On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	24	.680	--
Tigers	42	33	.560	9.0
Red Sox	43	34	.558	9.0
Senators	40	36	.526	11.5
Indians	40	37	.519	12.0
White Sox	35	39	.473	15.5
Athletics	25	48	.342	25.0
Browns	23	48	.324	26.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 2

Indians 11, Yankees 4

Athletics 7, Browns 5

Tigers 10, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	28	.627	--
Cubs	45	27	.625	0.5
Pirates	42	33	.560	5.0
Reds	38	34	.528	7.5
Giants	39	35	.527	7.5
Bees	35	41	.461	12.5
Phillies	27	47	.365	19.5
Dodgers	24	52	.316	23.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4

Bees 6, Reds 5

Pirates 16, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	7
2	Wally Moses	5
3	Jim Bucher	4
3	Buddy Hassett	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	6
2	Bill Brubaker	5
3	Billy Werber	4
4	Jim Bucher	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	2
2	Jim Bucher	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Leo Durocher	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	1.00
2	Tex Carleton	0.58
3	Roy Parmelee	0.43
4	Earl Whitehill	0.33
5	Wes Ferrell	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	11
2	Tex Carleton	7
3	Roy Parmelee	6
4	Wes Ferrell	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.388
2	Luke Appling	.376
3	Charlie Gehringer	.368
4	Bill Dickey	.366
5	Rip Radcliff	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	22
1	Hal Trosky	22
3	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Bill Dickey	15
4	Mel Ott	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	77
2	Jimmie Foxx	75
3	Hal Trosky	74
4	Goose Goslin	69
5	Bill Dickey	67

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.67
2	Larry French	2.71
3	Lefty Grove	2.83
4	Ben Cantwell	3.07
5	Bump Hadley	3.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	14
2	Wes Ferrell	12
3	Paul Derringer	11
3	Jimmie DeShong	11
3	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	104
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	Marv Owen	.537
2	Les Scarsella	.531
3	Gee Walker	.471
4	Bill Knickerbocker	.467
5	Billy Rogell	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Ival Goodman	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Hal Trosky	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	23
2	Moose Solters	19
3	Hal Trosky	17
4	Joe Kuhel	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	5
1	Stu Martin	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	Rip Radcliff	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.47
2	Cy Blanton	0.79
3	Larry French	0.93
4	Curt Davis	1.13
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	3
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Elden Auker	2
2	Tommy Bridges	2
2	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	31
2	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Cy Blanton	16
4	Johnny Allen	15
4	Tex Carleton	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
1	Schoolboy Rowe	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.438
2	Gee Walker	.423
3	Luke Appling	.405
4	Paul Waner	.402
5	Les Scarsella	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
1	Bob Johnson	10
1	Hal Trosky	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	30
1	Gee Walker	30
3	Earl Averill	29
4	Hal Trosky	27
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.75
2	Cy Blanton	1.29
3	Curt Davis	1.46
4	Jesse Haines	2.22
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Jimmie DeShong	5
1	Wes Ferrell	5
1	Vern Kennedy	5
1	Red Lucas	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	40
2	Johnny Allen	34
3	Cy Blanton	30
3	Bobo Newsom	30
5	Tommy Bridges	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Don Brennan	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Jack Knott	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Billy Herman	.353
4	Paul Waner	.352
5	Joe Medwick	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hal Trosky	35
4	Wally Berger	31
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	147
2	Joe Medwick	141
3	Jimmie Foxx	140
4	Lou Gehrig	132
5	2 tied	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Jake Powell	27
3	Billy Werber	25
4	Augie Galan	24
4	Pepper Martin	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.65
2	Lefty Grove	2.74
3	Carl Hubbell	3.13
4	Red Ruffing	3.17
5	Charlie Root	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Paul Derringer	22
4	Lefty Grove	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	177
2	Tommy Bridges	163
3	Van Mungo	150
4	Bobo Newsom	148
5	Lefty Grove	140

Saves

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