On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 1.5
Indians 17 11 .607 3.0
White Sox 12 12 .500 6.0
Tigers 14 14 .500 6.0
Senators 15 16 .484 6.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 9.5
Browns 5 24 .172 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Giants 17 10 .630 0.5
Pirates 14 12 .538 3.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 4.0
Bees 12 14 .462 5.0
Reds 13 16 .448 5.5
Phillies 12 18 .400 7.0
Dodgers 11 17 .393 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Al Simmons 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Earl Averill 2
3 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Selkirk 2
2 Doc Cramer 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.57
2 Dizzy Dean 0.50
3 John Whitehead 0.44
4 Johnny Allen 0.36
5 Curt Davis 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 4
1 Ed Brandt 4
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 John Whitehead 4
5 9 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Frank Gabler 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .405
2 Frank Demaree .382
3 Buddy Lewis .381
4 Lou Gehrig .372
5 Zeke Bonura .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Hal Trosky 8
3 Bill Dickey 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 38
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Hal Trosky 28
4 Leo Norris 27
5 Hank Leiber 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Jake Powell 6
2 Billy Werber 6
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 2.03
4 Carl Hubbell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Mel Harder 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Dizzy Dean 36
4 Johnny Allen 31
4 Lefty Grove 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Pat Malone 3
4 Bill Dietrich 2
4 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .442
2 Luke Appling .442
3 Buddy Lewis .440
4 Earl Averill .421
4 Woody English .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Bill Dickey 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Rick Ferrell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Mel Ott 16
3 Luke Appling 15
3 Joe Medwick 15
5 Dolph Camilli 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Doc Cramer 2
3 Jimmie Foxx 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.57
2 Danny MacFayden 0.75
3 Hal Schumacher 1.04
4 George Earnshaw 1.06
5 Tommy Thomas 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 3
2 Tiny Chaplin 2
2 Watty Clark 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Cy Blanton 15
3 Pat Malone 15
3 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 2
1 Frank Gabler 2
1 Pat Malone 2
1 Bob Smith 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .372
2 Arky Vaughan .357
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Gabby Hartnett .347

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 157
2 Joe Medwick 130
3 Lou Gehrig 129
4 Hal Trosky 128
5 Wally Berger 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Augie Galan 22
5 Jake Powell 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Hal Schumacher 2.84
3 Larry French 2.88
4 Red Ruffing 3.09
5 Lon Warneke 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Gomez 152
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