Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, May 23, 1936

On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	11	.686	--
Red Sox	23	13	.639	1.5
Tigers	20	15	.571	4.0
Indians	18	16	.529	5.5
White Sox	16	15	.516	6.0
Senators	18	18	.500	6.5
Athletics	10	22	.313	12.5
Browns	8	27	.229	16.0

Games

Senators 8, Red Sox 7

White Sox 8, Browns 3

Browns 5, White Sox 1

Tigers 13, Indians 5

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 12, Athletics 6

Yankees 15, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	11	.645	--
Giants	20	12	.625	0.5
Pirates	16	15	.516	4.0
Cubs	16	15	.516	4.0
Reds	16	17	.485	5.0
Bees	16	17	.485	5.0
Dodgers	13	21	.382	8.5
Phillies	13	22	.371	9.0

Games

Bees 6, Dodgers 4

Bees 5, Dodgers 4

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Giants 9, Phillies 0

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	Gee Walker	5
4	Tony Cuccinello	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Samuel Byrd	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Samuel Byrd	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Buddy Hassett	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Frank Grube	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Broaca	1.12
2	Ed Brandt	0.62
3	Carl Hubbell	0.50
4	Bill Swift	0.45
5	Monty Stratton	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Broaca	9
2	Ed Brandt	5
2	Monty Stratton	5
2	Bill Swift	5
5	Bobo Newsom	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.391
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Buddy Lewis	.372
4	Lou Gehrig	.368
5	Buck Jordan	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Bill Dickey	9
3	Hal Trosky	8
4	Mel Ott	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	45
2	Mel Ott	35
2	Hal Trosky	35
4	Joe Medwick	33
5	Jimmie Foxx	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	8
1	Billy Werber	8
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	Jake Powell	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.38
2	Carl Hubbell	1.77
3	Hal Schumacher	2.10
4	Lloyd Brown	2.30
5	Watty Clark	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Dizzy Dean	6
3	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	50
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Dizzy Dean	38
4	Lefty Grove	36
5	Monte Pearson	35

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	Augie Galan	.432
2	Luke Appling	.426
3	Joe DiMaggio	.400
4	Myril Hoag	.394
5	Tony Cuccinello	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Pinky Whitney	5
4	Marv Owen	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	20
1	Pinky Whitney	20
3	Luke Appling	18
3	Al Simmons	18
5	Joe Medwick	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Jake Powell	3
4	Doc Cramer	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chad Kimsey	0.71
2	Watty Clark	0.93
3	Fritz Ostermueller	1.23
4	Euel Moore	1.50
5	Ben Cantwell	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3
4	Sugar Cain	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Cy Blanton	20
3	Ed Brandt	19
4	Tommy Bridges	16
4	Van Mungo	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.393
2	Frank Demaree	.382
3	Joe Medwick	.377
4	Buddy Lewis	.377
5	Tony Cuccinello	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Bill Dickey	6
4	Earl Averill	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	33
2	Joe Medwick	27
2	Mel Ott	27
4	Luke Appling	26
4	Al Simmons	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Pepper Martin	5
1	Billy Werber	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.41
2	Lefty Grove	1.76
3	Dizzy Dean	2.11
4	Watty Clark	2.23
5	Hal Schumacher	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Danny MacFayden	5
1	Jim Weaver	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	36
2	Bobo Newsom	30
3	Lefty Grove	29
4	Johnny Allen	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Bill Dietrich	2
2	Frank Gabler	2
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.369
2	Arky Vaughan	.353
3	Lou Gehrig	.353
4	Billy Herman	.351
5	Bill Terry	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Wally Berger	33
2	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	150
2	Joe Medwick	136
3	Hal Trosky	134
4	Moose Solters	133
5	Lou Gehrig	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	32
2	Lyn Lary	27
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Augie Galan	22
5	Jake Powell	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.36
2	Larry French	2.86
3	Carl Hubbell	2.95
4	Hal Schumacher	2.97
5	Watty Clark	3.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	194
2	Tommy Bridges	157
3	Lefty Grove	148
4	Lefty Gomez	147
5	2 tied	145

Saves

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