On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	11	.667	--
Red Sox	23	12	.657	0.0
Tigers	18	14	.563	3.5
Indians	17	14	.548	4.0
White Sox	14	14	.500	5.5
Senators	17	18	.486	6.0
Athletics	10	20	.333	10.5
Browns	7	25	.219	14.5

Games

Senators 7, Indians 4

Tigers 10, Yankees 9

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	19	10	.655	--
Giants	19	11	.633	0.5
Pirates	16	13	.552	3.0
Cubs	15	15	.500	4.5
Reds	15	17	.469	5.5
Bees	14	16	.467	5.5
Dodgers	12	19	.387	8.0
Phillies	12	21	.364	9.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0

Bees 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Earl Averill	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Woody Jensen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Woody Jensen	3
2	Marv Owen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	0.62
2	Johnny Lanning	0.60
3	Cy Blanton	0.53
4	Syl Johnson	0.38
5	Wes Ferrell	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	8
2	Paul Dean	5
2	Harry Kelley	5
4	George Earnshaw	4
4	John Whitehead	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.400
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Buck Jordan	.371
4	Lou Gehrig	.371
5	Frank Demaree	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Bill Dickey	8
2	Hal Trosky	8
4	Mel Ott	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	43
2	Mel Ott	35
3	Hal Trosky	31
4	Joe Medwick	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.83
2	Carl Hubbell	2.02
3	Hal Schumacher	2.10
4	Lloyd Brown	2.14
5	Watty Clark	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	50
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
2	Jack Russell	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.442
2	Luke Appling	.440
3	Red Kress	.421
4	Augie Galan	.420
5	2 tied	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	21
2	Joe Medwick	19
3	Luke Appling	18
4	Bill Dickey	16
5	Pinky Whitney	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	4
2	Stu Martin	3
2	Billy Werber	3
4	Doc Cramer	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	0.00
2	Ben Cantwell	1.47
3	Euel Moore	1.50
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.65
5	Bill Walker	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3
3	Ralph Birkofer	2
3	Tommy Bridges	2
3	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	22
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Van Mungo	18
4	Fritz Ostermueller	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dietrich	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
4	Ivy Andrews	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.411
2	Joe Medwick	.388
3	Frank Demaree	.388
4	Buck Jordan	.377
5	George Puccinelli	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Bill Dickey	6
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Joe Medwick	26
4	Jimmie Foxx	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.96
2	Carl Hubbell	1.73
3	Dizzy Dean	1.94
4	Watty Clark	2.00
5	Lloyd Brown	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Jim Weaver	5
3	Tex Carleton	4
3	Dizzy Dean	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	41
2	Lefty Grove	30
2	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Johnny Allen	28
5	Monte Pearson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Pat Malone	3
3	Bill Dietrich	2
3	Frank Gabler	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.373
2	Lou Gehrig	.354
3	Arky Vaughan	.351
4	Bill Terry	.351
5	Billy Herman	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Wally Berger	34
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Hank Greenberg	30
4	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	153
2	Joe Medwick	135
3	Hal Trosky	130
4	Lou Gehrig	129
4	Moose Solters	129

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	2.27
2	Larry French	2.95
3	Hal Schumacher	2.97
4	Carl Hubbell	3.03
5	Watty Clark	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Mel Harder	23
4	Carl Hubbell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	192
2	Tommy Bridges	155
3	Lefty Gomez	147
4	Lefty Grove	146
4	Schoolboy Rowe	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	9
2	Don Brennan	7
2	Syl Johnson	7
2	Jack Knott	7
2	Dutch Leonard	7