On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	14	.682	--
Red Sox	27	18	.600	3.5
Indians	24	18	.571	5.0
Tigers	24	21	.533	6.5
Senators	23	22	.511	7.5
White Sox	20	21	.488	8.5
Athletics	13	28	.317	15.5
Browns	12	31	.279	17.5

Games

Red Sox 14, Indians 6

White Sox 11, Yankees 9

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Senators 15, Browns 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	28	14	.667	--
Giants	25	17	.595	3.0
Pirates	22	20	.524	6.0
Cubs	20	20	.500	7.0
Reds	20	23	.465	8.5
Bees	20	24	.455	9.0
Dodgers	18	26	.409	11.0
Phillies	18	27	.400	11.5

Games

Pirates 5, Bees 4

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Reds 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	5
2	Moe Berg	3
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Clint Brown	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rip Radcliff	2
2	Joe Becker	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Ival Goodman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rip Radcliff	7
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Alex Kampouris	3
2	Les Scarsella	3
5	22 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	2
1	Jake Powell	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Jesse Hill	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	0.67
2	Tiny Chaplin	0.61
3	Tommy Bridges	0.42
3	Al Hollingsworth	0.42
5	Harry Kelley	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tiny Chaplin	11
2	Harry Kelley	6
2	Jim Weaver	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	Al Hollingsworth	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Monte Weaver	1
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.382
2	Joe Medwick	.363
3	Lou Gehrig	.361
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	46
2	Hal Trosky	46
4	Jimmie Foxx	42
5	Goose Goslin	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	10
2	Frankie Crosetti	9
2	Billy Werber	9
4	Pepper Martin	8
4	2 others tied	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
3	Jim Weaver	7

Strikeouts

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

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	.450
2	Stu Martin	.435
3	Odell Hale	.429
4	Rip Radcliff	.420
5	2 tied	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	Ripper Collins	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	21
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Jimmie Foxx	19
4	Joe Medwick	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	0.69
2	Lloyd Brown	0.77
3	Al Smith	1.33
4	Ben Cantwell	1.47
5	Jim Winford	1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Monte Pearson	21
2	Jim Weaver	21
4	Van Mungo	19
5	Harry Kelley	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
2	Ivy Andrews	1
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stu Martin	.407
2	Dolph Camilli	.398
3	Billy Sullivan	.392
4	Johnny Moore	.391
5	Luke Appling	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Hal Trosky	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	37
2	Tony Lazzeri	32
3	Bill Dickey	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Hal Trosky	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	8
1	Tony Piet	8
1	Jake Powell	8
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	Billy Werber	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	6
1	Monte Pearson	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Danny MacFayden	5
3	Jim Weaver	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Tommy Bridges	34
2	Van Mungo	34
2	Monte Pearson	34
5	Fritz Ostermueller	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	3
2	Ed Brandt	2
2	Don Brennan	2
2	Bill Dietrich	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.361
2	Billy Herman	.355
3	Lou Gehrig	.353
4	Bill Terry	.352
5	Gabby Hartnett	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Wally Berger	33
2	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Hal Trosky	31
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	141
2	Hank Greenberg	139
3	Joe Medwick	135
4	Moose Solters	134
5	Goose Goslin	130

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.33
2	Lloyd Brown	2.80
3	Larry French	2.95
4	Carl Hubbell	3.02
5	Hal Schumacher	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Wes Ferrell	24
2	Lefty Grove	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Mel Harder	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	189
2	Tommy Bridges	165
3	Lefty Grove	144
3	Van Mungo	144
5	Schoolboy Rowe	141

Saves

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