On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 45 .679 --
Tigers 83 57 .593 12.0
White Sox 78 62 .557 17.0
Red Sox 72 64 .529 21.0
Indians 74 67 .525 21.5
Senators 67 73 .479 28.0
Athletics 47 91 .341 47.0
Browns 42 99 .298 53.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 53 .616 --
Cubs 84 57 .596 2.5
Pirates 75 66 .532 11.5
Cardinals 75 66 .532 11.5
Bees 71 70 .504 15.5
Dodgers 61 80 .433 25.5
Reds 55 84 .396 30.5
Phillies 55 85 .393 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 5
1 Tom Carey 5
1 Pinky Higgins 5
4 Ethan Allen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Beau Bell 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 Jimmy Ripple 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 2.25
2 Joe Gonzales 0.46
3 Bill Lee 0.25
4 Johnny Marcum 0.11
5 Jake Wade 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Julio Bonetti 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Joe Gonzales 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 9
2 Joe Gonzales 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
4 Sheriff Blake 3
4 Ray Harrell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Logan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .383
2 Joe Medwick .379
3 Paul Waner .358
4 Lou Gehrig .357
5 Johnny Mize .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 44
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 150
3 Lou Gehrig 148
4 Joe Medwick 145
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 2.26
2 Monty Stratton 2.35
3 Johnny Allen 2.61
4 Jim Turner 2.61
5 Dizzy Dean 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 20
1 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Roxie Lawson 18
3 Red Ruffing 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 183
2 Bobo Newsom 154
3 Lee Grissom 146
4 Carl Hubbell 143
5 Cy Blanton 140

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 Don Padgett .413
1 Babe Phelps .413
3 Ben Chapman .407
4 Pete Fox .392
5 Buddy Myer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Moose Solters 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 21
2 Bill Dickey 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Hank Greenberg 17
5 2 tied 16

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 0.33
3 Larry French 0.67
4 Jim Weaver 0.73
5 Johnny Allen 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Elden Auker 3
2 Larry French 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 26
1 Bob Feller 26
3 Claude Passeau 25
4 Lefty Gomez 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 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Myer .400
2 Charlie Gehringer .394
3 Dolph Camilli .390
3 Rudy York .390
5 Babe Phelps .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 11
2 Earl Averill 10
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Hank Greenberg 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Bob Johnson 28
5 2 tied 27

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 1.11
2 Bill Phebus 1.35
3 Hal Schumacher 1.43
4 Ken Chase 1.58
5 Danny MacFayden 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 57
2 Lefty Gomez 45
3 Russ Bauers 38
4 Larry French 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .380
2 Joe Medwick .379
3 Johnny Mize .359
4 Paul Waner .353
5 Lou Gehrig .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 44
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Hank Greenberg 36
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 165
2 Joe DiMaggio 157
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Joe Medwick 151
5 Bill Dickey 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Billy Werber 26
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Augie Galan 24
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.22
2 Jim Turner 2.61
3 Dizzy Dean 2.70
4 Cliff Melton 2.77
5 Lou Fette 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 189
2 Bobo Newsom 161
3 Carl Hubbell 147
4 Cy Blanton 146
4 Lee Grissom 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