On This Day

Saturday, July 11, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 25 .675 --
Tigers 42 35 .545 10.0
Red Sox 43 36 .544 10.0
Senators 42 36 .538 10.5
Indians 41 38 .519 12.0
White Sox 37 39 .487 14.5
Athletics 27 48 .360 24.0
Browns 23 50 .315 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 28 .636 --
Cubs 46 28 .622 1.5
Pirates 42 34 .553 6.5
Reds 38 36 .514 9.5
Giants 39 37 .513 9.5
Bees 37 41 .474 12.5
Phillies 28 47 .373 20.0
Dodgers 25 53 .321 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 6
2 Pinky Higgins 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Frankie Hayes 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Goose Goslin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Durocher 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Buddy Hassett 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Harder 0.57
2 George Earnshaw 0.50
3 Dizzy Dean 0.40
4 Peaches Davis 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Bryant 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Jack Wilson 4
4 George Earnshaw 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .388
2 Bill Dickey .377
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Rip Radcliff .369
5 Charlie Gehringer .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
1 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Hal Trosky 22
4 Bill Dickey 17
5 Mel Ott 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 80
2 Jimmie Foxx 77
3 Hal Trosky 76
4 Goose Goslin 73
5 Bill Dickey 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 16
2 Pepper Martin 15
3 Jake Powell 14
3 Billy Werber 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.71
2 Carl Hubbell 2.78
3 Lefty Grove 2.83
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Ben Cantwell 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
2 Wes Ferrell 12
2 Mel Harder 12
4 Paul Derringer 11
4 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 104
2 Bobo Newsom 97
3 Dizzy Dean 83
4 Tommy Bridges 81
5 Johnny Allen 76

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Scarsella .512
2 Marv Owen .476
3 Joe Medwick .468
4 Gee Walker .453
5 Woody Jensen .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Moose Solters 19
3 Hal Trosky 18
4 Joe Kuhel 16
5 Marv Owen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 4
1 Stu Martin 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Flint Rhem 0.71
2 Cy Blanton 0.79
3 Larry French 0.93
4 Jumbo Brown 1.32
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Elden Auker 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Van Mungo 20
3 Cy Blanton 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
5 Johnny Allen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
1 Bob Smith 2
4 Don Brennan 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .440
2 Bill Dickey .412
2 Gee Walker .412
4 Earl Averill .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Bob Johnson 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 Bill Dickey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 32
2 Bob Johnson 31
2 Gee Walker 31
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.75
2 Cy Blanton 1.29
3 Curt Davis 1.57
4 Jesse Haines 2.15
5 Gene Schott 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 Jimmie DeShong 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 Vern Kennedy 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Johnny Allen 33
4 Cy Blanton 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 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .364
2 Paul Waner .356
3 Joe Medwick .352
4 Billy Herman .351
5 Jimmie Foxx .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Wally Berger 30
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 149
2 Joe Medwick 142
3 Jimmie Foxx 136
3 Lou Gehrig 136
5 Goose Goslin 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Billy Werber 26
4 Pepper Martin 25
5 Augie Galan 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.65
2 Lefty Grove 2.73
3 Red Ruffing 3.06
4 Curt Davis 3.17
5 Carl Hubbell 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Mel Harder 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 177
2 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Bobo Newsom 153
4 Van Mungo 150
5 Lefty Grove 139

Saves

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