On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 44 .676 --
Tigers 81 55 .596 11.0
White Sox 77 59 .566 15.0
Red Sox 71 61 .538 19.0
Indians 72 65 .526 20.5
Senators 64 72 .471 28.0
Athletics 44 90 .328 47.0
Browns 41 96 .299 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 52 .612 --
Cubs 80 57 .584 3.5
Cardinals 74 63 .540 9.5
Pirates 72 65 .526 11.5
Bees 69 68 .504 14.5
Dodgers 61 76 .445 22.5
Phillies 54 82 .397 29.0
Reds 53 82 .393 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Gutteridge 5
2 Les Scarsella 4
2 Al Simmons 4
4 Johnny Cooney 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Scarsella 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
4 Frankie Crosetti 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Gibby Brack 1
2 Leo Durocher 1
2 Buddy Lewis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.75
2 Bob Weiland 0.54
3 Cliff Melton 0.50
4 Harry Kelley 0.38
5 Jim Tobin 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
1 Bob Weiland 7
3 Jack Knott 4
3 Jim Tobin 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .385
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Paul Waner .355
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Joe DiMaggio .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 146
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Joe Medwick 141
5 Bill Dickey 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
2 Billy Werber 24
3 Augie Galan 23
4 Gee Walker 22
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.34
2 Monty Stratton 2.35
3 Jim Turner 2.63
4 Cliff Melton 2.66
5 Dizzy Dean 2.69

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 147
3 Lee Grissom 146
4 Lefty Grove 139
5 Carl Hubbell 133

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 Gene Hasson .467
2 Rudy York .447
3 Dolph Camilli .439
4 Don Padgett .429
5 Woody Jensen .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 18
2 Hank Greenberg 17
3 Bill Dickey 16
3 Hal Trosky 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Don Gutteridge 5
2 Buddy Lewis 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.33
2 Lon Warneke 0.39
3 Red Lucas 0.53
4 Bill Phebus 1.02
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Gill 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Elden Auker 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Cy Blanton 20
2 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Roy Henshaw 19
5 Red Ruffing 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Roy Henshaw 2
1 Johnny Marcum 2
1 Boots Poffenberger 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy York .427
2 Charlie Gehringer .419
3 Mel Ott .411
4 Dolph Camilli .390
5 Bill Dickey .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 14
2 Earl Averill 11
3 Hank Greenberg 9
4 Dolph Camilli 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Rudy York 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
4 Moose Solters 32
5 Lou Gehrig 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 11
2 Augie Galan 7
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Jesse Hill 7
2 Gee Walker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.11
2 Ted Lyons 1.33
3 Ken Chase 1.56
4 Jim Turner 1.67
5 Slick Coffman 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Jim Turner 6
1 Bob Weiland 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Lefty Gomez 39
3 Claude Passeau 33
4 Russ Bauers 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Roy Henshaw 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .382
2 Joe Medwick .371
3 Paul Waner .353
4 Johnny Mize .353
5 Hank Greenberg .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Hank Greenberg 35
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Joe DiMaggio 153
3 Lou Gehrig 150
4 Joe Medwick 148
5 Bill Dickey 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Augie Galan 26
2 Gee Walker 26
4 Billy Werber 25
5 Lyn Lary 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.30
2 Jim Turner 2.63
3 Cliff Melton 2.66
4 Dizzy Dean 2.68
5 Danny MacFayden 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 180
2 Bobo Newsom 154
3 Lee Grissom 146
4 Lefty Grove 144
5 Dizzy Dean 143

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