On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
Red Sox 17 9 .654 0.5
Indians 15 9 .625 1.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 4.0
White Sox 10 10 .500 4.5
Senators 13 14 .481 5.0
Athletics 8 15 .348 8.0
Browns 4 20 .167 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 8 .636 --
Pirates 12 9 .571 1.5
Giants 13 10 .565 1.5
Cubs 12 11 .522 2.5
Reds 12 13 .480 3.5
Bees 10 12 .455 4.0
Dodgers 10 14 .417 5.0
Phillies 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Bill Brubaker 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Augie Galan 3
5 29 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Bill Brubaker 3
3 Jack Burns 2
3 Slick Castleman 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Lee 2
2 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.86
2 Tommy Thomas 0.56
3 Cy Blanton 0.42
4 Dizzy Dean 0.27
5 Orville Jorgens 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Brandt 6
2 Cy Blanton 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
4 Dizzy Dean 4
4 Bump Hadley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Butcher 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .412
2 Rick Ferrell .400
3 Joe Medwick .398
4 Lou Gehrig .387
5 George Puccinelli .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 34
2 Leo Norris 26
3 Mel Ott 25
4 Hank Leiber 23
5 Jimmie Foxx 22

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 32
3 Johnny Allen 27
4 Lefty Grove 26
4 Bobo Newsom 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Pat Malone 2
3 Jack Russell 2
5 26 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .479
2 George Puccinelli .465
3 Rick Ferrell .457
4 Bill Brubaker .452
5 Buddy Lewis .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Leo Norris 16
3 Bill Brubaker 15
4 Rick Ferrell 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Hal Lee 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.67
2 Bill Walker 0.95
3 Tommy Thomas 0.96
4 Johnny Murphy 1.42
5 Bill Dietrich 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 2
1 Tex Carleton 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Dean 2
1 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 19
2 Jack Tising 17
3 Ed Brandt 15
3 Tommy Bridges 15
3 2 others tied 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 .365
2 Arky Vaughan .358
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Gabby Hartnett .353
5 Lou Gehrig .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Hank Greenberg 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 165
2 Wally Berger 127
2 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Joe Medwick 126
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 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.34
2 Larry French 2.81
3 Hal Schumacher 2.95
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Ted Lyons 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Paul Derringer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Lefty Gomez 154
4 Schoolboy Rowe 141
5 Lefty Grove 140

Saves

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