On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1937

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	36	.690	--
Tigers	68	49	.581	12.5
White Sox	68	53	.562	14.5
Red Sox	64	51	.557	15.5
Indians	58	57	.504	21.5
Senators	54	60	.474	25.0
Browns	37	80	.316	43.5
Athletics	36	79	.313	43.5

Games

Athletics 16, White Sox 0

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Indians 11, Senators 4

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Browns 8, Red Sox 3

Senators 6, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	72	47	.605	--
Giants	70	46	.603	0.5
Cardinals	64	54	.542	7.5
Pirates	62	57	.521	10.0
Bees	57	62	.479	15.0
Phillies	50	68	.424	21.5
Dodgers	48	68	.414	22.5
Reds	46	67	.407	23.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Dodgers 6, Pirates 3

Bees 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 3, Bees 0

Giants 7, Reds 2

Phillies 10, Cubs 3

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	6
2	Mel Almada	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Moose Solters	5
2	Joe Vosmik	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
1	Chuck Klein	2
1	Leo Norris	2
4	Earl Averill	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	7
2	Harlond Clift	5
3	Gibby Brack	4
3	Chuck Klein	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Gibby Brack	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Harrell	1.00
2	Larry French	0.62
3	Jim Turner	0.60
4	George Caster	0.57
4	Bobo Newsom	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Larry French	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	6
1	Jim Turner	6
3	Larry French	5
3	Johnny Lanning	5
3	Jim Tobin	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.390
2	Charlie Gehringer	.382
3	Paul Waner	.380
4	Lou Gehrig	.365
5	Joe DiMaggio	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	32
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Hank Greenberg	29
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	141
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Joe Medwick	128
4	Lou Gehrig	123
5	Bill Dickey	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	19
3	Augie Galan	18
4	Luke Appling	15
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Stratton	2.35
2	Lefty Gomez	2.45
3	Dizzy Dean	2.61
4	Jim Turner	2.70
5	Russ Bauers	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	17
1	Red Ruffing	17
3	Lefty Gomez	16
3	Roxie Lawson	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	150
2	Lee Grissom	131
3	Bobo Newsom	130
4	Van Mungo	122
5	Lefty Grove	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	16
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	.500
2	Johnny Cooney	.458
3	Frankie Pytlak	.441
4	Joe Vosmik	.433
5	Harry Danning	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Bill Dickey	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	26
2	Harlond Clift	19
2	Hank Greenberg	19
4	Mel Ott	17
5	Joe DiMaggio	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Jesse Hill	3
2	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	0.39
2	Jake Mooty	0.75
3	Claude Passeau	0.86
4	Jim Turner	0.93
5	Ken Chase	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Russ Bauers	21
3	Cy Blanton	17
4	Paul Derringer	16
4	Wes Ferrell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.468
2	Frankie Pytlak	.439
3	Ernie Lombardi	.431
4	Wally Moses	.395
5	Johnny Cooney	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Bill Dickey	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
1	Rudy York	42
3	Hank Greenberg	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Charlie Gehringer	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	7
1	Jesse Hill	7
1	Tony Piet	7
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Bauers	1.53
2	Jim Turner	1.83
3	Paul Derringer	1.91
4	Lefty Gomez	1.93
5	Mike Ryba	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	6
2	Jack Wilson	5
3	Johnny Allen	4
3	Paul Derringer	4
3	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Tommy Bridges	36
4	Carl Hubbell	33
5	Wes Ferrell	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.389
2	Charlie Gehringer	.373
3	Joe Medwick	.369
4	Arky Vaughan	.356
5	Hank Greenberg	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Hal Trosky	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	151
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Joe Medwick	144
4	Hank Greenberg	141
5	2 tied	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Augie Galan	23
2	Gee Walker	23
4	Lyn Lary	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.60
2	Dizzy Dean	2.61
3	Lefty Grove	2.67
4	Jim Turner	2.70
5	Cliff Melton	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	24
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Red Ruffing	19
3	Lon Warneke	19
5	Roxie Lawson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	179
2	Lefty Gomez	176
3	Dizzy Dean	170
4	Bobo Newsom	164
5	Lefty Grove	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	18
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Pat Malone	7
3	Jack Wilson	7
5	Lee Grissom	6