On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 9 .679 --
Red Sox 19 10 .655 0.5
Indians 16 10 .615 2.0
White Sox 12 10 .545 4.0
Senators 14 15 .483 5.5
Tigers 12 14 .462 6.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 7.5
Browns 4 23 .148 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 9 .625 --
Giants 15 10 .600 0.5
Pirates 14 10 .583 1.0
Cubs 12 13 .480 3.5
Bees 12 13 .480 3.5
Reds 12 15 .444 4.5
Phillies 12 16 .429 5.0
Dodgers 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 Wally Millies 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
2 Pep Young 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.92
2 Paul Derringer 0.56
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.42
4 Van Mungo 0.31
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Chaplin 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Euel Moore 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 11
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Oral Hildebrand 5
2 Van Mungo 5
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zeke Bonura .400
2 Buddy Lewis .394
3 Joe Medwick .392
4 Frank Demaree .387
5 Rick Ferrell .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 7
2 Hal Trosky 7
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 37
2 Leo Norris 27
2 Mel Ott 27
4 Hank Leiber 25
5 Cecil Travis 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.96
2 Danny MacFayden 1.42
3 Hal Schumacher 1.46
4 Lefty Gomez 1.69
4 Joe Sullivan 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Dizzy Dean 32
4 Lefty Grove 31
5 Monte Pearson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Syl Johnson 3
3 Bill Dietrich 2
3 Pat Malone 2
3 Jack Russell 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .510
2 Luke Appling .463
3 Zeke Bonura .432
4 Bill Brubaker .429
4 Frank Demaree .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Joe Medwick 16
3 Bill Brubaker 15
3 Joe Kuhel 15
3 Mel Ott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Hal Lee 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
4 Augie Galan 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dietrich 0.00
2 Tommy Thomas 0.51
3 Danny MacFayden 0.75
4 Bill Walker 1.29
5 Paul Dean 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Bill Walker 3
3 Tiny Chaplin 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Dizzy Dean 19
2 Lefty Grove 19
4 Jack Tising 18
5 Fritz Ostermueller 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Bill Dietrich 2
3 Cy Blanton 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .367
2 Bill Terry .360
3 Arky Vaughan .358
4 Billy Herman .348
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Hank Greenberg 31
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 160
2 Joe Medwick 128
3 Wally Berger 127
3 Lou Gehrig 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 22
5 Jake Powell 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Larry French 2.78
3 Hal Schumacher 2.84
4 Red Ruffing 3.09
5 Lon Warneke 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Paul Derringer 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 165
3 Lefty Gomez 150
4 Lefty Grove 145
5 Carl Hubbell 140

Saves

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