On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	19	.678	--
Red Sox	35	24	.593	5.0
Indians	30	29	.508	10.0
Senators	31	30	.508	10.0
Tigers	30	31	.492	11.0
White Sox	28	29	.491	11.0
Athletics	21	36	.368	18.0
Browns	19	36	.345	19.0

Games

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Indians 2, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 0

Browns 7, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	37	22	.627	--
Cubs	34	21	.618	1.0
Pirates	34	24	.586	2.5
Giants	31	26	.544	5.0
Reds	29	29	.500	7.5
Bees	28	33	.459	10.0
Phillies	21	39	.350	16.5
Dodgers	20	40	.333	17.5

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 4

Bees 7, Reds 6

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Brubaker	4
1	Jack Burns	4
1	Woody Jensen	4
1	Paul Waner	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Dusty Cooke	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Jordan	4
2	Bill Atwood	2
2	Beau Bell	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Odell Hale	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.83
2	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Harry Kelley	0.75
4	Jim Weaver	0.50
5	Orville Jorgens	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	11
2	Larry French	7
3	Cy Blanton	5
3	Orville Jorgens	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.388
2	Stu Martin	.374
3	Charlie Gehringer	.365
4	Bill Dickey	.363
5	Johnny Moore	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	18
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	62
3	Bill Dickey	57
3	Goose Goslin	57
5	Mel Ott	55

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	Carl Hubbell	2.38
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
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	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Monte Pearson	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	69
2	Tommy Bridges	68
2	Bobo Newsom	68
4	Dizzy Dean	64
5	Monte Pearson	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	5
2	Syl Johnson	4
2	Pat Malone	4
2	Bob Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken O'Dea	.486
2	Lou Gehrig	.481
3	Jimmie Foxx	.476
4	Kiki Cuyler	.444
5	Charlie Gehringer	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Mike Kreevich	16
5	Ken O'Dea	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Ethan Allen	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Les Scarsella	3
2	Burgess Whitehead	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.35
2	Cy Blanton	0.64
3	Johnny Marcum	1.13
4	John Whitehead	1.32
5	Bill Swift	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	20
2	Larry French	18
2	Harry Kelley	18
4	Cy Blanton	16
4	Al Hollingsworth	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ripper Collins	.412
2	Lou Gehrig	.411
3	Paul Waner	.410
4	Kiki Cuyler	.385
4	Jimmie Foxx	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Hal Trosky	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Goose Goslin	33
2	Joe Medwick	33
5	Tony Lazzeri	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	9
2	Stu Martin	6
2	Jake Powell	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.32
2	Bill Swift	2.33
3	Al Smith	2.44
4	Bob Smith	2.48
5	John Whitehead	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Wes Ferrell	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	37
2	Harry Kelley	36
3	Cy Blanton	31
4	Bobo Newsom	30
5	Dizzy Dean	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Ed Heusser	2
2	Jack Knott	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Herman	.364
2	Bill Terry	.360
3	Lou Gehrig	.359
4	Joe Medwick	.351
5	Jimmie Foxx	.351

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	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Lou Gehrig	132

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	2.60
2	Larry French	2.78
3	Carl Hubbell	3.06
4	Lloyd Brown	3.09
5	Red Ruffing	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Wes Ferrell	24
2	Lefty Grove	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Lon Warneke	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	183
2	Tommy Bridges	162
3	Lefty Grove	145
4	Lefty Gomez	143
5	Schoolboy Rowe	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
2	Bob Smith	8
3	Jack Knott	7
3	Dutch Leonard	7
5	2 tied	6