On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 7 .696 --
Yankees 15 7 .682 0.5
Indians 14 7 .667 1.0
Senators 12 13 .480 5.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 5.0
White Sox 8 10 .444 5.5
Athletics 8 13 .381 7.0
Browns 3 18 .143 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 7 .632 --
Cubs 12 8 .600 0.5
Pirates 11 8 .579 1.0
Giants 10 9 .526 2.0
Reds 10 12 .455 3.5
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 Bill Brubaker 4
1 Red Kress 4
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Rick Ferrell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Dusty Cooke 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Rick Ferrell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 5
2 Bill Brubaker 3
2 Dusty Cooke 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.43
2 Red Ruffing 0.42
3 Fritz Ostermueller 0.27
4 Bill Hallahan 0.17
4 Gordon Rhodes 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Rhodes 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 5
2 Fritz Ostermueller 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .436
2 Frank Demaree .419
3 Buck Jordan .410
4 Frankie Crosetti .402
5 Billy Herman .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 31
2 Leo Norris 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 George Puccinelli 20
3 2 others tied 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 Danny MacFayden 1.50
3 Lefty Gomez 1.62
3 Carl Hubbell 1.62
5 Hal Schumacher 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
5 15 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 22 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .489
2 Buck Jordan .488
3 Frankie Crosetti .471
4 Frank Demaree .453
5 George Puccinelli .447

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Zeke Bonura 13
2 Rick Ferrell 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 George Puccinelli 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 3
1 Frankie Crosetti 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Roy Hughes 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.31
2 Danny MacFayden 0.33
3 Dizzy Dean 0.61
4 George Blaeholder 0.64
5 Carl Hubbell 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Danny MacFayden 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Johnny Allen 17
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Dizzy Dean 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .366
2 Arky Vaughan .357
3 Billy Herman .353
4 Bill Terry .352
5 Frank Demaree .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Wally Berger 35
3 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Hal Trosky 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 171
2 Wally Berger 131
3 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Joe Medwick 127
5 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 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.25
2 Larry French 2.84
3 Hal Schumacher 2.97
4 Charlie Root 3.06
5 Carl Hubbell 3.06

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 Carl Hubbell 143
5 Lefty Grove 140

Saves

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