On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 17 .673 --
Red Sox 34 21 .618 2.5
Tigers 29 26 .527 7.5
Indians 26 24 .520 8.0
Senators 27 26 .509 8.5
White Sox 23 26 .469 10.5
Athletics 17 32 .347 16.5
Browns 16 35 .314 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 18 .640 --
Cubs 28 21 .571 3.5
Pirates 29 22 .569 3.5
Giants 28 22 .560 4.0
Reds 25 26 .490 7.5
Bees 24 28 .462 9.0
Phillies 20 33 .377 13.5
Dodgers 19 35 .352 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Rolfe 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 Chile Gomez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Rick Ferrell 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Ferrell 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
3 Chile Gomez 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Kelley 0.83
2 Jim Henry 0.50
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.50
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.27
5 Orville Jorgens 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 7
2 Harry Kelley 5
2 Jack Wilson 5
4 Schoolboy Rowe 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .363
2 Charlie Gehringer .362
3 Johnny Moore .360
4 Bill Dickey .358
5 Luke Appling .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Hal Trosky 13
3 Lou Gehrig 12
4 Mel Ott 11
5 Goose Goslin 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 55
3 Joe Medwick 52
4 Bill Dickey 51
5 Mel Ott 49

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 Wes Ferrell 8
3 Danny MacFayden 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 64
2 Bobo Newsom 62
3 Dizzy Dean 56
4 Monte Pearson 55
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 Kiki Cuyler .463
2 Gus Suhr .455
3 Stu Martin .446
4 Pete Fox .435
5 Pepper Martin .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Ripper Collins 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 Gus Suhr 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 26
2 Gus Suhr 20
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Rip Radcliff 18
5 Chuck Klein 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 5
2 Stu Martin 4
3 Calvin Chapman 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 0.00
2 Lloyd Brown 1.06
3 Bump Hadley 1.17
4 Red Ruffing 1.32
5 Earl Caldwell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Mace Brown 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Kelley 21
2 Al Hollingsworth 20
2 Bobo Newsom 20
4 Tiny Chaplin 16
4 Dizzy Dean 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Ed Heusser 2
4 Ed Brandt 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stu Martin .410
2 Billy Sullivan .397
3 Dolph Camilli .396
4 Frenchy Bordagaray .382
5 Augie Galan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Goose Goslin 8
4 Hal Trosky 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 40
2 Joe Medwick 34
3 Jimmie Foxx 33
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 9
2 Stu Martin 8
3 Jake Powell 7
4 Frankie Crosetti 5
4 Augie Galan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Brown 1.33
2 Al Smith 1.67
3 Ben Cantwell 1.73
4 Red Ruffing 1.95
5 Bump Hadley 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Jimmie DeShong 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Danny MacFayden 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 36
2 Monte Pearson 33
3 Tommy Bridges 28
3 Dizzy Dean 28
5 4 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Bill Dietrich 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .358
2 Bill Terry .354
3 Gabby Hartnett .350
4 Lou Gehrig .350
5 Joe Medwick .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Wally Berger 33
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 139
2 Hal Trosky 138
3 Joe Medwick 136
4 Jimmie Foxx 132
4 Moose Solters 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 30
2 Billy Werber 27
3 Augie Galan 25
3 Pepper Martin 25
5 Jake Powell 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.40
2 Lloyd Brown 2.78
3 Larry French 2.88
4 Red Ruffing 3.07
5 Carl Hubbell 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 32
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Carl Hubbell 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 189
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Lefty Grove 145
3 Schoolboy Rowe 145
5 Lefty Gomez 142

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