On This Day

Monday, May 4, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 6 .684 --
Yankees 12 6 .667 0.5
Indians 11 7 .611 1.5
Tigers 9 7 .563 2.5
Senators 11 10 .524 3.0
White Sox 6 9 .400 5.0
Athletics 6 11 .353 6.0
Browns 3 15 .167 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 6 .600 --
Giants 9 7 .563 0.5
Cubs 9 7 .563 0.5
Pirates 8 7 .533 1.0
Reds 9 9 .500 1.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 2.0
Bees 7 9 .438 2.5
Dodgers 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Wally Berger 2
1 Joe Coscarart 2
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
1 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Coscarart 3
1 Terry Moore 3
3 Roy Hughes 2
3 Billy Sullivan 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Billy Myers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lloyd Brown 0.50
2 Carl Hubbell 0.43
3 Lee Stine 0.38
4 Roy Parmelee 0.13
5 Ray Benge 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Lee Stine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Lee Stine 3
4 Roy Parmelee 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .438
2 Billy Herman .420
3 Frankie Crosetti .418
4 Charlie Gehringer .408
5 Buck Jordan .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Hal Trosky 5
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Mel Ott 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 22
2 Leo Norris 21
3 Hank Leiber 18
3 George Puccinelli 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 6
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 George Blaeholder 0.53
3 Lee Stine 1.35
4 Jimmie DeShong 1.50
5 2 tied 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
3 George Blaeholder 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Lefty Grove 21
2 Lon Warneke 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Jack Russell 2
4 Al Blanche 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .362
2 Arky Vaughan .361
3 Billy Herman .351
4 Bill Terry .348
5 Gabby Hartnett .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 35
2 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 125
4 Joe Medwick 122
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
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 2.91
4 Charlie Root 2.94
5 Hal Schumacher 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Mel Harder 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Lefty Gomez 152
4 Van Mungo 146
4 Schoolboy Rowe 146

Saves

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