On This Day

Tuesday, July 14, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 27 .663 --
Tigers 44 36 .550 9.0
Senators 44 37 .543 9.5
Indians 44 38 .537 10.0
Red Sox 43 39 .524 11.0
White Sox 39 40 .494 13.5
Athletics 28 50 .359 24.0
Browns 24 52 .316 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 49 29 .628 --
Cardinals 50 30 .625 0.0
Pirates 43 36 .544 6.5
Reds 40 38 .513 9.0
Giants 40 40 .500 10.0
Bees 39 42 .481 11.5
Phillies 30 49 .380 19.5
Dodgers 27 54 .333 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Atwood 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Augie Galan 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Odell Hale 1
2 Woody Jensen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pepper Martin 6
2 Bill Atwood 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 Cliff Bolton 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Ernie Sulik 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mace Brown 0.83
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.50
3 Curt Davis 0.33
4 Harry Kelley 0.22
5 Hal Schumacher 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mace Brown 5
2 Oral Hildebrand 4
3 Curt Davis 3
4 Joe Bowman 2
4 8 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .384
2 Rip Radcliff .378
3 Charlie Gehringer .371
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Luke Appling .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Hal Trosky 22
4 Bill Dickey 17
5 Mel Ott 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 81
2 Hal Trosky 79
3 Goose Goslin 78
4 Jimmie Foxx 77
5 2 tied 72

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 Mace Brown 2.72
3 Carl Hubbell 2.73
4 Lefty Grove 2.97
5 Ben Cantwell 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
2 Wes Ferrell 12
2 Mel Harder 12
2 Bobo Newsom 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 107
2 Bobo Newsom 99
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 Joe Medwick .464
2 Joe Kuhel .449
3 Charlie Gehringer .412
4 Rick Ferrell .410
5 Marv Owen .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Bill Dickey 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 19
2 Hal Trosky 17
3 Joe Kuhel 16
4 Lou Gehrig 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Lou Chiozza 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Ernie Sulik 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Brennan 0.64
2 Curt Davis 1.50
3 Mace Brown 1.74
4 Larry French 1.86
5 Cy Blanton 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Joe Bowman 2
3 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Cy Blanton 16
4 Johnny Allen 14
4 Tex Carleton 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
3 Tom Baker 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .421
2 Lou Gehrig .419
3 Charlie Gehringer .394
4 Rip Radcliff .392
5 Joe Kuhel .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Bill Dickey 8
3 Hal Trosky 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 32
1 Gee Walker 32
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Hal Trosky 29
5 Bob Johnson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 9
2 Lyn Lary 7
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Roy Hughes 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.00
2 Curt Davis 1.37
3 Cy Blanton 1.45
4 Frank Gabler 1.80
5 Mace Brown 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Ben Cantwell 5
1 Larry French 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Johnny Allen 38
3 Bobo Newsom 35
4 Tommy Bridges 32
5 Cy Blanton 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 .363
2 Paul Waner .356
3 Billy Herman .352
4 Charlie Gehringer .350
5 Joe Medwick .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Wally Berger 30
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 151
2 Joe Medwick 140
3 Lou Gehrig 135
4 Goose Goslin 132
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 34
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Billy Werber 26
4 Pepper Martin 25
5 Augie Galan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.63
2 Lefty Grove 2.80
3 Curt Davis 3.06
4 Carl Hubbell 3.09
5 Red Ruffing 3.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 177
2 Tommy Bridges 161
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