On This Day

Sunday, April 26, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 3 .700 --
Red Sox 8 5 .615 0.5
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.0
Yankees 7 5 .583 1.0
Senators 7 7 .500 2.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 2.5
Athletics 3 8 .273 4.5
Browns 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Reds 6 5 .545 2.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 2.0
Dodgers 6 6 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.0
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 4 5 .444 3.0
Bees 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Billy Sullivan 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Bolton 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Bolton 3
1 Frankie Crosetti 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody Jensen 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.38
1 Vic Sorrell 0.38
3 Bobo Newsom 0.36
4 Syl Johnson 0.33
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 6
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Jim Walkup 4
4 Dizzy Dean 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .457
2 Joe Medwick .452
3 Jo-Jo Moore .438
4 Ben Geraghty .429
5 Terry Moore .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Hank Leiber 16
2 Hal Trosky 16
4 Hank Greenberg 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 4
2 Ben Geraghty 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.37
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.48
3 Gordon Rhodes 1.00
4 Hal Schumacher 1.23
5 Lefty Gomez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Wes Ferrell 16
2 Bobo Newsom 16
2 Lon Warneke 16
5 Johnny Allen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Al Blanche 1
2 Don Brennan 1
2 Henry Coppola 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .371
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Bill Terry .348
4 Buddy Myer .345
5 Gabby Hartnett .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Wally Berger 34
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Lou Gehrig 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 177
2 Wally Berger 132
3 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Hal Trosky 126
5 Joe Medwick 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Mel Almada 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Larry French 2.70
3 Bill Swift 2.79
4 Hal Schumacher 2.83
5 Charlie Root 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Mel Harder 23
3 Carl Hubbell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Van Mungo 146
5 Schoolboy Rowe 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 8
1 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
4 Don Brennan 6
4 3 others tied 6