Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, July 23, 1936

On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	32	.648	--
Indians	51	40	.560	8.0
Tigers	49	41	.544	9.5
White Sox	48	41	.539	10.0
Red Sox	49	43	.533	10.5
Senators	46	44	.511	12.5
Browns	29	59	.330	28.5
Athletics	29	60	.326	29.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 6

Red Sox 9, Indians 8

Tigers 2, Athletics 0

Yankees 15, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	32	.632	--
Cardinals	54	35	.607	2.0
Pirates	46	42	.523	9.5
Giants	47	43	.522	9.5
Reds	44	42	.512	10.5
Bees	42	48	.467	14.5
Phillies	34	54	.386	21.5
Dodgers	31	57	.352	24.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Bees 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Pirates 10, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Monte Pearson	4
2	Lou Chiozza	3
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Beau Bell	1
2	Bill Brubaker	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	John Kroner	4
1	Red Rolfe	4
4	Bill Brubaker	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Blanton	1.33
2	Monte Pearson	0.75
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.67
4	Harry Kelley	0.38
5	Vern Kennedy	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	9
2	Cy Blanton	8
3	Vern Kennedy	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
5	Harry Kelley	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.378
2	Rip Radcliff	.378
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Joe Medwick	.369
5	Charlie Gehringer	.368

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	93
2	Jimmie Foxx	92
3	Goose Goslin	91
4	Joe Medwick	87
5	Bill Dickey	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	17
2	Lyn Lary	16
2	Pepper Martin	16
2	Jake Powell	16
5	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
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	122
2	Bobo Newsom	101
3	Dizzy Dean	99
4	Johnny Allen	95
4	Tommy Bridges	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	8
2	Syl Johnson	7
3	Dizzy Dean	6
3	Bob Smith	6
5	Pat Malone	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.484
2	Earl Averill	.463
3	Hal Trosky	.439
4	Paul Waner	.429
5	Joe Vosmik	.424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	23
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Luke Appling	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	9
2	Roy Hughes	5
3	Lou Chiozza	4
3	Lyn Lary	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.43
2	Denny Galehouse	0.50
3	Clay Bryant	0.71
4	Frank Gabler	1.04
5	Jumbo Brown	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Kennedy	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	Larry French	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	29
2	Cy Blanton	20
3	Johnny Allen	19
4	Dizzy Dean	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Oral Hildebrand	2
3	Tom Baker	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.438
2	Joe Medwick	.422
3	Bill Atwood	.414
4	Hal Trosky	.409
5	Luke Appling	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Jimmie Foxx	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	39
2	Luke Appling	36
3	Goose Goslin	32
3	Moose Solters	32
5	Earl Averill	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Gabler	1.12
2	Larry French	1.26
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.95
4	Cy Blanton	2.04
5	Jesse Haines	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	6
1	Vern Kennedy	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	49
2	Cy Blanton	38
3	Johnny Allen	34
4	Bobo Newsom	33
5	Dizzy Dean	32

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	Paul Waner	.360
2	Luke Appling	.359
3	Lou Gehrig	.358
4	Charlie Gehringer	.350
5	Billy Herman	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Hal Trosky	38
4	Wally Berger	28
4	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	141
3	Lou Gehrig	140
4	Goose Goslin	137
5	George Selkirk	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	37
2	Pepper Martin	26
2	Jake Powell	26
4	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	2.99
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	186
2	Van Mungo	167
3	Tommy Bridges	165
4	Bobo Newsom	154
5	Cy Blanton	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	10
2	Dizzy Dean	9
3	Jack Knott	8
3	Bob Smith	8
5	3 tied	7