On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1937

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 49 .673 --
Tigers 87 63 .580 14.0
White Sox 83 66 .557 17.5
Red Sox 78 69 .531 21.5
Indians 80 71 .530 21.5
Senators 71 77 .480 29.0
Athletics 50 96 .342 49.0
Browns 45 104 .302 55.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 55 .626 --
Cubs 90 60 .600 3.5
Pirates 81 68 .544 12.0
Cardinals 80 70 .533 13.5
Bees 75 73 .507 17.5
Dodgers 61 87 .412 31.5
Phillies 60 89 .403 33.0
Reds 56 93 .376 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Johnny McCarthy 4
2 Skeeter Newsome 4
2 George Selkirk 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Fabian Gaffke 1
1 Gene Hasson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Jimmy Ripple 3
3 Joe Vosmik 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Myril Hoag 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 1.00
2 Cliff Melton 0.73
3 Bill Cox 0.60
4 Whit Wyatt 0.50
5 Lefty Mills 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Bill Cox 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 8
2 Lefty Mills 7
3 Eddie Smith 6
4 Bill Dietrich 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .378
2 Charlie Gehringer .375
3 Johnny Mize .363
4 Paul Waner .357
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 45
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 176
2 Joe DiMaggio 159
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Joe Medwick 153
5 Bill Dickey 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Billy Werber 28
3 Augie Galan 23
3 Gee Walker 23
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.26
2 Monty Stratton 2.35
3 Jim Turner 2.51
4 Johnny Allen 2.65
5 Cliff Melton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 21
1 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Cliff Melton 20
4 Red Ruffing 19
4 Jim Turner 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 188
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Lefty Grove 151
4 Carl Hubbell 150
5 Lee Grissom 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 18
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Cliff Melton 7
3 Jack Wilson 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Ripple .491
2 Johnny Mize .438
3 Babe Phelps .417
4 Johnny McCarthy .410
5 Joe Medwick .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Ripple 17
2 Gabby Hartnett 16
2 Joe Medwick 16
4 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Hank Greenberg 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Moore 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Mike Kreevich 3
3 Lyn Lary 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Gill 0.50
1 Jim Weaver 0.50
3 Lefty Gomez 0.67
4 Monte Pearson 0.72
5 Ted Kleinhans 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Elden Auker 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
4 Tommy Bridges 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Smith 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Myer .435
2 Babe Phelps .409
3 Pinky Higgins .389
4 Johnny Mize .385
5 Dolph Camilli .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
1 Moose Solters 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Earl Averill 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 35
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Gabby Hartnett 30
5 Moose Solters 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 14
2 Buddy Lewis 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 Gene Moore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.40
2 Bill Phebus 1.51
3 Jim Tobin 1.53
4 Ken Chase 1.74
5 Hal Schumacher 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Melton 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Elden Auker 6
2 George Gill 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Tex Carleton 38
2 Lefty Gomez 38
4 Tommy Bridges 36
4 Claude Passeau 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Roy Henshaw 2
1 Johnny Marcum 2
1 3 others tied 2