On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	28	.659	--
Tigers	45	37	.549	9.0
Indians	45	38	.542	9.5
Senators	44	38	.537	10.0
Red Sox	45	39	.536	10.0
White Sox	40	40	.500	13.0
Athletics	28	51	.354	24.5
Browns	24	54	.308	28.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 3

Red Sox 9, Browns 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

Indians 6, Athletics 4

White Sox 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	29	.633	--
Cardinals	50	31	.617	1.0
Pirates	44	37	.543	7.0
Reds	41	38	.519	9.0
Giants	41	41	.500	10.5
Bees	39	43	.476	12.5
Phillies	31	49	.388	19.5
Dodgers	27	55	.329	24.5

Games

Cubs 2, Bees 0

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Giants 14, Pirates 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Mancuso	6
2	Doc Cramer	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	6
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Ski Melillo	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	0.62
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.60
3	Johnny Marcum	0.55
4	Lefty Gomez	0.50
5	Al Smith	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	9
2	Pat Malone	6
2	Johnny Marcum	6
2	Fritz Ostermueller	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	John Whitehead	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.377
2	Rip Radcliff	.376
3	Charlie Gehringer	.369
4	Paul Waner	.361
5	Luke Appling	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	24
1	Lou Gehrig	24
3	Hal Trosky	22
4	Bill Dickey	17
5	Mel Ott	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	84
2	Joe Medwick	83
3	Jimmie Foxx	80
3	Hal Trosky	80
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	17
2	Pepper Martin	15
2	Jake Powell	15
4	Lyn Lary	14
4	Billy Werber	14

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	Mel Harder	13
3	Wes Ferrell	12
3	Bobo Newsom	12
5	7 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
1	Syl Johnson	7
3	Bob Smith	6
4	Dizzy Dean	5
4	Pat Malone	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.509
2	Rick Ferrell	.444
3	Paul Waner	.438
4	Joe Kuhel	.423
5	Earl Averill	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Wally Berger	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	21
2	Gee Walker	19
3	Hal Trosky	18
4	Joe Kuhel	17
5	Earl Averill	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Stu Martin	5
3	Lou Chiozza	4
3	Lyn Lary	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Brennan	0.64
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.38
3	Curt Davis	1.50
4	Mace Brown	1.64
5	Claude Passeau	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	23
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Tex Carleton	18
4	Red Ruffing	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Schoolboy Rowe	2
4	Tom Baker	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.426
2	Paul Waner	.413
3	Hal Trosky	.402
4	Lou Gehrig	.396
5	Charlie Gehringer	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Bill Dickey	8
3	Hal Trosky	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Lou Gehrig	31
4	Hal Trosky	30
5	Goose Goslin	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	9
2	Stu Martin	8
3	Gee Walker	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	Roy Hughes	6

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	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Ben Cantwell	5
2	Larry French	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	40
2	Johnny Allen	38
3	Bobo Newsom	34
4	Tommy Bridges	32
5	Cy Blanton	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	4
2	Don Brennan	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Jack Knott	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.360
2	Lou Gehrig	.359
3	Billy Herman	.350
4	Charlie Gehringer	.349
5	Joe Medwick	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
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	152
2	Joe Medwick	140
3	Goose Goslin	138
4	Lou Gehrig	136
5	Jimmie Foxx	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Jake Powell	28
3	Billy Werber	26
4	Pepper Martin	25
5	Augie Galan	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.68
2	Lefty Grove	2.80
3	Carl Hubbell	3.04
4	Curt Davis	3.06
5	Ralph Birkofer	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Wes Ferrell	23
2	Mel Harder	23
4	Carl Hubbell	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	172
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	2 tied	7