On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	22	.690	--
Tigers	38	32	.543	10.5
Senators	39	33	.542	10.5
Indians	38	33	.535	11.0
Red Sox	38	34	.528	11.5
White Sox	31	37	.456	16.5
Athletics	24	44	.353	23.5
Browns	22	44	.333	24.5

Games

Tigers 7, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, Red Sox 7

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Indians 14, Browns 6

Indians 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	44	26	.629	--
Cubs	42	25	.627	0.5
Pirates	39	32	.549	5.5
Giants	38	32	.543	6.0
Reds	36	31	.537	6.5
Bees	33	39	.458	12.0
Phillies	24	46	.343	20.0
Dodgers	23	48	.324	21.5

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 0

Giants 7, Bees 6

Cubs 8, Reds 6

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruce Campbell	7
2	Odell Hale	5
3	Beau Bell	4
4	Ollie Bejma	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ollie Bejma	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	5
2	Beau Bell	3
2	Moe Berg	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	2
2	Cliff Bolton	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	0.70
2	Dizzy Dean	0.56
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.44
5	Johnny Allen	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Frank Gabler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	7
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Monte Pearson	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.399
2	Rip Radcliff	.369
3	Charlie Gehringer	.363
4	Luke Appling	.362
5	Bill Dickey	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	73
2	Joe Medwick	71
3	Hal Trosky	69
4	Bill Dickey	67
5	2 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	14
2	Pepper Martin	13
2	Jake Powell	13
4	Tony Piet	12
4	Billy Werber	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.67
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	14
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	Dizzy Dean	79
4	Johnny Allen	76
4	Tommy Bridges	76

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	Al Simmons	.525
2	Larry Rosenthal	.483
3	Lou Gehrig	.474
4	Bill Atwood	.472
5	Beau Bell	.456

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	21
2	Hal Trosky	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Moose Solters	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	6
2	Stu Martin	5
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Roy Hughes	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Frank Gabler	0.71
3	Cy Blanton	0.91
4	Jesse Haines	1.21
5	Curt Davis	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bump Hadley	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	29
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Van Mungo	21
4	Tommy Bridges	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Syl Johnson	3
1	Jack Knott	3
4	Don Brennan	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.446
2	Al Simmons	.413
3	Charlie Gehringer	.398
4	Kiki Cuyler	.388
5	Beau Bell	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Bob Johnson	9
4	Hal Trosky	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Bob Johnson	32
3	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Zeke Bonura	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
1	Stu Martin	7
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.26
2	Cy Blanton	1.62
3	Curt Davis	2.00
4	Paul Derringer	2.39
5	John Whitehead	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	38
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Cy Blanton	33
3	Tommy Bridges	33
3	Al Hollingsworth	33

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	.366
2	Billy Herman	.349
3	Jimmie Foxx	.345
4	Paul Waner	.340
5	Charlie Gehringer	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hal Trosky	33
4	Wally Berger	28
4	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	146
2	Jimmie Foxx	138
3	Lou Gehrig	137
3	Joe Medwick	137
5	Goose Goslin	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Jake Powell	26
2	Billy Werber	26
4	Pepper Martin	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	Red Ruffing	3.03
5	Paul Dean	3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	183
2	Tommy Bridges	159
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