On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 18 .667 --
Red Sox 34 22 .607 3.0
Indians 28 26 .519 8.0
Tigers 29 28 .509 8.5
Senators 29 28 .509 8.5
White Sox 26 27 .491 9.5
Athletics 20 33 .377 15.5
Browns 16 36 .308 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 19 .648 --
Cubs 32 21 .604 2.5
Pirates 32 23 .582 3.5
Giants 30 24 .556 5.0
Reds 27 28 .491 8.5
Bees 25 31 .446 11.0
Phillies 20 37 .351 16.5
Dodgers 20 38 .345 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Tiny Chaplin 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 Frankie Hayes 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Tiny Chaplin 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ival Goodman 2
1 Burgess Whitehead 2
3 Ossie Bluege 1
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.83
2 Tommy Bridges 0.62
2 Carl Hubbell 0.62
4 Harry Kelley 0.38
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Tiny Chaplin 1
1 Larry French 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Red Lucas 5
4 Sugar Cain 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .377
2 Stu Martin .376
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Charlie Gehringer .364
5 Bill Dickey .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Hal Trosky 14
4 Mel Ott 12
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 58
2 Jimmie Foxx 57
2 Goose Goslin 57
4 Mel Ott 54
5 Bill Dickey 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 11
1 Tony Piet 11
1 Jake Powell 11
4 Frankie Crosetti 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Lloyd Brown 2.22
3 Carl Hubbell 2.22
4 Hal Schumacher 2.56
5 Red Ruffing 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 Wes Ferrell 8
3 Carl Hubbell 8
3 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 69
2 Bobo Newsom 65
3 Dizzy Dean 61
4 Tommy Bridges 57
5 Monte Pearson 55

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 Ken O'Dea .457
2 Alex Kampouris .439
3 Charlie Gehringer .434
4 Pepper Martin .432
5 Jimmie Foxx .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Mel Ott 5
3 Ripper Collins 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Gus Suhr 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 18
1 Charlie Gehringer 18
1 Goose Goslin 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Stan Hack 4
3 Augie Galan 3
3 Jesse Hill 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.50
2 Les Munns 1.23
3 Bill Swift 1.86
4 Dizzy Dean 1.93
5 John Whitehead 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 21
2 Harry Kelley 20
3 Tiny Chaplin 17
4 Cy Blanton 15
5 Tommy Bridges 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Ed Heusser 2
3 Don Brennan 1
3 Johnny Broaca 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ripper Collins .431
2 Rip Radcliff .408
3 Paul Waner .398
4 Stu Martin .381
5 Pepper Martin .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Tony Lazzeri 8
4 Ripper Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 36
1 Joe Medwick 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Gus Suhr 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 10
2 Stu Martin 8
3 Frankie Crosetti 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Brown 1.91
2 Tex Carleton 2.17
3 Bill Swift 2.20
4 Carl Hubbell 2.39
5 Red Ruffing 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Kelley 32
2 Tommy Bridges 31
3 Dizzy Dean 29
4 Bobo Newsom 28
4 Jim Weaver 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Frank Gabler 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .360
2 Bill Terry .360
3 Lou Gehrig .350
4 Joe Medwick .350
5 Frank Demaree .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Wally Berger 31
3 Mel Ott 31
3 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 140
2 Joe Medwick 137
3 Hal Trosky 136
4 Jimmie Foxx 130
4 Lou Gehrig 130

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Larry French 2.87
3 Carl Hubbell 3.02
4 Lloyd Brown 3.05
5 Dizzy Dean 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Wes Ferrell 24
2 Lefty Grove 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 188
2 Tommy Bridges 158
3 Lefty Grove 143
4 Lefty Gomez 142
5 2 tied 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 8
1 Bob Smith 8
3 Dutch Leonard 7
4 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Jack Knott 6