On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 11 .694 --
Red Sox 23 14 .622 2.5
Tigers 20 16 .556 5.0
Indians 19 16 .543 5.5
White Sox 17 15 .531 6.0
Senators 19 18 .514 6.5
Athletics 10 23 .303 13.5
Browns 8 28 .222 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 11 .656 --
Giants 21 12 .636 0.5
Pirates 16 16 .500 5.0
Cubs 16 16 .500 5.0
Reds 17 17 .500 5.0
Bees 16 18 .471 6.0
Dodgers 14 21 .400 8.5
Phillies 13 23 .361 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Leslie 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Hank Leiber 4
2 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Jake Powell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 Joe Kuhel 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 11
2 Danny Taylor 5
3 Al Hollingsworth 4
3 Buddy Lewis 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.64
2 Lloyd Brown 0.50
3 Jim Weaver 0.38
4 Roy Parmelee 0.33
5 Monte Pearson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 7
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Bill Dietrich 3
2 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Gabler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .387
2 Buddy Lewis .385
3 Buck Jordan .374
4 Lou Gehrig .372
5 Charlie Gehringer .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Bill Dickey 9
2 Hal Trosky 9
4 Tony Lazzeri 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 48
2 Tony Lazzeri 38
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 8
1 Billy Werber 8
3 Jake Powell 7
4 Frankie Crosetti 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.38
2 Carl Hubbell 1.77
3 Lloyd Brown 1.90
4 Hal Schumacher 2.43
5 Watty Clark 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Monte Pearson 6
4 Wes Ferrell 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 57
2 Bobo Newsom 42
3 Dizzy Dean 38
3 Monte Pearson 38
5 Lefty Grove 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Frank Gabler 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Jack Russell 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .457
2 Joe DiMaggio .422
3 Tony Cuccinello .418
4 Buddy Lewis .415
5 Johnny Mize .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 8
2 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Pinky Whitney 5
4 Johnny Moore 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 24
2 Mel Ott 19
3 Al Simmons 18
3 Pinky Whitney 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 4
2 Lee Handley 3
2 Jake Powell 3
2 Billy Werber 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Kimsey 0.71
2 Carl Hubbell 0.93
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.23
4 Watty Clark 1.26
5 Lloyd Brown 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Schumacher 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 24
2 Van Mungo 23
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 Monte Pearson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Gabler 3
2 Pat Malone 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .396
2 Buck Jordan .393
3 Buddy Lewis .383
4 Tony Cuccinello .380
5 Lou Gehrig .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Tony Lazzeri 8
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Bill Dickey 6
3 Hal Trosky 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 35
2 Bill Dickey 34
3 Joe Medwick 28
4 Jimmie Foxx 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Pepper Martin 5
1 Buddy Myer 5
1 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.41
2 Lefty Grove 1.76
3 Lloyd Brown 1.88
4 Dizzy Dean 2.11
5 Gene Schott 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Danny MacFayden 5
1 Monte Pearson 5
1 Jim Weaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Monte Pearson 30
4 Lefty Grove 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .371
2 Lou Gehrig .356
3 Billy Herman .352
4 Bill Terry .352
5 Arky Vaughan .352

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 148
2 Joe Medwick 137
3 Moose Solters 134
3 Hal Trosky 134
5 Lou Gehrig 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 32
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Augie Galan 22
5 Jake Powell 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Larry French 2.86
3 Carl Hubbell 2.95
4 Lloyd Brown 3.01
5 Watty Clark 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Tommy Bridges 157
3 Lefty Grove 148
4 Carl Hubbell 145
4 Schoolboy Rowe 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 9
2 Don Brennan 7
2 Syl Johnson 7
2 Dutch Leonard 7
5 4 tied 6