On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	21	.661	--
Red Sox	37	26	.587	4.5
Senators	32	31	.508	9.5
Indians	31	31	.500	10.0
Tigers	32	32	.500	10.0
White Sox	29	31	.483	11.0
Athletics	24	36	.400	16.0
Browns	20	38	.345	19.0

Games

White Sox 13, Yankees 4

Athletics 8, Indians 6

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Senators 10, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	23	.629	--
Cubs	36	23	.610	1.5
Pirates	35	26	.574	3.5
Giants	34	26	.567	4.0
Reds	31	30	.508	7.5
Bees	30	34	.469	10.0
Phillies	21	42	.333	18.5
Dodgers	21	43	.328	19.0

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 0

Cubs 8, Bees 6

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cronin	3
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Ray Hayworth	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	5
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	Wally Moses	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	1.00
2	Vern Kennedy	0.43
3	Bill Hallahan	0.38
4	Lefty Grove	0.29
5	Jimmie DeShong	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Bowman	7
2	Vern Kennedy	6
3	Curt Davis	4
3	Lefty Grove	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Herman Fink	1
1	Al Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.396
2	Stu Martin	.370
3	Luke Appling	.367
4	Rip Radcliff	.366
5	Dolph Camilli	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Hal Trosky	17
3	Lou Gehrig	16
4	Bill Dickey	12
4	Mel Ott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	65
2	Jimmie Foxx	64
3	Goose Goslin	59
4	Bill Dickey	58
4	Mel Ott	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	12
1	Jake Powell	12
3	Stu Martin	11
3	Tony Piet	11
3	Billy Werber	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.38
2	Lloyd Brown	2.67
3	Lefty Grove	2.86
4	Red Ruffing	2.98
5	Dizzy Dean	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	13
2	Wes Ferrell	10
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Monte Pearson	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	73
2	Tommy Bridges	68
2	Bobo Newsom	68
4	Dizzy Dean	67
5	Monte Pearson	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	5
2	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Syl Johnson	4
2	Pat Malone	4
2	Bob Smith	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.520
2	Jimmie Foxx	.463
3	Bob Johnson	.453
4	Ken O'Dea	.447
5	Kiki Cuyler	.431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	20
2	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Earl Averill	14
3	Joe Medwick	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
3	Stu Martin	3
5	19 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.54
2	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Jimmie DeShong	1.38
4	John Whitehead	1.50
5	Curt Davis	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Kennedy	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Jimmie DeShong	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	19
1	Vern Kennedy	19
3	Al Hollingsworth	17
4	Tommy Bridges	16
5	Harry Kelley	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Jack Knott	2
3	Don Brennan	1
3	Lloyd Brown	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.429
2	Dolph Camilli	.410
3	Paul Waner	.400
4	Jimmie Foxx	.398
5	Stu Martin	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Ripper Collins	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Jimmie Foxx	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Joe Medwick	32
4	Goose Goslin	31
5	Lou Gehrig	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	9
2	Stu Martin	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Jake Powell	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	2.15
2	Larry French	2.32
3	Bump Hadley	2.36
4	Curt Davis	2.53
5	Al Smith	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	35
2	Harry Kelley	31
3	Johnny Allen	30
3	Al Hollingsworth	30
5	Dizzy Dean	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Jack Knott	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.365
2	Billy Herman	.362
3	Bill Terry	.352
4	Jimmie Foxx	.349
5	Joe Medwick	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Hal Trosky	31
4	Wally Berger	30
4	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	141
1	Joe Medwick	141
3	Hal Trosky	134
4	Lou Gehrig	133
5	Jimmie Foxx	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	32
2	Billy Werber	26
3	Augie Galan	25
3	Jake Powell	25
5	Pepper Martin	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.75
2	Lefty Grove	2.76
3	Carl Hubbell	3.08
4	Lloyd Brown	3.09
5	Red Ruffing	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	Lefty Grove	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Lon Warneke	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	181
2	Tommy Bridges	162
3	Lefty Grove	146
4	Carl Hubbell	134
4	Schoolboy Rowe	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	8
1	Dizzy Dean	8
1	Jack Knott	8
1	Bob Smith	8
5	2 tied	6