On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 14 .689 --
Red Sox 28 18 .609 3.5
Indians 24 19 .558 6.0
Tigers 24 22 .522 7.5
Senators 24 22 .522 7.5
White Sox 20 22 .476 9.5
Athletics 14 28 .333 15.5
Browns 12 32 .273 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 14 .674 --
Giants 26 17 .605 3.0
Pirates 22 21 .512 7.0
Cubs 20 21 .488 8.0
Bees 21 24 .467 9.0
Reds 20 23 .465 9.0
Phillies 18 27 .400 12.0
Dodgers 18 27 .400 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Higgins 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Milt Galatzer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Goose Goslin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Al Niemiec 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Joe Medwick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 0.83
2 Bobo Newsom 0.67
3 Bill Swift 0.36
4 Johnny Allen 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Hal Schumacher 5
2 Bill Swift 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 Roy Parmelee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .382
2 Joe Medwick .366
3 Lou Gehrig .362
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 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 51
2 Joe Medwick 47
3 Hal Trosky 46
4 Jimmie Foxx 44
5 Goose Goslin 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 10
2 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 Pepper Martin 9
2 Billy Werber 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 9
2 Monte Pearson 8
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Lefty Grove 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 62
2 Bobo Newsom 60
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 Stu Martin .455
2 Paul Waner .439
3 Johnny Moore .418
4 Dolph Camilli .415
5 Gus Suhr .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
2 Frankie Crosetti 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Goose Goslin 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 22
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Tony Lazzeri 20
4 Goose Goslin 19
4 Joe Medwick 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 7
2 Stu Martin 6
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 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 1.46
5 Monte Pearson 1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Jim Weaver 21
3 Van Mungo 19
4 Harry Kelley 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stu Martin .421
2 Luke Appling .415
3 Dolph Camilli .404
4 Johnny Moore .385
5 Bill Dickey .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Tony Lazzeri 31
4 Hal Trosky 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 8
1 Jake Powell 8
3 Tony Piet 7
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 Red Ruffing 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Monte Pearson 34
3 Tommy Bridges 31
4 Van Mungo 30
4 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 Lou Gehrig .354
3 Billy Herman .354
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Gabby Hartnett .350

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 136
4 Moose Solters 134
5 Goose Goslin 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 29
1 Billy Werber 29
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Jake Powell 24
5 Augie Galan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.33
2 Lloyd Brown 2.87
3 Larry French 2.95
4 Carl Hubbell 3.02
5 Hal Schumacher 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 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