On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	28	.663	--
Indians	46	38	.548	9.5
Tigers	45	38	.542	10.0
Red Sox	46	40	.535	10.5
Senators	44	39	.530	11.0
White Sox	41	40	.506	13.0
Athletics	28	52	.350	25.5
Browns	25	55	.313	28.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Indians 7, Athletics 0

White Sox 9, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	51	29	.638	--
Cardinals	50	32	.610	2.0
Pirates	44	38	.537	8.0
Reds	41	38	.519	9.5
Giants	42	41	.506	10.5
Bees	39	44	.470	13.5
Phillies	32	49	.395	19.5
Dodgers	27	55	.329	25.0

Games

Cubs 1, Bees 0

Giants 7, Pirates 6

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beau Bell	4
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
4	Bill Dickey	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Leo Norris	1
2	Mel Ott	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Jackie Hayes	3
1	Leo Norris	3
1	Ray Pepper	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	0.75
2	Johnny Allen	0.62
3	Cy Blanton	0.50
3	Tommy Bridges	0.50
5	Jim Henry	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Lon Warneke	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
4	Jim Henry	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Schumacher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.375
2	Rip Radcliff	.373
3	Charlie Gehringer	.372
4	Bill Dickey	.367
5	Paul Waner	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	26
2	Lou Gehrig	24
3	Hal Trosky	22
4	Bill Dickey	17
4	Mel Ott	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	84
2	Jimmie Foxx	83
2	Joe Medwick	83
4	Hal Trosky	82
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.66
2	Carl Hubbell	2.73
3	Ben Cantwell	2.76
4	Mace Brown	2.88
5	Lefty Grove	3.09

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	90
3	Tommy Bridges	90
5	Dizzy Dean	85

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	.486
3	Earl Averill	.434
4	Paul Waner	.429
5	John Stone	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	19
2	Earl Averill	17
3	Hal Trosky	16
4	Beau Bell	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Lyn Lary	5
2	Stu Martin	5
4	Lou Chiozza	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Brennan	0.64
2	Denny Galehouse	0.69
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.38
4	Curt Davis	1.50
5	Ralph Birkofer	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	19
2	Tex Carleton	18
3	Van Mungo	17
4	Cy Blanton	14
4	Tommy Bridges	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	.429
2	Paul Waner	.412
3	Hal Trosky	.397
4	Charlie Gehringer	.394
5	Lou Gehrig	.393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	35
2	Hal Trosky	32
2	Gee Walker	32
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Beau Bell	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	10
2	Stu Martin	8
3	Roy Hughes	7
3	Gee Walker	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.00
2	Curt Davis	1.37
3	Cy Blanton	1.54
4	Frank Gabler	1.75
5	Jesse Haines	2.40

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	Johnny Allen	43
2	Van Mungo	40
3	Tommy Bridges	38
4	Bobo Newsom	34
5	Cy Blanton	32

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	Lou Gehrig	.360
2	Paul Waner	.360
3	Charlie Gehringer	.350
4	Billy Herman	.350
5	Joe Medwick	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hal Trosky	35
4	Wally Berger	30
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	154
2	Joe Medwick	140
3	Goose Goslin	137
4	Jimmie Foxx	136
4	Lou Gehrig	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	37
2	Jake Powell	28
3	Billy Werber	27
4	Pepper Martin	25
5	Augie Galan	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.68
2	Lefty Grove	2.87
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	174
2	Tommy Bridges	167
3	Van Mungo	153
3	Bobo Newsom	153
5	Lefty Grove	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
1	Bob Smith	9
3	Dizzy Dean	8
3	Jack Knott	8
5	2 tied	7