On This Day
Sunday, September 26, 1937
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yankees | 99 | 47 | .678 | -- |
Tigers | 85 | 62 | .578 | 14.5 |
White Sox | 82 | 64 | .562 | 17.0 |
Indians | 78 | 69 | .531 | 21.5 |
Red Sox | 75 | 68 | .524 | 22.5 |
Senators | 70 | 74 | .486 | 28.0 |
Athletics | 48 | 94 | .338 | 49.0 |
Browns | 44 | 103 | .299 | 55.5 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 89 | 54 | .622 | -- |
Cubs | 87 | 60 | .592 | 4.0 |
Cardinals | 80 | 68 | .541 | 11.5 |
Pirates | 79 | 68 | .537 | 12.0 |
Bees | 75 | 71 | .514 | 15.5 |
Dodgers | 61 | 86 | .415 | 30.0 |
Phillies | 58 | 88 | .397 | 32.5 |
Reds | 56 | 90 | .384 | 34.5 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Gil English | 5 |
1 | Joe Medwick | 5 |
1 | Johnny Mize | 5 |
4 | Earl Averill | 4 |
4 | 7 others tied | 4 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Tony Cuccinello | 2 |
1 | Johnny Mize | 2 |
3 | Lou Chiozza | 1 |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1 |
3 | 3 others tied | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Tony Cuccinello | 4 |
1 | Bob Johnson | 4 |
1 | Lyn Lary | 4 |
1 | Joe Medwick | 4 |
5 | 6 tied | 3 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Mike Kreevich | 2 |
2 | Phil Cavarretta | 1 |
2 | Ben Chapman | 1 |
2 | George Cisar | 1 |
2 | 8 others tied | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Feller | 0.83 |
2 | Vern Kennedy | 0.80 |
3 | Johnny Allen | 0.70 |
4 | Bill Swift | 0.67 |
5 | Jack Wilson | 0.56 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Allen | 1 |
1 | Bob Feller | 1 |
1 | Larry French | 1 |
1 | Vern Kennedy | 1 |
1 | 7 others tied | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Feller | 10 |
2 | Johnny Allen | 7 |
3 | Tommy Bridges | 6 |
3 | Bill Lee | 6 |
3 | Bill Swift | 6 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Guy Bush | 1 |
1 | Charlie Root | 1 |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Charlie Gehringer | .381 |
2 | Joe Medwick | .378 |
3 | Johnny Mize | .365 |
4 | Paul Waner | .356 |
5 | Lou Gehrig | .350 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Joe DiMaggio | 44 |
2 | Hank Greenberg | 38 |
3 | Lou Gehrig | 36 |
4 | Jimmie Foxx | 34 |
5 | Rudy York | 33 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Greenberg | 172 |
2 | Joe DiMaggio | 152 |
2 | Lou Gehrig | 152 |
4 | Joe Medwick | 151 |
5 | Bill Dickey | 131 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Ben Chapman | 34 |
2 | Billy Werber | 27 |
3 | Augie Galan | 23 |
4 | Gee Walker | 22 |
5 | Luke Appling | 18 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 2.26 |
2 | Monty Stratton | 2.35 |
3 | Jim Turner | 2.55 |
4 | Cliff Melton | 2.64 |
5 | Johnny Allen | 2.65 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 21 |
1 | Carl Hubbell | 21 |
3 | Cliff Melton | 19 |
3 | Jim Turner | 19 |
5 | 4 tied | 18 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 188 |
2 | Bobo Newsom | 154 |
3 | Lee Grissom | 149 |
4 | Lefty Grove | 146 |
5 | Carl Hubbell | 145 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Clint Brown | 18 |
2 | Johnny Murphy | 10 |
3 | Cliff Melton | 7 |
3 | Jack Wilson | 7 |
5 | 3 tied | 6 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank McCormick | .432 |
2 | Johnny McCarthy | .429 |
3 | Jimmy Ripple | .421 |
4 | Johnny Mize | .411 |
5 | John Stone | .400 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Dolph Camilli | 3 |
1 | Joe DiMaggio | 3 |
1 | Lou Gehrig | 3 |
1 | Hank Greenberg | 3 |
1 | Johnny Mize | 3 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Don Gutteridge | 17 |
2 | Lou Gehrig | 16 |
2 | Joe Medwick | 16 |
4 | Gabby Hartnett | 15 |
5 | 3 tied | 14 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Billy Werber | 6 |
2 | Gene Moore | 5 |
3 | Don Gutteridge | 3 |
3 | Mike Kreevich | 3 |
3 | Skeeter Newsome | 3 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Monte Pearson | 0.00 |
2 | Jim Weaver | 0.73 |
3 | Lefty Gomez | 0.75 |
4 | Gene Schott | 0.95 |
5 | John Whitehead | 1.13 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Allen | 4 |
1 | Lefty Gomez | 4 |
1 | Cliff Melton | 4 |
4 | Tommy Bridges | 3 |
4 | 5 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 29 |
2 | Tommy Bridges | 26 |
2 | Bob Feller | 26 |
4 | Johnny Allen | 21 |
5 | 2 tied | 20 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Smith | 2 |
2 | Ivy Andrews | 1 |
2 | Guy Bush | 1 |
2 | Luke Hamlin | 1 |
2 | 13 others tied | 1 |
30 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Phelps | .403 |
2 | Buddy Myer | .397 |
3 | Don Padgett | .374 |
4 | Johnny Mize | .369 |
4 | Burgess Whitehead | .369 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Greenberg | 10 |
2 | Earl Averill | 9 |
3 | Dolph Camilli | 8 |
3 | Lou Gehrig | 8 |
3 | 2 others tied | 8 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou Gehrig | 34 |
2 | Hank Greenberg | 33 |
3 | Bob Johnson | 30 |
4 | Gabby Hartnett | 29 |
5 | 2 tied | 27 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Billy Werber | 13 |
2 | Charlie Gehringer | 7 |
2 | Jesse Hill | 7 |
4 | Jimmy Brown | 6 |
4 | 2 others tied | 6 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 1.40 |
2 | Bill Phebus | 1.51 |
3 | Ken Chase | 1.58 |
4 | Hal Schumacher | 1.65 |
5 | Gene Schott | 1.77 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Allen | 7 |
2 | Cliff Melton | 6 |
3 | Elden Auker | 5 |
3 | Larry French | 5 |
3 | 4 others tied | 5 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Feller | 51 |
2 | Tex Carleton | 39 |
2 | Jack Wilson | 39 |
4 | Tommy Bridges | 38 |
4 | Lefty Gomez | 38 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Clint Brown | 3 |
2 | Mace Brown | 2 |
2 | Roy Henshaw | 2 |
2 | Johnny Marcum | 2 |
2 | 4 others tied | 2 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Charlie Gehringer | .379 |
2 | Joe Medwick | .375 |
3 | Johnny Mize | .366 |
4 | Paul Waner | .356 |
5 | Lou Gehrig | .350 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Joe DiMaggio | 44 |
2 | Hank Greenberg | 38 |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 36 |
3 | Lou Gehrig | 36 |
5 | Rudy York | 33 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Greenberg | 172 |
2 | Joe DiMaggio | 153 |
2 | Lou Gehrig | 153 |
4 | Joe Medwick | 151 |
5 | Bill Dickey | 131 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Ben Chapman | 34 |
2 | Billy Werber | 27 |
3 | Augie Galan | 23 |
4 | Gee Walker | 22 |
5 | Luke Appling | 18 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 2.22 |
2 | Jim Turner | 2.55 |
3 | Monty Stratton | 2.58 |
4 | Cliff Melton | 2.64 |
5 | Johnny Allen | 2.65 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 21 |
1 | Carl Hubbell | 21 |
3 | Cliff Melton | 19 |
3 | Jim Turner | 19 |
3 | Lon Warneke | 19 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Gomez | 189 |
2 | Bobo Newsom | 157 |
3 | Lee Grissom | 149 |
4 | Lefty Grove | 146 |
5 | Carl Hubbell | 145 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Clint Brown | 19 |
2 | Johnny Murphy | 10 |
3 | Cliff Melton | 7 |
3 | Jack Wilson | 7 |
5 | 3 tied | 6 |