On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	26	.671	--
Tigers	43	35	.551	9.5
Red Sox	43	37	.538	10.5
Senators	42	37	.532	11.0
Indians	42	38	.525	11.5
White Sox	38	40	.487	14.5
Athletics	27	49	.355	24.5
Browns	24	50	.324	26.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Yankees 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 7, Athletics 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	49	30	.620	--
Cubs	47	29	.618	0.5
Pirates	42	35	.545	6.0
Reds	39	37	.513	8.5
Giants	40	38	.513	8.5
Bees	38	41	.481	11.0
Phillies	29	48	.377	19.0
Dodgers	27	53	.338	22.5

Games

Bees 6, Pirates 2

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 4

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rip Radcliff	6
2	Billy Herman	5
2	Sam Leslie	5
4	Stan Hack	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rip Radcliff	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Stripp	5
2	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Jim Bucher	3
3	Rip Radcliff	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	Gee Walker	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	2.67
2	Johnny Allen	0.90
3	Orville Jorgens	0.50
4	Cy Blanton	0.43
4	Van Mungo	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Don Brennan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	9
2	Joe Bowman	8
3	Cy Blanton	6
4	Larry French	4
5	9 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Baker	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.384
2	Rip Radcliff	.379
3	Bill Dickey	.371
4	Luke Appling	.366
5	Charlie Gehringer	.364

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	81
2	Jimmie Foxx	77
3	Hal Trosky	76
4	Goose Goslin	75
5	Bill Dickey	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	17
2	Pepper Martin	15
3	Jake Powell	14
3	Billy Werber	14
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.66
2	Carl Hubbell	2.78
3	Lefty Grove	2.97
4	Ben Cantwell	2.99
5	Red Ruffing	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	14
2	Wes Ferrell	12
2	Mel Harder	12
4	Tommy Bridges	11
4	6 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	107
2	Bobo Newsom	97
3	Johnny Allen	85
4	Tommy Bridges	84
5	Dizzy Dean	83

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	.458
2	Joe Medwick	.455
3	Gee Walker	.453
4	Marv Owen	.439
5	Pinky Higgins	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
3	Wally Berger	3
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	21
2	Moose Solters	16
3	Goose Goslin	15
3	Joe Kuhel	15
3	Marv Owen	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	5
2	Gee Walker	4
3	Lou Chiozza	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Brennan	0.66
2	Larry French	1.27
3	Jumbo Brown	1.32
4	Cy Blanton	1.38
5	Curt Davis	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Sugar Cain	3
1	Ben Cantwell	3
1	Larry French	3
5	18 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	23
2	Cy Blanton	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
4	Johnny Allen	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Schoolboy Rowe	2
1	Bob Smith	2
4	Tom Baker	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.425
2	Earl Averill	.407
3	Rip Radcliff	.406
4	Gee Walker	.400
5	Bill Dickey	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Bill Dickey	8
4	Bob Johnson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	32
2	Gee Walker	31
3	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Joe Medwick	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	9
2	Lyn Lary	7
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Roy Hughes	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.00
2	Cy Blanton	1.53
3	Curt Davis	1.57
4	Frank Gabler	1.80
5	Jesse Haines	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Ben Cantwell	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Mel Harder	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	43
2	Johnny Allen	42
3	Cy Blanton	36
4	Bobo Newsom	35
5	Tommy Bridges	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Don Brennan	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Jack Knott	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.362
2	Paul Waner	.355
3	Billy Herman	.353
4	Joe Medwick	.353
5	Jimmie Foxx	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Lou Gehrig	41
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	143
3	Lou Gehrig	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	135
5	Goose Goslin	131

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	2.63
2	Lefty Grove	2.80
3	Red Ruffing	3.10
4	Cy Blanton	3.16
5	Curt Davis	3.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	177
2	Tommy Bridges	166
3	Van Mungo	153
3	Bobo Newsom	153
5	Lefty Grove	141

Saves

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