On This Day

Friday, June 19, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 18 .690 --
Red Sox 35 23 .603 5.0
Senators 31 29 .517 10.0
White Sox 28 28 .500 11.0
Indians 29 29 .500 11.0
Tigers 29 31 .483 12.0
Athletics 20 36 .357 19.0
Browns 18 36 .333 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 37 21 .638 --
Cubs 33 21 .611 2.0
Pirates 33 23 .589 3.0
Giants 30 26 .536 6.0
Reds 29 28 .509 7.5
Bees 27 33 .450 11.0
Phillies 20 38 .345 17.0
Dodgers 20 39 .339 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mule Haas 3
1 Alex Kampouris 3
1 Stu Martin 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Jake Powell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Kennedy 0.44
2 Johnny Lanning 0.23
3 Dizzy Dean 0.20
4 Stu Flythe 0.17
5 Thornton Lee 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Gene Schott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Kennedy 7
2 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 Johnny Lanning 3
3 Vic Sorrell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .395
2 Stu Martin .377
3 Charlie Gehringer .367
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Rip Radcliff .364

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 Joe Medwick 63
2 Jimmie Foxx 60
3 Bill Dickey 57
3 Goose Goslin 57
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 12
2 Pepper Martin 11
2 Tony Piet 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 Lloyd Brown 2.67
4 Red Ruffing 2.84
5 Ed Brandt 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
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 64
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 .520
2 Jimmie Foxx .463
3 Ken O'Dea .462
4 Alex Kampouris .436
5 Kiki Cuyler .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Bob Johnson 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 18
1 Mike Kreevich 18
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
3 Bob Johnson 16
5 Joe Medwick 15

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 Cy Blanton 0.95
3 Johnny Marcum 1.13
3 Les Munns 1.13
5 John Whitehead 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 16
1 Al Hollingsworth 16
3 Harry Kelley 15
3 Vern Kennedy 15
5 Gordon Rhodes 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .420
2 Paul Waner .411
3 Ripper Collins .407
4 Stu Martin .398
5 Gus Suhr .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
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 Medwick 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
4 Goose Goslin 33
5 Gus Suhr 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 10
2 Stu Martin 7
3 Jake Powell 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.33
2 Al Smith 2.44
3 Carl Hubbell 2.45
3 Bob Smith 2.45
5 John Whitehead 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
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 Bobo Newsom 30
3 Dizzy Dean 28
3 Jim Weaver 28
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 4
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Ed Heusser 2
5 27 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .365
2 Lou Gehrig .359
3 Bill Terry .358
4 Joe Medwick .350
5 Jimmie Foxx .346

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 Joe Medwick 142
2 Goose Goslin 140
3 Hal Trosky 137
4 Jimmie Foxx 133
4 Lou Gehrig 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 31
2 Augie Galan 25
2 Jake Powell 25
4 Billy Werber 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 Lloyd Brown 3.09
5 Dizzy Dean 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 32
2 Wes Ferrell 24
2 Lefty Grove 24
4 Lon Warneke 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 191
2 Tommy Bridges 151
3 Lefty Gomez 143
3 Lefty Grove 143
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