On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 22 .686 --
Tigers 37 32 .536 10.5
Senators 38 33 .535 10.5
Red Sox 38 33 .535 10.5
Indians 36 33 .522 11.5
White Sox 31 36 .463 15.5
Athletics 24 43 .358 22.5
Browns 22 42 .344 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 26 .623 --
Cubs 41 25 .621 0.5
Pirates 39 31 .557 4.5
Reds 36 30 .545 5.5
Giants 37 32 .536 6.0
Bees 33 38 .465 11.0
Phillies 23 46 .333 20.0
Dodgers 23 47 .329 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moose Solters 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
3 Tom Carey 5
3 Bill Knickerbocker 5
3 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Jim Bucher 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
3 Joe Vosmik 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Jim Bucher 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 2.00
2 Bobo Newsom 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 0.78
4 Earl Caldwell 0.35
5 Tommy Bridges 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 10
2 Red Ruffing 7
3 Earl Caldwell 6
3 Van Mungo 6
5 Tommy Bridges 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .399
2 Rip Radcliff .373
3 Charlie Gehringer .370
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Luke Appling .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Hal Trosky 19
4 Bill Dickey 15
5 Mel Ott 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 73
2 Joe Medwick 71
3 Bill Dickey 67
4 Hal Trosky 66
5 Goose Goslin 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 13
2 Stu Martin 12
2 Tony Piet 12
2 Jake Powell 12
2 Billy Werber 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.43
2 Larry French 2.81
3 Red Ruffing 2.99
4 Ben Cantwell 3.01
5 Lefty Grove 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
2 Paul Derringer 11
2 Monte Pearson 11
4 Jimmie DeShong 10
4 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 90
2 Bobo Newsom 88
3 Tommy Bridges 76
4 Dizzy Dean 74
5 Johnny Allen 71

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .492
2 Larry Rosenthal .483
3 Al Simmons .475
4 Hal Trosky .443
5 Frankie Pytlak .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Moose Solters 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Roxie Lawson 0.69
3 Cy Blanton 0.91
4 Jesse Haines 1.21
5 Curt Davis 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Jimmie DeShong 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 24
2 Bobo Newsom 23
3 Van Mungo 21
4 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Paul Derringer 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Jack Knott 3
4 Don Brennan 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .450
2 Charlie Gehringer .418
3 Kiki Cuyler .392
4 Al Simmons .390
5 Rip Radcliff .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Bob Johnson 9
4 Ripper Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Bob Johnson 31
4 Zeke Bonura 29
5 Joe DiMaggio 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Stan Hack 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.26
2 Cy Blanton 1.62
3 Curt Davis 2.00
4 John Whitehead 2.10
5 Paul Derringer 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 7
2 Red Ruffing 6
3 Cy Blanton 5
3 Jimmie DeShong 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 36
2 Johnny Allen 33
2 Cy Blanton 33
2 Tommy Bridges 33
5 Al Hollingsworth 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Don Brennan 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Jack Knott 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .368
2 Billy Herman .350
3 Charlie Gehringer .344
4 Jimmie Foxx .344
5 Frank Demaree .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Hal Trosky 32
4 Mel Ott 29
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 143
2 Joe Medwick 140
3 Lou Gehrig 139
4 Jimmie Foxx 138
5 Goose Goslin 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Billy Werber 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
3 Jake Powell 25
5 Augie Galan 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.78
2 Larry French 2.88
3 Red Lucas 2.99
4 Carl Hubbell 3.02
5 Red Ruffing 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 24
2 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Paul Derringer 23
4 Lefty Grove 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 178
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Bobo Newsom 146
4 Lefty Grove 140
4 Van Mungo 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 9
1 Bob Smith 9
3 Don Brennan 8
3 Dizzy Dean 8
5 3 tied 6