On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 6 .727 --
Yankees 15 6 .714 0.5
Indians 14 7 .667 1.5
Tigers 9 10 .474 5.5
Senators 11 13 .458 6.0
White Sox 8 10 .444 6.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 8.0
Browns 3 18 .143 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 12 7 .632 --
Cardinals 11 7 .611 0.5
Pirates 10 8 .556 1.5
Giants 10 9 .526 2.0
Reds 10 11 .476 3.0
Bees 8 11 .421 4.0
Phillies 9 13 .409 4.5
Dodgers 8 12 .400 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Al Lopez 4
1 Gene Moore 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
3 Frank Demaree 1
3 Jimmy Dykes 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Johnny Cooney 3
4 Gene Moore 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Sorrell 0.50
2 Mel Harder 0.45
3 Slick Castleman 0.36
4 Buck Ross 0.36
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 5
1 Buck Ross 5
1 Vic Sorrell 5
4 Johnny Broaca 4
4 Slick Castleman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .419
2 Billy Herman .410
2 Buck Jordan .410
4 Frank Demaree .407
5 Frankie Crosetti .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 6
2 Hal Trosky 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 31
2 Leo Norris 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Cecil Travis 20
3 Hal Trosky 20

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
2 Wes Ferrell 4
5 14 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 34
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 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .462
2 Frankie Crosetti .451
3 Buck Jordan .447
4 Rick Ferrell .442
5 George Puccinelli .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Bill Dickey 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 19
2 Leo Norris 15
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
4 Zeke Bonura 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 3
1 Frankie Crosetti 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Ben Geraghty 3
1 3 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 Van Mungo 20
3 Lefty Grove 19
4 Dizzy Dean 18
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Fred Frankhouse 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .364
2 Arky Vaughan .359
3 Bill Terry .351
4 Billy Herman .351
5 Lou Gehrig .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
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 172
2 Wally Berger 132
3 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Joe Medwick 123
4 Hal Trosky 123

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 Hal Schumacher 2.97
5 Charlie Root 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 27
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Gomez 150
4 Van Mungo 148
5 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