On This Day

Friday, June 26, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 21 .672 --
Red Sox 38 28 .576 6.0
Senators 34 31 .523 9.5
Tigers 34 32 .515 10.0
Indians 34 32 .515 10.0
White Sox 29 33 .468 13.0
Athletics 24 39 .381 18.5
Browns 20 40 .333 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 24 .631 --
Cubs 39 23 .629 0.5
Pirates 37 28 .569 4.0
Giants 36 28 .563 4.5
Reds 34 30 .531 6.5
Bees 30 37 .448 12.0
Phillies 22 44 .333 19.5
Dodgers 21 46 .313 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Lew Riggs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Leo Durocher 3
1 Lew Riggs 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Al Todd 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.75
2 Hal Schumacher 0.55
3 Danny MacFayden 0.44
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.28
5 3 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Jim Winford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Lucas 6
1 Hal Schumacher 6
3 Al Hollingsworth 5
4 Thornton Lee 4
4 Danny MacFayden 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .402
2 Rip Radcliff .373
3 Bill Dickey .372
4 Stu Martin .369
5 Luke Appling .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Hal Trosky 18
3 Lou Gehrig 17
4 Bill Dickey 14
5 Mel Ott 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 70
1 Joe Medwick 70
3 Bill Dickey 64
4 Mel Ott 61
5 Goose Goslin 60

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.42
2 Lefty Grove 2.86
3 Red Lucas 2.97
4 Red Ruffing 2.98
5 Larry French 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
2 Paul Derringer 10
2 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 84
2 Bobo Newsom 75
3 Tommy Bridges 71
4 Dizzy Dean 70
5 Monte Pearson 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 Pat Malone 4
3 Bob Smith 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .547
2 Frankie Pytlak .432
3 Dolph Camilli .429
3 Bob Johnson .429
5 Bill Dickey .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Ripper Collins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 18
1 Bob Johnson 18
1 Joe Medwick 18
4 Zeke Bonura 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Stu Martin 4
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 Lyn Lary 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.54
2 Jesse Haines 1.35
3 Curt Davis 1.50
3 John Whitehead 1.50
5 Cy Blanton 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Tommy Bridges 19
3 Johnny Allen 18
4 Paul Derringer 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Knott 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .458
2 Kiki Cuyler .412
3 Dolph Camilli .400
4 Paul Waner .386
5 Stu Martin .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Ripper Collins 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Joe Medwick 32
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 8
2 Tony Piet 7
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Lyn Lary 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.93
2 Larry French 2.32
3 Ben Cantwell 2.32
4 John Whitehead 2.50
5 Cy Blanton 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 38
2 Al Hollingsworth 35
3 Bobo Newsom 33
4 Harry Kelley 31
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 4
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Jack Knott 3
4 Johnny Broaca 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .369
2 Billy Herman .357
3 Bill Terry .351
4 Jimmie Foxx .348
5 Joe Medwick .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Hal Trosky 32
4 Wally Berger 30
4 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 144
2 Jimmie Foxx 136
2 Goose Goslin 136
2 Hal Trosky 136
5 Lou Gehrig 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 33
2 Billy Werber 27
3 Augie Galan 25
3 Jake Powell 25
5 Pepper Martin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.75
2 Larry French 2.83
3 Red Lucas 2.91
4 Carl Hubbell 3.03
5 Paul Dean 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
3 Carl Hubbell 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 182
2 Tommy Bridges 157
3 Lefty Grove 146
4 Lefty Gomez 136
4 Van Mungo 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
2 Jack Knott 8
2 Bob Smith 8
4 Dizzy Dean 7
5 2 tied 6