On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 7 .708 --
Yankees 16 7 .696 0.5
Indians 14 8 .636 2.0
Tigers 10 10 .500 5.0
White Sox 9 10 .474 5.5
Senators 12 14 .462 6.0
Athletics 8 14 .364 8.0
Browns 3 19 .136 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 7 .650 --
Pirates 12 8 .600 1.0
Cubs 12 9 .571 1.5
Giants 10 10 .500 3.0
Reds 10 13 .435 4.5
Phillies 10 13 .435 4.5
Dodgers 9 12 .429 4.5
Bees 8 12 .400 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Joe Coscarart 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Lynn King 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Pep Young 4
4 Marv Owen 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Jake Powell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.57
2 Danny MacFayden 0.50
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
4 Sugar Cain 0.38
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny MacFayden 6
2 Cy Blanton 5
2 Sugar Cain 5
4 Ed Brandt 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .427
2 Buck Jordan .407
3 Frank Demaree .407
4 Lou Gehrig .398
5 Frankie Crosetti .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 6
2 Hal Trosky 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Leo Norris 22
4 Hal Trosky 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 6
2 Billy Werber 5
3 Ethan Allen 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.20
2 Danny MacFayden 1.59
3 Hal Schumacher 1.66
4 Lefty Gomez 1.69
5 Johnny Allen 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Lefty Gomez 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 34
2 Dizzy Dean 28
3 Johnny Allen 26
3 Lefty Grove 26
5 Lefty Gomez 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Jack Russell 2
4 Al Blanche 1
4 24 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .489
2 Buck Jordan .465
3 Frankie Crosetti .453
4 Bill Brubaker .441
5 Eric McNair .440

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 Jimmie Foxx 15
3 Rick Ferrell 14
3 Joe Kuhel 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
2 Buddy Myer 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.31
2 Dizzy Dean 0.61
3 George Blaeholder 0.64
4 Danny MacFayden 0.67
5 Joe Sullivan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Jim Weaver 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 19
2 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Johnny Allen 17
4 Pat Malone 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .364
2 Arky Vaughan .357
3 Gabby Hartnett .353
4 Lou Gehrig .350
5 Bill Terry .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Wally Berger 34
2 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Lou Gehrig 33
5 Hal Trosky 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 171
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 128
3 Joe Medwick 128
5 Hal Trosky 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Augie Galan 23
5 Jake Powell 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.25
2 Larry French 2.84
3 Hal Schumacher 2.97
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Ted Lyons 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Gomez 154
4 Schoolboy Rowe 141
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