On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 30 .659 --
Indians 49 39 .557 9.0
Red Sox 48 41 .539 10.5
White Sox 46 40 .535 11.0
Tigers 46 40 .535 11.0
Senators 45 42 .517 12.5
Athletics 28 57 .329 28.5
Browns 27 58 .318 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 31 .631 --
Cardinals 53 33 .616 1.0
Pirates 44 41 .518 9.5
Giants 45 42 .517 9.5
Reds 42 41 .506 10.5
Bees 41 46 .471 13.5
Phillies 33 52 .388 20.5
Dodgers 30 55 .353 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Zeke Bonura 6
4 Lou Chiozza 5
4 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Larry Rosenthal 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Leo Durocher 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.77
2 Claude Passeau 0.62
3 Joe Cascarella 0.50
3 Vern Kennedy 0.50
3 Jim Winford 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 10
2 Jim Winford 6
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 Vern Kennedy 5
3 Claude Passeau 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .380
2 Rip Radcliff .377
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Joe Medwick .368
5 Charlie Gehringer .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Hal Trosky 24
4 Bill Dickey 18
4 Mel Ott 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 90
2 Jimmie Foxx 88
3 Goose Goslin 87
4 Joe Medwick 86
5 Mel Ott 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 17
2 Jake Powell 16
3 Lyn Lary 15
3 Pepper Martin 15
3 Billy Werber 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.54
2 Larry French 2.62
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 Carl Hubbell 12
4 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Bobo Newsom 100
3 Dizzy Dean 92
4 Johnny Allen 91
5 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 .533
2 Paul Waner .468
3 Earl Averill .450
4 Hal Trosky .443
5 John Stone .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 21
2 Goose Goslin 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Luke Appling 16
4 Zeke Bonura 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Lou Chiozza 5
3 Roy Hughes 4
4 Harlond Clift 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.50
2 Clay Bryant 0.71
2 Charlie Root 0.71
4 Bob Smith 0.75
5 Ben Cantwell 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Claude Passeau 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 24
2 Red Ruffing 18
3 Tex Carleton 16
4 Johnny Allen 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Claude Passeau 2
3 Tom Baker 1
3 Earl Caldwell 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .431
2 Luke Appling .410
3 Joe Medwick .405
4 Hal Trosky .403
5 Bill Atwood .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Hal Trosky 8
4 Earl Averill 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 36
1 Hal Trosky 36
3 Gee Walker 32
4 Earl Averill 31
4 Moose Solters 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 9
2 Stu Martin 8
3 Roy Hughes 7
3 Gee Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Gabler 1.11
2 Larry French 1.12
3 Cy Blanton 1.90
4 Jesse Haines 2.06
5 Curt Davis 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Larry French 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 47
2 Johnny Allen 40
3 Cy Blanton 35
4 Tommy Bridges 33
5 Bobo Newsom 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 Lou Gehrig .364
2 Paul Waner .362
3 Joe Medwick .354
4 Billy Herman .352
5 Luke Appling .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Wally Berger 31
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 162
2 Lou Gehrig 141
2 Joe Medwick 141
4 Jimmie Foxx 140
5 Goose Goslin 137

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.66
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Carl Hubbell 2.98
4 Cy Blanton 3.12
5 Ralph Birkofer 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Mel Harder 23
3 Carl Hubbell 23
5 Bill Lee 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 181
2 Tommy Bridges 165
3 Van Mungo 162
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