On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	16	.680	--
Red Sox	32	20	.615	3.0
Tigers	28	24	.538	7.0
Indians	25	22	.532	7.5
Senators	25	25	.500	9.0
White Sox	22	25	.468	10.5
Athletics	16	31	.340	16.5
Browns	15	34	.306	18.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 3

Tigers 12, Red Sox 7

Yankees 12, Browns 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	31	17	.646	--
Giants	28	21	.571	3.5
Cubs	25	21	.543	5.0
Pirates	26	22	.542	5.0
Bees	24	26	.480	8.0
Reds	23	26	.469	8.5
Phillies	19	31	.380	13.0
Dodgers	19	31	.380	13.0

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 7, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Billy Rogell	4
2	Burgess Whitehead	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Billy Rogell	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	0.67
2	Cy Blanton	0.57
3	Lefty Grove	0.42
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.40
5	Elden Auker	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
4	Cy Blanton	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Broaca	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.364
2	Joe DiMaggio	.363
3	Johnny Moore	.360
4	Luke Appling	.360
5	Charlie Gehringer	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Hal Trosky	12
3	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Mel Ott	11
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Bill Dickey	51
2	Joe Medwick	51
4	Goose Goslin	50
5	Mel Ott	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	11
2	Pepper Martin	10
2	Tony Piet	10
4	Frankie Crosetti	9
4	Billy Werber	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	1.70
2	Lefty Grove	1.86
3	Carl Hubbell	2.35
4	Red Ruffing	2.54
5	Al Smith	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Lefty Grove	9
3	Danny MacFayden	8
3	Monte Pearson	8
5	5 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	64
2	Bobo Newsom	62
3	Dizzy Dean	56
4	Monte Pearson	54
5	Tommy Bridges	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	4
1	Bob Smith	4
3	Mace Brown	3
3	Bill Dietrich	3
3	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Fox	.429
1	Stu Martin	.429
3	Gus Suhr	.426
4	Ripper Collins	.419
5	Tony Piet	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Goose Goslin	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Gus Suhr	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	18
4	Rip Radcliff	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	8
2	Jesse Hill	4
2	Stu Martin	4
2	Jake Powell	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	0.00
2	Lloyd Brown	1.06
3	Ed Brandt	1.50
3	Earl Caldwell	1.50
3	Bump Hadley	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Jim Henry	3
2	Danny MacFayden	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	20
2	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Dizzy Dean	18
3	Fritz Ostermueller	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Mace Brown	2
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	Johnny Broaca	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.429
2	Stu Martin	.398
3	Johnny Moore	.398
4	Dolph Camilli	.396
5	Rip Radcliff	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	9
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Goose Goslin	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	35
2	Joe Medwick	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Mel Ott	33
5	Jimmie Foxx	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	9
2	Stu Martin	8
2	Jake Powell	8
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
4	Billy Werber	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	1.33
2	Ben Cantwell	1.52
3	Jim Winford	1.93
4	Red Ruffing	1.95
5	Bump Hadley	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Danny MacFayden	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	44
2	Tommy Bridges	35
3	Monte Pearson	32
4	Cy Blanton	31
4	Fritz Ostermueller	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	.358
2	Joe Medwick	.354
3	Bill Terry	.353
4	Gabby Hartnett	.351
5	Lou Gehrig	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Wally Berger	33
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	139
2	Joe Medwick	136
3	Goose Goslin	133
3	Hank Greenberg	133
3	Moose Solters	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	30
2	Billy Werber	27
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Augie Galan	24
4	Jake Powell	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.36
2	Lloyd Brown	2.76
3	Larry French	2.88
4	Carl Hubbell	3.10
5	Red Ruffing	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	33
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Elden Auker	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	194
2	Tommy Bridges	161
3	Lefty Grove	149
4	Schoolboy Rowe	141
5	Lefty Gomez	139

Saves

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