On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 13 .667 --
Red Sox 25 15 .625 1.5
Tigers 22 17 .564 4.0
Indians 20 17 .541 5.0
White Sox 18 17 .514 6.0
Senators 20 19 .513 6.0
Athletics 11 24 .314 13.0
Browns 9 29 .237 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 12 .667 --
Cardinals 24 12 .667 0.0
Pirates 18 18 .500 6.0
Reds 18 19 .486 6.5
Cubs 17 18 .486 6.5
Bees 17 20 .459 7.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 10.5
Dodgers 14 24 .368 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Sullivan 5
2 Joe Stripp 4
3 Bill Brubaker 3
3 Woody Jensen 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moe Berg 4
2 Bill Brubaker 3
2 Billy Sullivan 3
2 Hal Trosky 3
2 Jimmie Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Bill Brubaker 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.86
2 Paul Derringer 0.57
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.50
4 Bucky Walters 0.40
5 Larry French 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Oral Hildebrand 6
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 Larry French 4
3 Bucky Walters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .388
2 Buck Jordan .375
2 Joe Medwick .375
4 Charlie Gehringer .365
5 Joe DiMaggio .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Hal Trosky 10
3 Bill Dickey 9
4 Tony Lazzeri 8
4 Johnny Moore 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 51
2 Hal Trosky 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Joe Medwick 39
5 Tony Lazzeri 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
1 Pepper Martin 8
1 Jake Powell 8
1 Billy Werber 8
5 Buddy Myer 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.38
2 Lloyd Brown 1.90
3 Carl Hubbell 1.94
4 Hal Schumacher 2.43
5 Paul Dean 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Monte Pearson 7
4 Wes Ferrell 6
4 Carl Hubbell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Bobo Newsom 42
3 Monte Pearson 41
4 Dizzy Dean 40
5 Tommy Bridges 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Don Brennan 3
2 Frank Gabler 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Sullivan .450
2 Buddy Lewis .424
3 Paul Waner .417
4 Augie Galan .408
5 Earl Averill .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Sam Leslie 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 23
2 Joe Medwick 20
2 Hal Trosky 20
4 Luke Appling 19
5 George Selkirk 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
1 Stu Martin 4
1 Tony Piet 4
1 Jake Powell 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Kimsey 0.73
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.90
3 Carl Hubbell 1.35
4 Jim Winford 1.50
5 Lloyd Brown 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Monte Pearson 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Monte Pearson 19
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Tommy Bridges 15
4 Carl Hubbell 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 2
1 Frank Gabler 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Paul Dean 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .423
2 Luke Appling .400
3 Buck Jordan .393
4 George Puccinelli .379
5 Tony Cuccinello .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Tony Lazzeri 8
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Bill Dickey 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 34
2 Tony Lazzeri 33
2 Joe Medwick 33
4 Luke Appling 29
5 Jimmie Foxx 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Jake Powell 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Pepper Martin 5
3 Tony Piet 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.69
2 Lefty Grove 1.90
3 Bill Walker 1.91
4 Lloyd Brown 1.99
5 Monte Pearson 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Pearson 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Paul Dean 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 35
2 Tommy Bridges 30
2 Monte Pearson 30
4 Cy Blanton 27
4 Dizzy Dean 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Frank Gabler 3
3 Don Brennan 2
3 Bill Dietrich 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .370
2 Lou Gehrig .357
3 Bill Terry .353
4 Arky Vaughan .352
5 Billy Herman .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Wally Berger 33
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Mel Ott 30
4 Hal Trosky 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 146
2 Joe Medwick 139
3 Hal Trosky 138
4 Moose Solters 135
5 Lou Gehrig 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Augie Galan 23
5 Jake Powell 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Larry French 2.91
3 Carl Hubbell 2.98
4 Lloyd Brown 2.99
5 Hal Schumacher 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Carl Hubbell 24
5 Mel Harder 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Lefty Grove 148
4 Carl Hubbell 144
5 2 tied 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 9
2 Don Brennan 8
3 Syl Johnson 7
3 Dutch Leonard 7
5 4 tied 6