On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	18	.684	--
Red Sox	35	23	.603	4.5
Senators	31	28	.525	9.0
Tigers	29	30	.492	11.0
Indians	28	29	.491	11.0
White Sox	27	28	.491	11.0
Athletics	20	35	.364	18.0
Browns	18	36	.333	19.5

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Senators 12, Tigers 4

Browns 7, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	21	.632	--
Cubs	33	21	.611	1.5
Pirates	33	23	.589	2.5
Giants	30	25	.545	5.0
Reds	28	28	.500	7.5
Bees	27	32	.458	10.0
Phillies	20	38	.345	16.5
Dodgers	20	39	.339	17.0

Games

Bees 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Beau Bell	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	2
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
3	Beau Bell	2
3	Harlond Clift	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Hal Lee	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	John Whitehead	1.00
2	Bob Smith	0.67
3	Johnny Allen	0.36
4	Johnny Marcum	0.33
4	Les Tietje	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Bob Smith	1
1	Les Tietje	1
1	John Whitehead	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Bobo Newsom	3
2	Les Tietje	3
2	John Whitehead	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Malone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.390
2	Rip Radcliff	.375
3	Stu Martin	.370
4	Bill Dickey	.366
5	Charlie Gehringer	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	17
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Hal Trosky	16
4	Bill Dickey	12
4	Mel Ott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	60
1	Joe Medwick	60
3	Goose Goslin	57
4	Bill Dickey	56
5	2 tied	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	8 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	69
2	Bobo Newsom	68
3	Dizzy Dean	61
4	Monte Pearson	59
5	Tommy Bridges	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	5
2	Pat Malone	4
2	Bob Smith	4
4	Mace Brown	3
4	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.490
2	Jimmie Foxx	.467
3	Ken O'Dea	.462
4	Charlie Gehringer	.449
5	2 tied	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	Mel Ott	5
4	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	Hal Trosky	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	18
2	Zeke Bonura	17
2	Lou Gehrig	17
2	Bob Johnson	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Stan Hack	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Augie Galan	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.48
2	Johnny Marcum	1.13
2	Les Munns	1.13
4	John Whitehead	1.49
5	Bill Swift	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
3	Cy Blanton	3
3	Dizzy Dean	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Hollingsworth	16
2	Cy Blanton	15
2	Harry Kelley	15
2	Gordon Rhodes	15
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
2	Johnny Broaca	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.411
2	Lou Gehrig	.409
3	Ripper Collins	.408
4	Rip Radcliff	.402
5	Gus Suhr	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Hal Trosky	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Goose Goslin	33
4	Tony Lazzeri	32
4	Joe Medwick	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	10
2	Stu Martin	7
3	Frankie Crosetti	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Appleton	2.03
2	Ben Cantwell	2.20
3	Bill Swift	2.33
4	Al Smith	2.44
5	2 tied	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Jimmie DeShong	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Kelley	33
2	Tommy Bridges	31
2	Bobo Newsom	31
2	Monte Pearson	31
5	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	.358
4	Joe Medwick	.349
5	Jimmie Foxx	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Hal Trosky	33
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Wally Berger	30

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	31
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	2 others tied	6