lon Warneke	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	180
2	Bobo Newsom	159
3	Cy Blanton	146
3	Lee Grissom	146
3	Carl Hubbell	146

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