On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 15 .681 --
Red Sox 30 18 .625 2.5
Indians 24 21 .533 7.0
Tigers 25 23 .521 7.5
Senators 25 23 .521 7.5
White Sox 21 23 .477 9.5
Athletics 14 29 .326 16.0
Browns 13 32 .289 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 15 .667 --
Giants 26 19 .578 4.0
Pirates 24 21 .533 6.0
Cubs 22 21 .512 7.0
Bees 22 25 .468 9.0
Reds 21 24 .467 9.0
Dodgers 19 28 .404 12.0
Phillies 18 29 .383 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cookie Lavagetto 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Gene Moore 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Hal Lee 3
2 Rip Radcliff 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 Tony Piet 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.56
2 Joe Bowman 0.45
3 Dizzy Dean 0.36
4 Lloyd Brown 0.30
5 Bill Lee 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Bowman 5
1 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Dizzy Dean 4
4 Lloyd Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .382
2 Joe Medwick .367
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 Mel Ott 10
4 Bill Dickey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 51
2 Joe Medwick 49
3 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Hal Trosky 46
5 Goose Goslin 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 10
2 Frankie Crosetti 9
2 Pepper Martin 9
2 Tony Piet 9
2 Billy Werber 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Brown 1.70
2 Lefty Grove 1.75
3 Carl Hubbell 2.28
4 Hal Schumacher 2.40
5 Red Ruffing 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
2 Monte Pearson 8
4 Wes Ferrell 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 64
2 Bobo Newsom 60
3 Dizzy Dean 52
4 Monte Pearson 51
5 Tommy Bridges 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 Ripper Collins .457
2 Paul Waner .452
3 Stu Martin .448
4 Frenchy Bordagaray .432
5 Rip Radcliff .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
1 Goose Goslin 20
1 Gus Suhr 20
4 Joe Medwick 19
4 Rip Radcliff 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 0.00
2 Lloyd Brown 1.00
3 Ben Cantwell 1.46
4 Red Ruffing 1.73
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Monte Pearson 3
2 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Monte Pearson 16
5 Fritz Ostermueller 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 .419
2 Luke Appling .418
3 Dolph Camilli .404
4 Johnny Moore .376
5 Joe Medwick .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 38
2 Goose Goslin 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 30
3 Tony Lazzeri 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 Lloyd Brown 1.33
2 Ben Cantwell 1.47
3 Bump Hadley 2.01
4 Red Ruffing 2.21
5 Jim Winford 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Monte Pearson 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Hal Schumacher 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Monte Pearson 36
3 Dizzy Dean 32
3 Van Mungo 32
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .360
2 Bill Terry .358
3 Joe Medwick .357
4 Lou Gehrig .350
5 Arky Vaughan .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 Wally Berger 32
3 Mel Ott 32
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 139
2 Hank Greenberg 137
3 Joe Medwick 136
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 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.34
2 Lloyd Brown 2.78
3 Larry French 2.98
4 Hal Schumacher 3.10
5 Carl Hubbell 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 32
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Tommy Bridges 157
3 Lefty Grove 144
4 Lefty Gomez 143
5 Van Mungo 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
1 Bob Smith 9
3 Dutch Leonard 7
4 Jack Knott 6
4 Allyn Stout 6