On This Day

Saturday, May 2, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 6 .667 --
Yankees 11 6 .647 0.5
Tigers 9 6 .600 1.5
Senators 11 8 .579 1.5
Indians 9 7 .563 2.0
Athletics 6 10 .375 5.0
White Sox 5 9 .357 5.0
Browns 3 14 .176 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 5 .615 --
Cubs 9 6 .600 0.0
Giants 8 6 .571 0.5
Pirates 7 7 .500 1.5
Reds 8 8 .500 1.5
Phillies 8 10 .444 2.5
Bees 6 8 .429 2.5
Dodgers 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Vosmik 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Cliff Bolton 3
2 Bill Brubaker 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Vosmik 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
1 George Puccinelli 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Tom Carey 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Chaplin 0.67
2 Bucky Walters 0.60
3 Jack Tising 0.46
4 Larry French 0.36
5 Russ Van Atta 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Ray Phelps 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Tising 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Larry French 5
4 Tiny Chaplin 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Crosetti .435
2 Rick Ferrell .433
3 Charlie Gehringer .433
4 Billy Herman .422
4 Jo-Jo Moore .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Mel Ott 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 21
2 Leo Norris 18
2 George Puccinelli 18
4 Hank Leiber 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
2 Ethan Allen 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Roy Hughes 4
2 Billy Werber 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.26
2 Lefty Gomez 1.29
3 Jimmie DeShong 1.50
4 Carl Hubbell 1.78
5 Hal Schumacher 1.84

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 3
2 Jack Russell 2
2 Bob Smith 2
4 Al Blanche 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .363
2 Joe Medwick .361
3 Billy Herman .350
4 Bill Terry .348
5 Gabby Hartnett .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 123
4 Joe Medwick 120
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Augie Galan 22
5 Mel Almada 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Larry French 2.75
3 Bill Swift 2.89
4 Charlie Root 2.95
5 Hal Schumacher 2.95

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 Schoolboy Rowe 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 9
2 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
3 Bob Smith 7
5 3 tied 6