Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, April 28, 1936

On This Day

Tuesday, April 28, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	8	4	.667	--
Red Sox	9	5	.643	0.0
Tigers	7	4	.636	0.5
Yankees	8	5	.615	0.5
Senators	7	8	.467	2.5
White Sox	4	6	.400	3.0
Athletics	4	8	.333	4.0
Browns	3	10	.231	5.5

Games

Red Sox 11, White Sox 8

Yankees 2, Indians 0

Athletics 4, Browns 2

Tigers 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	8	3	.727	--
Reds	7	6	.538	2.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.5
Dodgers	6	6	.500	2.5
Phillies	7	7	.500	2.5
Cardinals	4	5	.444	3.0
Pirates	4	6	.400	3.5
Bees	4	7	.364	4.0

Games

Bees 5, Reds 2

Phillies 9, Pirates 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leo Norris	5
2	Heinie Manush	4
3	Rick Ferrell	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.75
2	Ray Benge	0.43
3	Joe Sullivan	0.40
4	Ed Linke	0.33
5	Harry Kelley	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Harry Kelley	1
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Sullivan	4
2	Ray Benge	3
2	Ed Linke	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.452
2	Jo-Jo Moore	.438
3	Ernie Lombardi	.432
4	Charlie Gehringer	.431
5	Ben Geraghty	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	17
2	Hank Leiber	16
2	Hal Trosky	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	15
4	Hank Greenberg	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	4
2	Ben Geraghty	3
2	Stan Hack	3
2	Roy Hughes	3
2	Pepper Martin	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.35
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.48
3	George Blaeholder	0.75
4	Gordon Rhodes	1.00
5	Hal Schumacher	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	23
2	Lon Warneke	17
3	Wes Ferrell	16
3	Bobo Newsom	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	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.370
2	Joe Medwick	.367
3	Bill Terry	.349
4	Billy Herman	.345
5	Gabby Hartnett	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	179
2	Wally Berger	130
3	Lou Gehrig	126
4	Hal Trosky	121
5	Joe Medwick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Lyn Lary	26
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Augie Galan	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.42
2	Larry French	2.73
3	Bill Swift	2.79
4	Hal Schumacher	2.93
5	Charlie Root	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Lefty Grove	22
4	Mel Harder	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	194
2	Tommy Bridges	160
3	Lefty Gomez	146
4	Schoolboy Rowe	145
5	Van Mungo	142

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