Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, July 18, 1936

On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	29	.663	--
Indians	48	38	.558	9.0
Tigers	46	39	.541	10.5
Red Sox	47	41	.534	11.0
White Sox	44	40	.524	12.0
Senators	44	41	.518	12.5
Athletics	28	55	.337	27.5
Browns	26	57	.313	29.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Browns 7, Yankees 2

Yankees 15, Browns 4

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

White Sox 21, Athletics 14

Indians 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	30	.634	--
Cardinals	51	33	.607	2.0
Pirates	44	40	.524	9.0
Giants	44	41	.518	9.5
Reds	41	40	.506	10.5
Bees	41	44	.482	12.5
Phillies	32	51	.386	20.5
Dodgers	29	55	.345	24.0

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 6

Giants 10, Reds 2

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Bees 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rip Radcliff	7
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Lou Finney	5
2	Frankie Hayes	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Puccinelli	2
1	Hal Trosky	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	7
2	Moose Solters	5
2	Hal Trosky	5
4	Rip Radcliff	4
4	Larry Rosenthal	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Roy Weatherly	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Murphy	0.60
2	Chief Hogsett	0.50
3	Monte Pearson	0.41
4	Elden Auker	0.40
5	Harry Kelley	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Larry French	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	7
2	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Chief Hogsett	5
3	Harry Kelley	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.383
2	Lou Gehrig	.375
3	Charlie Gehringer	.365
4	Luke Appling	.364
5	Earl Averill	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	26
1	Lou Gehrig	26
3	Hal Trosky	24
4	Bill Dickey	18
4	Mel Ott	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	87
2	Goose Goslin	86
3	Jimmie Foxx	85
4	Joe Medwick	83
5	Bill Dickey	79

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	Carl Hubbell	2.58
2	Larry French	2.64
3	Ben Cantwell	2.76
4	Lefty Grove	3.09
5	Mace Brown	3.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	15
2	Wes Ferrell	13
2	Mel Harder	13
4	Bobo Newsom	12
4	Monte Pearson	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	115
2	Bobo Newsom	100
3	Dizzy Dean	92
4	Johnny Allen	90
4	Tommy Bridges	90

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	.483
2	John Stone	.472
3	Rick Ferrell	.444
3	Ernie Sulik	.444
5	Earl Averill	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Chuck Klein	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	19
2	Luke Appling	18
2	Hal Trosky	18
4	Earl Averill	15
4	Lou Gehrig	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Lou Chiozza	4
2	Lyn Lary	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Bryant	0.71
1	Charlie Root	0.71
3	Bob Smith	0.75
4	Denny Galehouse	0.82
5	Jumbo Brown	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Claude Passeau	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	25
2	Joe Bowman	17
3	Chief Hogsett	16
4	Johnny Allen	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Schoolboy Rowe	2
3	Tom Baker	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.427
2	Hal Trosky	.396
3	John Stone	.395
4	Rip Radcliff	.395
5	Paul Waner	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Earl Averill	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	37
2	Luke Appling	33
3	Gee Walker	32
4	Earl Averill	31
4	Moose Solters	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	10
2	Stu Martin	8
3	Gee Walker	7
4	Roy Hughes	6
4	Billy Werber	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Gabler	1.11
2	Larry French	1.14
3	Cy Blanton	1.54
4	Curt Davis	2.12
5	Jesse Haines	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Larry French	5
2	Bump Hadley	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	46
2	Johnny Allen	43
3	Bobo Newsom	35
4	Tommy Bridges	33
5	Cy Blanton	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	4
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Jack Knott	3
4	Don Brennan	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.363
2	Lou Gehrig	.361
3	Billy Herman	.354
4	Charlie Gehringer	.349
5	Luke Appling	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Hal Trosky	37
4	Wally Berger	31
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	159
2	Lou Gehrig	139
3	Joe Medwick	138
4	Jimmie Foxx	137
4	Goose Goslin	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	37
2	Jake Powell	27
3	Billy Werber	26
4	Pepper Martin	25
5	Augie Galan	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.68
2	Lefty Grove	2.92
3	Carl Hubbell	3.01
4	Cy Blanton	3.08
5	Ralph Birkofer	3.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	181
2	Tommy Bridges	167
3	Van Mungo	161
4	Bobo Newsom	153
5	Lefty Grove	140

Saves

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