On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 23 .689 --
Tigers 41 33 .554 10.0
Red Sox 42 34 .553 10.0
Senators 40 35 .533 11.5
Indians 39 37 .513 13.0
White Sox 35 38 .479 15.5
Athletics 24 48 .333 26.0
Browns 23 47 .329 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 28 .622 --
Cubs 43 27 .614 1.0
Pirates 41 33 .554 5.0
Reds 38 33 .535 6.5
Giants 39 34 .534 6.5
Bees 34 41 .453 12.5
Phillies 27 46 .370 18.5
Dodgers 24 50 .324 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Moore 7
1 Les Scarsella 7
3 Joe Medwick 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 John Kroner 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kroner 6
2 Pepper Martin 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
4 Beau Bell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Stu Martin 2
3 Lou Chiozza 1
3 Frankie Crosetti 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.50
1 Orville Jorgens 0.50
3 Tommy Bridges 0.45
4 Jim Henry 0.43
5 John Whitehead 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Henry 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Orville Jorgens 4
3 Buck Ross 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Jim Winford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .389
2 Luke Appling .377
3 Charlie Gehringer .373
4 Bill Dickey .369
5 Rip Radcliff .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 76
2 Jimmie Foxx 75
3 Hal Trosky 71
4 Goose Goslin 68
5 Bill Dickey 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 16
2 Pepper Martin 14
3 Jake Powell 13
3 Billy Werber 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.67
2 Larry French 2.72
3 Lefty Grove 2.83
4 Red Lucas 3.09
5 Ben Cantwell 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
2 Paul Derringer 11
2 Jimmie DeShong 11
2 Wes Ferrell 11
2 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 93
2 Bobo Newsom 92
3 Tommy Bridges 81
3 Dizzy Dean 81
5 Johnny Allen 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 Gee Walker .452
2 Luke Appling .448
3 Marv Owen .444
4 Al Simmons .434
5 Lyn Lary .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 6
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Ival Goodman 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 27
2 Moose Solters 22
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Wally Berger 20
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 7
2 Lyn Lary 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.95
2 Frank Gabler 1.26
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.27
4 Curt Davis 1.29
5 Max Butcher 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 25
2 Van Mungo 24
2 Bobo Newsom 24
4 Cy Blanton 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Chad Kimsey 2
2 Jack Knott 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .436
2 Charlie Gehringer .411
3 Luke Appling .408
4 Bill Dickey .394
5 Jimmie Foxx .386

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 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Bob Johnson 30
2 Gee Walker 30
4 Wally Berger 29
4 3 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
1 Stu Martin 8
3 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.60
2 Cy Blanton 1.07
3 Curt Davis 1.76
4 Jesse Haines 2.15
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Jimmie DeShong 5
2 Larry French 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 34
1 Cy Blanton 34
3 Tommy Bridges 33
3 Dizzy Dean 33
5 Bobo Newsom 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .367
2 Billy Herman .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .351
4 Joe Medwick .346
5 Charlie Gehringer .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Hal Trosky 33
4 Wally Berger 31
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 145
2 Joe Medwick 141
3 Jimmie Foxx 140
4 Lou Gehrig 138
5 Moose Solters 132

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 2.69
2 Larry French 2.81
3 Carl Hubbell 3.10
4 Paul Dean 3.13
5 Curt Davis 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Lefty Grove 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 181
2 Tommy Bridges 164
3 Bobo Newsom 150
4 Lefty Grove 142
5 Van Mungo 139

Saves

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