On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 6 .714 --
Yankees 14 6 .700 0.5
Indians 13 7 .650 1.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 4.5
Senators 11 12 .478 5.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 6.0
Athletics 7 12 .368 7.0
Browns 3 17 .150 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 7 .611 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 0.5
Giants 10 8 .556 1.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 1.5
Reds 10 10 .500 2.0
Bees 8 10 .444 3.0
Phillies 9 12 .429 3.5
Dodgers 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Jordan 4
2 Johnny Cooney 3
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Pearson 4
1 George Selkirk 4
3 Ed Coleman 3
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.14
2 Monte Pearson 0.70
3 Johnny Allen 0.55
4 Tex Carleton 0.42
5 Jack Tising 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Monte Pearson 7
3 Johnny Allen 6
4 Tex Carleton 5
5 Jack Tising 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lon Warneke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .416
2 Rick Ferrell .414
3 Buck Jordan .410
4 Lou Gehrig .405
5 Frank Demaree .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
3 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 27
2 Leo Norris 22
3 Hal Trosky 19
4 Hank Leiber 18
4 2 others tied 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
2 Dizzy Dean 4
4 Johnny Allen 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Dizzy Dean 28
3 Johnny Allen 26
3 Lefty Grove 26
5 Monte Pearson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Jack Russell 2
4 Al Blanche 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .447
2 Lou Gehrig .438
3 Buck Jordan .435
4 Frankie Crosetti .426
5 Billy Herman .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Leo Norris 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 15
1 Leo Norris 15
3 Zeke Bonura 12
3 Charlie Gehringer 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Ben Geraghty 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.31
2 Danny MacFayden 0.33
3 Lee Stine 0.48
4 Dizzy Dean 0.64
4 George Blaeholder 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 23
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Van Mungo 18
5 Roy Parmelee 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Lefty Grove 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .363
2 Arky Vaughan .359
3 Billy Herman .351
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 35
2 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 131
3 Lou Gehrig 126
4 Joe Medwick 122
4 Hal Trosky 122

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 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
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