On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 17 8 .680 0.5
Indians 15 8 .652 1.5
Senators 13 14 .481 5.5
Tigers 10 11 .476 5.5
White Sox 9 10 .474 5.5
Athletics 8 15 .348 8.5
Browns 3 19 .136 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 7 .667 --
Pirates 12 9 .571 2.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.5
Giants 11 10 .524 3.0
Reds 11 13 .458 4.5
Bees 9 12 .429 5.0
Phillies 10 14 .417 5.5
Dodgers 9 13 .409 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marv Owen 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
2 Billy Myers 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Calvin Chapman 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 1.67
2 Bobo Newsom 1.00
3 Paul Dean 0.67
4 Joe Bowman 0.60
4 Jack Tising 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Fritz Ostermueller 6
2 Jack Tising 6
4 Paul Derringer 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .409
2 Rick Ferrell .407
3 Joe Medwick .393
4 Charlie Gehringer .391
4 Buck Jordan .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 7
3 Hal Trosky 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Leo Norris 22
4 Hank Leiber 21
4 3 others tied 21

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 0.95
2 Danny MacFayden 1.59
3 Lefty Gomez 1.69
3 Joe Sullivan 1.69
5 Hal Schumacher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 38
2 Dizzy Dean 28
3 Johnny Allen 26
3 Lefty Grove 26
3 Bobo Newsom 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Pat Malone 2
3 Jack Russell 2
5 24 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buck Jordan .455
2 Rick Ferrell .447
2 George Puccinelli .447
4 Frankie Crosetti .442
5 Frank Demaree .434

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 19
2 Joe Kuhel 15
3 Rick Ferrell 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 George Puccinelli 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Pepper Martin 3
3 Ethan Allen 2
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.61
2 Danny MacFayden 0.67
3 Bill Walker 0.95
4 Johnny Murphy 1.08
5 Ed Brandt 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Ray Benge 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Johnny Allen 17
2 Jack Tising 17
4 Lefty Grove 15
4 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .366
2 Arky Vaughan .355
3 Gabby Hartnett .351
4 Bill Terry .350
5 Billy Herman .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Hal Trosky 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Joe Medwick 128
4 Lou Gehrig 127
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 2.34
2 Larry French 2.84
3 Hal Schumacher 2.93
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Bill Swift 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Paul Derringer 22

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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