On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
Red Sox 21 11 .656 1.0
Indians 17 11 .607 3.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 5.5
White Sox 12 13 .480 6.5
Senators 15 17 .469 7.0
Athletics 10 17 .370 9.5
Browns 5 24 .172 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 9 .667 --
Giants 18 10 .643 0.5
Pirates 14 13 .519 4.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 4.0
Reds 14 16 .467 5.5
Bees 12 15 .444 6.0
Phillies 12 19 .387 8.0
Dodgers 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Moore 4
2 Jim Bucher 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Whitney 2
2 Gilly Campbell 1
2 Sam Leslie 1
2 Johnny Mize 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 5
2 Joe Medwick 4
3 Johnny Mize 3
4 Jim Bucher 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 2
2 Stu Martin 1
2 Al Simmons 1
2 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.60
2 Vern Kennedy 0.56
3 General Crowder 0.43
4 Tex Carleton 0.30
5 Carl Hubbell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Kennedy 5
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Lee Stine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .405
2 Frank Demaree .374
3 Lou Gehrig .372
4 Charlie Gehringer .368
5 Buddy Lewis .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 38
2 Mel Ott 31
3 Joe Medwick 28
3 Hal Trosky 28
5 Leo Norris 27

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 0.83
2 Hal Schumacher 1.46
3 Carl Hubbell 2.02
4 Lefty Gomez 2.03
5 Danny MacFayden 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
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 Lefty Grove 34
5 Johnny Allen 31

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .452
2 Woody English .444
2 Joe Medwick .444
4 Red Kress .412
5 Zeke Bonura .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
4 Joe Medwick 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 18
2 Mel Ott 17
3 Bill Dickey 16
4 Luke Appling 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 4
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.57
2 Hal Schumacher 1.04
2 Paul Derringer 1.04
4 Gordon Rhodes 1.10
5 Tommy Thomas 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Mel Harder 3
3 Tex Carleton 2
3 Tiny Chaplin 2
3 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Cy Blanton 15
3 Pat Malone 15
5 2 tied 14

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 .374
2 Arky Vaughan .358
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Gabby Hartnett .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Hank Greenberg 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Joe Medwick 134
3 Hal Trosky 128
4 Lou Gehrig 127
5 Wally Berger 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Jake Powell 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.24
2 Hal Schumacher 2.84
3 Larry French 2.88
4 Red Ruffing 3.09
5 Carl Hubbell 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Mel Harder 23
4 Carl Hubbell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Grove 148
4 Lefty Gomez 145
5 Carl Hubbell 144

Saves

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