On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	13	.698	--
Red Sox	26	18	.591	4.5
Indians	24	17	.585	5.0
Tigers	23	21	.523	7.5
Senators	22	22	.500	8.5
White Sox	19	21	.475	9.5
Athletics	13	27	.325	15.5
Browns	12	30	.286	17.5

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 5

Browns 11, Tigers 10

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 6, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	14	.659	--
Giants	25	17	.595	2.5
Pirates	21	20	.512	6.0
Cubs	20	20	.500	6.5
Bees	20	23	.465	8.0
Reds	19	23	.452	8.5
Dodgers	18	25	.419	10.0
Phillies	18	26	.409	10.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Bees 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lew Riggs	5
2	Beau Bell	4
2	Stu Martin	4
2	Wally Moses	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Bill Brubaker	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Ed Coleman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Brubaker	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Ernie Lombardi	3
2	Stu Martin	3
2	Lew Riggs	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Calvin Chapman	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.57
2	Lefty Grove	0.50
3	Don Brennan	0.38
4	Carl Hubbell	0.36
5	Dizzy Dean	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Pete Appleton	6
3	Lefty Grove	5
4	Larry French	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Van Atta	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.381
2	Buddy Lewis	.366
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Johnny Moore	.360
5	Luke Appling	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Hal Trosky	12
3	Bill Dickey	9
3	Johnny Moore	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	51
2	Joe Medwick	45
2	Hal Trosky	45
4	Jimmie Foxx	40
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	9
1	Billy Werber	9
3	Pepper Martin	8
3	Tony Piet	8
3	Jake Powell	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.60
2	Lloyd Brown	1.77
3	Carl Hubbell	2.09
4	Monte Pearson	2.40
5	Hal Schumacher	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	9
2	Monte Pearson	8
3	Lefty Grove	7
3	Danny MacFayden	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	62
2	Bobo Newsom	52
3	Monte Pearson	49
4	Dizzy Dean	48
5	Tommy Bridges	43

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	Johnny Moore	.438
2	Paul Waner	.426
3	Dolph Camilli	.421
4	Odell Hale	.411
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Sam Leslie	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	23
2	Tony Lazzeri	21
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
4	Goose Goslin	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	7
2	Stu Martin	6
3	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	Billy Werber	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.70
2	Ben Cantwell	1.47
3	Joe Bowman	1.50
4	Jim Winford	1.71
5	Johnny Lanning	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Monte Pearson	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Al Hollingsworth	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	21
2	Van Mungo	19
3	Tommy Bridges	17
3	Fritz Ostermueller	17
5	Dizzy Dean	16

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	Luke Appling	.409
2	Stu Martin	.404
3	Billy Sullivan	.403
4	Buddy Lewis	.402
5	Dolph Camilli	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Hal Trosky	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	39
2	Tony Lazzeri	32
3	Bill Dickey	31
4	Luke Appling	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	8
2	Stu Martin	7
3	Frankie Crosetti	6
3	Jake Powell	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	1.47
2	Lloyd Brown	1.73
3	Bump Hadley	2.01
4	Monte Pearson	2.02
5	Jim Winford	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Monte Pearson	6
3	Danny MacFayden	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	35
1	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Van Mungo	34
3	Monte Pearson	34
5	Fritz Ostermueller	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	3
1	Bob Smith	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	.361
2	Billy Herman	.354
3	Lou Gehrig	.354
4	Bill Terry	.353
5	Gabby Hartnett	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Wally Berger	33
2	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Hal Trosky	32
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	142
2	Hank Greenberg	139
2	Joe Medwick	139
4	Moose Solters	133
5	2 tied	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Lyn Lary	29
3	Pepper Martin	24
4	Augie Galan	23
5	Jake Powell	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.26
2	Lloyd Brown	2.88
3	Larry French	2.98
4	Carl Hubbell	3.02
5	Hal Schumacher	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Mel Harder	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	189
2	Tommy Bridges	160
3	Lefty Grove	149
4	Van Mungo	145
5	Schoolboy Rowe	143

Saves

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