On This Day

Friday, May 1, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 5 .706 --
Yankees 11 5 .688 0.5
Tigers 8 6 .571 2.5
Senators 10 8 .556 2.5
Indians 8 7 .533 3.0
Athletics 6 9 .400 5.0
White Sox 4 9 .308 6.0
Browns 3 13 .188 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 5 .615 --
Cardinals 7 5 .583 0.5
Cubs 8 6 .571 0.5
Reds 8 7 .533 1.0
Pirates 6 7 .462 2.0
Bees 6 7 .462 2.0
Phillies 7 10 .412 3.0
Dodgers 6 9 .400 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leo Durocher 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Moore 2
2 Bruce Ogrodowski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Leo Durocher 3
2 Al Lopez 3
2 Cecil Travis 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lee Grissom 1
1 Hal Lee 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.75
2 Lefty Grove 1.29
3 Lee Grissom 0.78
4 Joe Bowman 0.50
4 Jimmie DeShong 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Lee Grissom 7
4 Jimmie DeShong 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1
1 Lee Stine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .439
2 Billy Herman .433
2 Jo-Jo Moore .433
4 Charlie Gehringer .419
5 Frankie Crosetti .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Mel Ott 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 21
2 Leo Norris 18
3 Hank Leiber 17
4 Cecil Travis 16
4 Hal Trosky 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.26
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.48
3 Hal Schumacher 1.23
4 Lefty Gomez 1.29
5 Jimmie DeShong 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Johnny Allen 20
3 Dizzy Dean 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Bob Smith 2
3 Al Blanche 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .364
2 Joe Medwick .363
3 Billy Herman .351
4 Bill Terry .348
5 Gabby Hartnett .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Wally Berger 34
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 129
3 Lou Gehrig 123
4 Hal Trosky 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Mel Almada 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Larry French 2.74
3 Bill Swift 2.89
4 Hal Schumacher 2.93
5 Charlie Root 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 158
3 Lefty Gomez 149
4 Van Mungo 147
5 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 8
1 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
3 Bob Smith 7
5 3 tied 6