On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	15	.674	--
Red Sox	29	18	.617	2.5
Indians	24	20	.545	6.0
Tigers	25	22	.532	6.5
Senators	24	23	.511	7.5
White Sox	21	22	.488	8.5
Athletics	14	29	.326	15.5
Browns	13	32	.289	17.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

White Sox 16, Yankees 3

Tigers 18, Athletics 9

Browns 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	29	15	.659	--
Giants	26	18	.591	3.0
Pirates	23	21	.523	6.0
Cubs	21	21	.500	7.0
Reds	21	23	.477	8.0
Bees	21	25	.457	9.0
Dodgers	19	27	.413	11.0
Phillies	18	28	.391	12.0

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 5

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Bees 5

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	4
1	Billy Herman	4
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	Rip Radcliff	1
2	Red Rolfe	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
4	Jimmy Dykes	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Calvin Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.38
2	Cy Blanton	0.36
3	Monte Pearson	0.33
4	Hal Kelleher	0.31
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	Cy Blanton	4
2	Hal Kelleher	4
4	Slick Castleman	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Mace Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.379
2	Johnny Moore	.360
3	Buck Jordan	.360
4	Joe Medwick	.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
3	Mel Ott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	51
2	Joe Medwick	48
3	Hal Trosky	46
4	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Goose Goslin	44

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	1.75
2	Lloyd Brown	1.77
3	Carl Hubbell	2.28
4	Hal Schumacher	2.40
5	Red Ruffing	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	9
2	Lefty Grove	8
2	Monte Pearson	8
4	Wes Ferrell	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	62
2	Bobo Newsom	60
3	Monte Pearson	51
4	Tommy Bridges	48
4	Dizzy Dean	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	4
1	Bob Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Frank Gabler	3
3	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.450
2	Stu Martin	.439
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.439
4	Johnny Moore	.431
5	Rip Radcliff	.421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Goose Goslin	20
2	Tony Lazzeri	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.95
2	Al Smith	1.33
3	Ben Cantwell	1.46
4	Red Ruffing	1.73
5	2 tied	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Paul Dean	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Harry Kelley	18
3	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Monte Pearson	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Mace Brown	2
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stu Martin	.430
2	Luke Appling	.415
3	Dolph Camilli	.408
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	Goose Goslin	30
4	Hal Trosky	30

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	Lloyd Brown	1.38
2	Ben Cantwell	1.47
3	Bump Hadley	2.01
4	Red Ruffing	2.21
5	Jim Winford	2.43

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	36
3	Tommy Bridges	31
4	Cy Blanton	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	3
1	Frank Gabler	3
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Herman	.359
2	Joe Medwick	.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	Mel Ott	31
4	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	141
2	Hank Greenberg	139
3	Joe Medwick	135
4	Goose Goslin	133
5	Moose Solters	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	29
2	Billy Werber	28
3	Pepper Martin	25
4	Jake Powell	24
5	Augie Galan	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.35
2	Lloyd Brown	2.87
3	Larry French	2.95
4	Carl Hubbell	3.08
5	Hal Schumacher	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	186
2	Tommy Bridges	165
3	Lefty Grove	149
4	Van Mungo	144
5	Schoolboy Rowe	141

Saves

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