On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	32	.644	--
Indians	51	39	.567	7.0
Tigers	48	41	.539	9.5
White Sox	47	41	.534	10.0
Red Sox	48	43	.527	10.5
Senators	46	43	.517	11.5
Browns	29	58	.333	27.5
Athletics	29	59	.330	28.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 8, Red Sox 3

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Browns 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	31	.640	--
Cardinals	53	35	.602	3.0
Giants	47	42	.528	9.5
Reds	44	41	.518	10.5
Pirates	45	42	.517	10.5
Bees	41	48	.461	15.5
Phillies	34	53	.391	21.5
Dodgers	30	57	.345	25.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Reds 7, Bees 4

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Phillies 16, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Lou Chiozza	4
1	Johnny Moore	4
1	Carl Reynolds	4
1	George Selkirk	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Moore	3
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Samuel Byrd	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Moore	6
2	Bill Brubaker	3
2	Lou Chiozza	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	George Selkirk	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Chaplin	0.83
2	Van Mungo	0.55
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
4	George Earnshaw	0.36
5	Johnny Allen	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	6
2	Tiny Chaplin	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	George Earnshaw	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.380
2	Luke Appling	.376
3	Lou Gehrig	.374
4	Charlie Gehringer	.372
5	Joe Medwick	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Hal Trosky	25
4	Mel Ott	19
5	Bill Dickey	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	92
2	Jimmie Foxx	91
3	Goose Goslin	90
4	Joe Medwick	86
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.45
2	Larry French	2.50
3	Ben Cantwell	2.78
4	Red Ruffing	3.15
5	Curt Davis	3.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	15
2	Mel Harder	14
3	Wes Ferrell	13
3	Carl Hubbell	13
5	6 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	122
2	Bobo Newsom	100
3	Dizzy Dean	98
4	Johnny Allen	95
4	Tommy Bridges	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	8
2	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	.500
2	Earl Averill	.484
3	Hal Trosky	.443
4	Rip Radcliff	.430
5	John Stone	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Chuck Klein	6
3	Hal Trosky	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	22
2	Hal Trosky	21
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Luke Appling	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Roy Hughes	5
3	Lou Chiozza	4
3	Lyn Lary	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	0.50
2	Clay Bryant	0.71
3	Bob Smith	0.75
4	Frank Gabler	1.04
5	Jumbo Brown	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	29
2	Johnny Allen	19
3	Dizzy Dean	17
3	Red Ruffing	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Oral Hildebrand	2
3	Tom Baker	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.442
2	Bill Atwood	.440
3	Joe Medwick	.422
4	Luke Appling	.412
5	Hal Trosky	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Earl Averill	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	38
2	Luke Appling	36
3	Goose Goslin	33
4	Gee Walker	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Gabler	1.12
2	Larry French	1.26
3	Bill Lee	1.66
4	Curt Davis	2.14
5	Cy Blanton	2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	49
2	Johnny Allen	44
3	Dizzy Dean	34
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	Paul Derringer	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Syl Johnson	3
4	Paul Derringer	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.361
2	Paul Waner	.358
3	Luke Appling	.357
4	Charlie Gehringer	.352
5	Billy Herman	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Hal Trosky	38
4	Wally Berger	30
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	159
2	Lou Gehrig	141
3	Jimmie Foxx	140
4	Goose Goslin	137
4	Joe Medwick	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	37
2	Jake Powell	26
3	Pepper Martin	25
3	Billy Werber	25
5	Augie Galan	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.60
2	Carl Hubbell	2.88
3	Lefty Grove	2.96
4	Cy Blanton	3.06
5	Red Ruffing	3.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	167
3	Tommy Bridges	165
4	Bobo Newsom	153
5	Lefty Gomez	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	10
2	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Jack Knott	8
2	Bob Smith	8
5	3 tied	7