On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	12	.676	--
Red Sox	24	14	.632	1.5
Tigers	20	16	.556	4.5
Indians	19	16	.543	5.0
White Sox	17	15	.531	5.5
Senators	19	19	.500	6.5
Athletics	11	23	.324	12.5
Browns	8	28	.222	16.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 0

Athletics 10, Yankees 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	22	11	.667	--
Giants	22	12	.647	0.5
Pirates	17	16	.515	5.0
Reds	17	18	.486	6.0
Bees	17	18	.486	6.0
Cubs	16	17	.485	6.0
Dodgers	14	22	.389	9.5
Phillies	13	24	.351	11.0

Games

Bees 8, Dodgers 0

Pirates 9, Reds 2

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	3
1	Pinky Higgins	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Hal Lee	3
1	Wally Moses	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Sam Leslie	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Paul Waner	3
4	Joe Coscarart	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.86
2	Red Lucas	0.80
3	Fred Frankhouse	0.58
4	Al Smith	0.57
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Frankhouse	7
2	Fritz Ostermueller	6
3	Red Lucas	4
3	Al Smith	4
5	Bill Lee	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.381
2	Joe Medwick	.379
3	Buck Jordan	.375
4	Lou Gehrig	.373
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	51
2	Tony Lazzeri	38
3	Hal Trosky	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	35

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	Sam Leslie	.469
2	Augie Galan	.447
3	Tony Cuccinello	.418
4	Joe DiMaggio	.415
5	2 tied	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Pinky Whitney	5
4	Sam Leslie	4
4	Johnny Moore	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	23
2	Mel Ott	18
2	Pinky Whitney	18
4	Bill Dickey	17
5	3 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	Fritz Ostermueller	0.90
2	Carl Hubbell	0.93
3	Watty Clark	1.26
4	Lloyd Brown	1.52
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	19
2	Tommy Bridges	16
2	Bobo Newsom	16
2	Monte Pearson	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	3
2	Ivy Andrews	1
2	Don Brennan	1
2	Max Butcher	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.391
2	Tony Cuccinello	.386
3	Joe DiMaggio	.385
4	Buck Jordan	.385
5	Luke Appling	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Bill Dickey	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	36
2	Tony Lazzeri	33
3	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Joe Medwick	28
5	Luke Appling	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Pepper Martin	5
1	Buddy Myer	5
1	Jake Powell	5
1	Billy Werber	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	Paul Dean	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Monte Pearson	5
1	Jim Weaver	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	34
2	Bobo Newsom	30
2	Monte Pearson	30
4	Lefty Grove	29
5	Dizzy Dean	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	.370
2	Lou Gehrig	.357
3	Bill Terry	.353
4	Billy Herman	.352
5	Gabby Hartnett	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Wally Berger	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Hal Trosky	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	146
2	Joe Medwick	135
3	Moose Solters	134
3	Hal Trosky	134
5	Lou Gehrig	129

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	2.97
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
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Mel Harder	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Tommy Bridges	155
3	Lefty Grove	148
4	Schoolboy Rowe	145
5	Lefty Gomez	142

Saves

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