On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 18 .679 --
Red Sox 35 22 .614 3.5
Senators 30 28 .517 9.0
Indians 28 28 .500 10.0
Tigers 29 29 .500 10.0
White Sox 26 28 .481 11.0
Athletics 20 34 .370 17.0
Browns 17 36 .321 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 36 20 .643 --
Cubs 33 21 .611 2.0
Pirates 33 23 .589 3.0
Giants 30 25 .545 5.5
Reds 28 28 .500 8.0
Bees 26 32 .448 11.0
Phillies 20 38 .345 17.0
Dodgers 20 39 .339 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 Lou Finney 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Ruffing 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Bill Brubaker 4
1 Spud Davis 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Buck Jordan 1
1 Lynn King 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Henshaw 0.62
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.60
3 Paul Derringer 0.57
3 Jimmie DeShong 0.57
5 Bill Swift 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Henshaw 5
2 Paul Derringer 4
2 Jimmie DeShong 4
2 Red Evans 4
2 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Les Munns 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .379
2 Stu Martin .377
3 Rip Radcliff .372
4 Bill Dickey .363
5 Johnny Moore .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Hal Trosky 14
4 Mel Ott 12
5 Bill Dickey 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 60
1 Joe Medwick 60
3 Goose Goslin 57
4 Bill Dickey 54
4 Mel Ott 54

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 Carl Hubbell 2.22
3 Hal Schumacher 2.56
4 Lloyd Brown 2.72
5 Red Ruffing 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Lefty Grove 9
2 Monte Pearson 9
5 7 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 69
2 Bobo Newsom 65
3 Dizzy Dean 61
4 Monte Pearson 59
5 Tommy Bridges 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 5
2 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 Jimmie Foxx .478
2 Ken O'Dea .462
3 Pepper Martin .452
4 Lou Gehrig .440
5 Alex Kampouris .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Mel Ott 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 18
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
3 Charlie Gehringer 17
3 Lou Gehrig 17
3 Bob Johnson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Stan Hack 4
3 Augie Galan 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.48
2 Les Munns 1.13
3 Dizzy Dean 1.93
4 John Whitehead 1.98
5 Tex Carleton 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
4 Cy Blanton 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 16
1 Bill Swift 16
3 Cy Blanton 15
3 Harry Kelley 15
3 Roy Parmelee 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 2
2 Johnny Broaca 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ripper Collins .425
2 Paul Waner .404
3 Stu Martin .398
4 Rip Radcliff .398
5 Gus Suhr .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Tony Lazzeri 8
4 Ripper Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Joe Medwick 36
3 Goose Goslin 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 33
5 2 tied 32

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 Tex Carleton 2.17
2 Ben Cantwell 2.20
3 Bill Swift 2.33
4 Carl Hubbell 2.39
5 Al Smith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Lon Warneke 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Jimmie DeShong 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Kelley 33
2 Tommy Bridges 31
2 Monte Pearson 31
4 Bobo Newsom 28
4 Jim Weaver 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 4
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Ed Heusser 2
2 Fritz Ostermueller 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .363
2 Bill Terry .359
3 Lou Gehrig .353
4 Joe Medwick .351
5 Jimmie Foxx .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Mel Ott 31
3 Hal Trosky 31
5 Wally Berger 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 140
2 Joe Medwick 139
3 Hal Trosky 136
4 Lou Gehrig 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 30
2 Billy Werber 26
3 Augie Galan 25
4 Jake Powell 24
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Larry French 2.86
3 Carl Hubbell 3.02
4 Dizzy Dean 3.10
5 Hal Schumacher 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Lon Warneke 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 188
2 Tommy Bridges 158
3 Lefty Grove 143
4 Lefty Gomez 142
5 Schoolboy Rowe 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
2 Bob Smith 8
3 Dutch Leonard 7
4 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Jack Knott 6