On This Day

Tuesday, May 5, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 6 .700 --
Yankees 13 6 .684 0.5
Indians 12 7 .632 1.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 3.5
Senators 11 11 .500 4.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 6.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 6.0
Browns 3 16 .158 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 10 7 .588 --
Pirates 9 7 .563 0.5
Cardinals 9 7 .563 0.5
Giants 9 8 .529 1.0
Reds 10 9 .526 1.0
Bees 8 9 .471 2.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 2.5
Dodgers 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Bud Hafey 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 Wally Moses 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Wally Moses 4
3 Zeke Bonura 2
3 Lou Chiozza 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.90
2 Danny MacFayden 0.67
3 Lefty Grove 0.62
4 Hal Schumacher 0.43
5 Paul Dean 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 9
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
4 Bill Lee 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .418
2 Billy Herman .411
3 Lou Gehrig .405
4 Frankie Crosetti .394
5 Charlie Gehringer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Hal Trosky 5
3 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Bud Hafey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 26
2 Leo Norris 22
3 Hank Leiber 18
3 George Puccinelli 18
3 Hal Trosky 18

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 0.20
2 Lee Stine 1.35
3 Danny MacFayden 1.50
4 Lefty Gomez 1.62
4 Carl Hubbell 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Benge 4
3 Pete Appleton 3
3 George Blaeholder 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Lefty Gomez 21
3 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 .358
3 Bill Terry .351
4 Billy Herman .350
5 Lou Gehrig .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 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 125
4 Joe Medwick 122
5 Hal Trosky 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Augie Galan 23
5 Mel Almada 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.25
2 Larry French 2.75
3 Bill Swift 2.91
4 Charlie Root 2.94
5 Hal Schumacher 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
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