On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 9 .710 --
Red Sox 22 11 .667 1.0
Indians 17 12 .586 4.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 5.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 7.5
Senators 15 18 .455 8.0
Athletics 10 18 .357 10.5
Browns 6 24 .200 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 14 .500 4.5
Reds 14 16 .467 5.5
Bees 13 15 .464 5.5
Phillies 12 19 .387 8.0
Dodgers 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
4 Beau Bell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Monte Pearson 0.47
3 Jack Knott 0.36
4 Monty Stratton 0.33
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 7
2 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Jack Knott 4
4 Clay Bryant 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .405
2 Frank Demaree .378
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Charlie Gehringer .364
5 Buddy Lewis .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Hal Trosky 8
3 Bill Dickey 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 38
2 Mel Ott 31
3 Hal Trosky 29
4 Joe Medwick 28
5 Leo Norris 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Jake Powell 6
2 Billy Werber 6
4 Frankie Crosetti 5
5 4 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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Dizzy Dean 36
4 Monte Pearson 35
5 Lefty Grove 34

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 Joe Medwick .440
2 Luke Appling .435
3 Red Kress .412
4 Woody English .410
5 Bill Dickey .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 17
1 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 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.57
2 Hal Schumacher 1.04
2 Paul Derringer 1.04
4 Tommy Thomas 1.14
5 Ben Cantwell 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
1 Monte Pearson 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Monte Pearson 20
3 Dizzy Dean 16
4 Cy Blanton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 2
1 Frank Gabler 2
1 Pat Malone 2
4 Cy Blanton 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .375
2 Arky Vaughan .355
3 Bill Terry .355
4 Lou Gehrig .353
5 Gabby Hartnett .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Joe Medwick 134
3 Hal Trosky 129
4 Lou Gehrig 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 21
5 Jake Powell 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.24
2 Hal Schumacher 2.87
3 Larry French 2.88
4 Carl Hubbell 3.11
5 Watty Clark 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Mel Harder 23
4 Carl Hubbell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 192
2 Tommy Bridges 161
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 4 tied 6