Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, May 28, 1936

On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	13	.675	--
Red Sox	25	16	.610	2.5
Indians	21	17	.553	5.0
Tigers	22	18	.550	5.0
White Sox	19	17	.528	6.0
Senators	21	20	.512	6.5
Athletics	12	25	.324	13.5
Browns	9	30	.231	17.5

Games

Yankees 10, Red Sox 6

Indians 6, Browns 5

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Senators 5, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	24	13	.649	--
Giants	24	14	.632	0.5
Pirates	19	18	.514	5.0
Cubs	18	18	.500	5.5
Bees	19	20	.487	6.0
Reds	18	20	.474	6.5
Dodgers	15	24	.385	10.0
Phillies	15	25	.375	10.5

Games

Cubs 11, Reds 5

Bees 4, Giants 3

Bees 5, Giants 4

Dodgers 13, Phillies 10

Pirates 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Lou Finney	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Rip Radcliff	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Jim Bucher	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	5
2	Odell Hale	4
2	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Al Hollingsworth	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Red Kress	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmie DeShong	1.00
2	Harry Kelley	0.78
2	Bobo Newsom	0.78
4	Jim Weaver	0.57
5	Fritz Ostermueller	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	George Jeffcoat	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	7
1	Harry Kelley	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
4	Jimmie DeShong	6
4	Fritz Ostermueller	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	Red Evans	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.384
2	Joe DiMaggio	.375
3	Joe Medwick	.372
4	Buck Jordan	.365
5	Charlie Gehringer	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	51
2	Joe Medwick	41
2	Hal Trosky	41
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	2 tied	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	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.38
2	Lloyd Brown	1.90
3	Carl Hubbell	1.94
4	Paul Dean	2.57
5	Monte Pearson	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Monte Pearson	7
4	Wes Ferrell	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	58
2	Bobo Newsom	49
3	Monte Pearson	41
4	Dizzy Dean	40
4	Fritz Ostermueller	40

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	Paul Waner	.433
2	Buddy Lewis	.409
2	Billy Sullivan	.409
4	Dolph Camilli	.408
4	Stan Hack	.408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	23
2	Joe Medwick	22
3	Hal Trosky	20
4	Luke Appling	19
5	Pinky Whitney	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Stu Martin	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Jake Powell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.35
1	Johnny Lanning	1.35
3	Jim Winford	1.50
4	Lloyd Brown	1.52
5	Harry Gumbert	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Jimmie DeShong	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Van Mungo	20
3	Jim Weaver	17
4	Tommy Bridges	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.415
2	Luke Appling	.396
3	Stu Martin	.380
4	Buck Jordan	.378
5	Joe DiMaggio	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	35
2	Bill Dickey	34
3	Tony Lazzeri	33
4	Luke Appling	29
5	Jimmie Foxx	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	6
1	Tony Piet	6
1	Jake Powell	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	1.63
2	Carl Hubbell	1.69
3	Lefty Grove	1.90
4	Lloyd Brown	1.99
5	Monte Pearson	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Pearson	6
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Danny MacFayden	5
2	Jim Weaver	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	35
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Fritz Ostermueller	31
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Monte Pearson	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Frank Gabler	3
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	Don Brennan	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.369
2	Lou Gehrig	.356
3	Gabby Hartnett	.352
4	Bill Terry	.351
5	Billy Herman	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Wally Berger	34
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Mel Ott	30
4	Hal Trosky	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	142
2	Joe Medwick	141
3	Hal Trosky	138
4	Moose Solters	133
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	2.22
2	Larry French	2.91
3	Carl Hubbell	2.98
4	Lloyd Brown	2.99
5	Dizzy Dean	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	Carl Hubbell	24
5	Mel Harder	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Tommy Bridges	161
3	Lefty Grove	144
3	Carl Hubbell	144
5	Van Mungo	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