On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 9 .690 --
Red Sox 19 11 .633 1.5
Indians 17 10 .630 2.0
White Sox 12 11 .522 5.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 6.0
Athletics 10 16 .385 8.5
Browns 4 24 .143 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 9 .640 --
Giants 16 10 .615 0.5
Pirates 14 11 .560 2.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 3.5
Bees 12 14 .462 4.5
Reds 12 16 .429 5.5
Phillies 12 17 .414 6.0
Dodgers 11 16 .407 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Jim Gleeson 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Jim Gleeson 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 2
1 Joe Stripp 2
3 Jim Bucher 1
3 Pepper Martin 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Henshaw 0.67
2 Jimmie DeShong 0.50
3 Mel Harder 0.44
4 Vic Sorrell 0.42
5 Ted Lyons 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Henshaw 6
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Vic Sorrell 5
4 Jimmie DeShong 4
4 Mel Harder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .387
2 Frank Demaree .382
3 Buddy Lewis .380
4 Zeke Bonura .377
5 Luke Appling .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 38
2 Leo Norris 27
2 Mel Ott 27
2 Hal Trosky 27
5 Hank Leiber 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Jake Powell 6
3 Billy Werber 5
4 Ethan Allen 4
4 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 Mel Harder 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Ray Benge 4
4 10 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 Luke Appling .488
2 Buddy Lewis .449
3 Earl Averill .444
4 Frank Demaree .415
5 Zeke Bonura .409

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 Zeke Bonura 15
2 Bill Brubaker 15
2 Joe Medwick 15
2 Mel Ott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
4 Augie Galan 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dietrich 0.00
2 Bump Hadley 0.57
3 Danny MacFayden 0.75
4 Tommy Thomas 1.05
5 George Earnshaw 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Vic Sorrell 3
1 Bill Walker 3
4 Tiny Chaplin 2
4 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Jack Tising 18
3 Fritz Ostermueller 16
4 Cy Blanton 15
4 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 2
1 Bob Smith 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 .366
2 Bill Terry .359
3 Arky Vaughan .356
4 Lou Gehrig .351
5 Gabby Hartnett .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Hank Greenberg 31
5 Hal Trosky 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 159
2 Joe Medwick 128
3 Wally Berger 127
3 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Hal Trosky 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
2 Pepper Martin 26
4 Augie Galan 22
5 Jake Powell 20

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 Carl Hubbell 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Mel Harder 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Gomez 150
4 Lefty Grove 145
5 Carl Hubbell 141

Saves

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