On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	31	.652	--
Indians	50	39	.562	8.0
Tigers	48	40	.545	9.5
Red Sox	48	42	.533	10.5
White Sox	46	41	.529	11.0
Senators	46	42	.523	11.5
Browns	28	58	.326	28.5
Athletics	28	59	.322	29.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 5

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Tigers 8, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	54	31	.635	--
Cardinals	53	34	.609	2.0
Pirates	45	41	.523	9.5
Giants	46	42	.523	9.5
Reds	43	41	.512	10.5
Bees	41	47	.466	14.5
Phillies	33	53	.384	21.5
Dodgers	30	56	.349	24.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 3

Reds 3, Bees 2

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 17, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Bill Atwood	4
2	Bill Brubaker	4
2	Pete Fox	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Marv Owen	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4
2	Pep Young	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zeke Bonura	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Roy Hughes	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	0.86
2	Ed Brandt	0.57
3	Tommy Thomas	0.56
4	Tommy Bridges	0.50
5	Orville Jorgens	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Tommy Thomas	5
4	Ed Brandt	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.377
2	Lou Gehrig	.376
3	Luke Appling	.375
4	Charlie Gehringer	.372
5	Joe Medwick	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Hal Trosky	25
4	Bill Dickey	18
4	Mel Ott	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	92
2	Jimmie Foxx	90
3	Goose Goslin	89
4	Joe Medwick	86
5	Bill Dickey	81

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	2.45
2	Larry French	2.61
3	Ben Cantwell	2.78
4	Mace Brown	3.12
5	Red Ruffing	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	15
2	Mel Harder	14
3	Wes Ferrell	13
3	Carl Hubbell	13
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	116
2	Bobo Newsom	100
3	Dizzy Dean	98
4	Tommy Bridges	95
5	Johnny Allen	91

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	.518
2	John Stone	.471
3	Earl Averill	.456
4	Hal Trosky	.446
5	Roy Weatherly	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Hal Trosky	5
4	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	21
1	Hal Trosky	21
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Luke Appling	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	0.50
2	Clay Bryant	0.71
3	Bob Smith	0.75
4	Frank Gabler	1.06
5	Jumbo Brown	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	Claude Passeau	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	23
2	Dizzy Dean	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
4	Ed Brandt	16
4	Tex Carleton	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Oral Hildebrand	2
3	Tom Baker	1
3	Earl Caldwell	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.437
2	Bill Atwood	.419
3	Joe Medwick	.419
4	John Stone	.407
5	Luke Appling	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	38
2	Luke Appling	37
3	Goose Goslin	32
4	Earl Averill	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Gabler	1.15
2	Larry French	1.32
3	Ralph Birkofer	2.08
4	Curt Davis	2.12
5	Bill Lee	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Jesse Haines	5
2	Vern Kennedy	5
2	Bill Lee	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	47
2	Johnny Allen	40
3	Dizzy Dean	34
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Syl Johnson	3
3	Don Brennan	2
3	Paul Derringer	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.362
2	Paul Waner	.357
3	Luke Appling	.354
4	Billy Herman	.353
4	Joe Medwick	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Hal Trosky	38
4	Wally Berger	30
5	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	161
2	Lou Gehrig	141
3	Jimmie Foxx	139
3	Joe Medwick	139
5	Goose Goslin	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	36
2	Jake Powell	26
3	Pepper Martin	25
3	Billy Werber	25
5	Augie Galan	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.72
2	Carl Hubbell	2.88
3	Lefty Grove	2.96
4	Cy Blanton	3.12
5	Red Ruffing	3.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Tommy Bridges	165
3	Van Mungo	161
4	Bobo Newsom	153
5	Cy Blanton	139

Saves

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