On This Day

Wednesday, June 24, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 21 .667 --
Red Sox 37 27 .578 5.5
Senators 33 31 .516 9.5
Indians 33 31 .516 9.5
Tigers 33 32 .508 10.0
White Sox 29 32 .475 12.0
Athletics 24 38 .387 17.5
Browns 20 39 .339 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 39 23 .629 --
Cubs 36 23 .610 1.5
Pirates 36 27 .571 3.5
Giants 35 27 .565 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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Roy Hughes 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Frankie Crosetti 1
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Earl Averill 4
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Jake Powell 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.91
2 Jim Weaver 0.80
3 Bobo Newsom 0.58
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
5 Mel Harder 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oral Hildebrand 10
2 Pete Naktenis 7
2 Bobo Newsom 7
4 Mel Harder 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .404
2 Rip Radcliff .372
3 Stu Martin .370
4 Luke Appling .370
5 Bill Dickey .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Hal Trosky 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
4 Bill Dickey 13
4 Mel Ott 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 65
1 Joe Medwick 65
3 Bill Dickey 62
4 Mel Ott 60
5 Goose Goslin 59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.42
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 Carl Hubbell 10
2 Monte Pearson 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 75
2 Van Mungo 73
3 Tommy Bridges 71
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 .569
2 Ken O'Dea .486
3 Bob Johnson .456
4 Dolph Camilli .444
5 Travis Jackson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
1 Bob Johnson 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
4 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Lou Gehrig 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 21
2 Earl Averill 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Roy Hughes 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.54
2 Jimmie DeShong 1.38
3 John Whitehead 1.50
4 Curt Davis 1.71
5 Cy Blanton 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Johnny Allen 18
3 Al Hollingsworth 17
4 Carl Hubbell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Jack Knott 2
3 Don Brennan 1
3 Lloyd Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .442
2 Kiki Cuyler .408
3 Dolph Camilli .406
4 Rip Radcliff .402
5 Paul Waner .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Ripper Collins 9
2 Hal Trosky 9
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Goose Goslin 31
2 Joe Medwick 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 9
2 Stu Martin 7
3 Ben Chapman 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 2.11
2 Ben Cantwell 2.15
3 Larry French 2.32
4 Bump Hadley 2.36
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 38
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Harry Kelley 31
4 Johnny Allen 30
4 Al Hollingsworth 30

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 .371
2 Billy Herman .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Bill Terry .347
5 Joe Medwick .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Hal Trosky 32
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Wally Berger 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 140
2 Goose Goslin 136
2 Hal Trosky 136
4 Lou Gehrig 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 32
2 Billy Werber 27
3 Augie Galan 25
3 Jake Powell 25
5 Pepper Martin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.75
2 Lefty Grove 2.75
3 Carl Hubbell 3.07
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
3 Carl Hubbell 24
5 Lon Warneke 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 179
2 Tommy Bridges 157
3 Lefty Grove 145
4 Carl Hubbell 138
5 Lefty Gomez 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 8
1 Jack Knott 8
1 Bob Smith 8
4 Dizzy Dean 7
5 2 tied 6