On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	22	.699	--
Tigers	40	33	.548	11.0
Red Sox	40	34	.541	11.5
Senators	39	35	.527	12.5
Indians	38	36	.514	13.5
White Sox	34	37	.479	16.0
Athletics	24	46	.343	25.5
Browns	23	46	.333	26.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 9, Indians 2

White Sox 8, Indians 4

Tigers 8, Browns 3

Browns 13, Tigers 10

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Yankees 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	43	26	.623	--
Cardinals	44	28	.611	0.5
Reds	38	31	.551	5.0
Pirates	40	33	.548	5.0
Giants	39	33	.542	5.5
Bees	34	40	.459	11.5
Phillies	26	46	.361	18.5
Dodgers	23	50	.315	22.0

Games

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 7, Bees 6

Bees 11, Giants 3

Phillies 9, Dodgers 5

Phillies 4, Dodgers 0

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 4

Reds 10, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marv Owen	7
1	Burgess Whitehead	7
3	Wally Berger	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	3
2	Mickey Haslin	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Marv Owen	5
3	Gee Walker	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	Jim Winford	0.67
3	Cy Blanton	0.56
4	Claude Passeau	0.50
5	Joe Cascarella	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Joe Cascarella	5
2	Chief Hogsett	5
2	Jack Knott	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Pat Malone	1
1	Euel Moore	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	Johnny Welch	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.394
2	Luke Appling	.380
3	Rip Radcliff	.377
4	Charlie Gehringer	.370
5	Bill Dickey	.361

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	74
1	Joe Medwick	74
3	Hal Trosky	69
4	Goose Goslin	68
5	Bill Dickey	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	14
2	Pepper Martin	13
2	Jake Powell	13
4	Kiki Cuyler	12
4	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.67
2	Larry French	2.72
3	Lefty Grove	2.83
4	Red Ruffing	2.99
5	Red Lucas	3.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	14
2	Paul Derringer	11
2	Lefty Grove	11
2	Monte Pearson	11
5	6 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	92
1	Bobo Newsom	92
3	Dizzy Dean	81
4	Johnny Allen	76
4	Tommy Bridges	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	7
2	Syl Johnson	6
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	Pat Malone	5
3	Bob Smith	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Atwood	.450
2	Luke Appling	.444
3	Al Simmons	.440
4	Marv Owen	.434
5	Bruce Campbell	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	6
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	26
2	Luke Appling	20
2	Wally Berger	20
2	Moose Solters	20
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.69
2	Cy Blanton	1.13
3	Jesse Haines	1.21
4	Frank Gabler	1.26
5	Curt Davis	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	25
2	Bobo Newsom	24
3	Cy Blanton	23
3	Van Mungo	23
5	Tommy Bridges	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	.445
2	Luke Appling	.420
3	Charlie Gehringer	.419
4	Rip Radcliff	.392
5	Jimmie Foxx	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Bob Johnson	9
4	Wally Berger	8
4	Hal Trosky	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	31
2	Zeke Bonura	30
2	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Charlie Gehringer	30
2	Gee Walker	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Stu Martin	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	Stan Hack	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.60
2	Cy Blanton	1.64
3	Curt Davis	1.76
4	Paul Derringer	2.39
5	Gene Schott	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Larry French	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	38
2	Johnny Allen	34
3	Dizzy Dean	33
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	Van Mungo	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.370
2	Billy Herman	.350
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	Luke Appling	.342
5	Paul Waner	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hal Trosky	33
4	Wally Berger	31
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	143
2	Jimmie Foxx	139
2	Joe Medwick	139
4	Lou Gehrig	138
5	Goose Goslin	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Jake Powell	26
3	Billy Werber	25
4	Augie Galan	24
4	Pepper Martin	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.69
2	Larry French	2.81
3	Red Lucas	2.99
4	Red Ruffing	3.03
5	Carl Hubbell	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Wes Ferrell	24
2	Carl Hubbell	24
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	181
2	Tommy Bridges	159
3	Bobo Newsom	150
4	Lefty Grove	142
5	Van Mungo	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
1	Jack Knott	9
1	Bob Smith	9
4	Dizzy Dean	8
5	Pat Malone	7