On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 32 .648 --
Indians 52 40 .565 7.5
White Sox 48 41 .539 10.0
Tigers 49 42 .538 10.0
Red Sox 50 43 .538 10.0
Senators 47 44 .516 12.0
Browns 29 60 .326 29.0
Athletics 29 61 .322 29.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Odell Hale 4
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Al Simmons 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Cliff Bolton 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Bolton 6
2 Earl Averill 5
3 Roy Weatherly 4
4 Mel Almada 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 2
1 Billy Werber 2
3 Roy Hughes 1
3 Eric McNair 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Galehouse 0.44
2 Johnny Marcum 0.27
3 Monte Weaver 0.12
4 Vic Sorrell 0.08
5 Earl Caldwell 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Monte Weaver 1
1 Jack Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Galehouse 4
2 Johnny Marcum 3
3 Bob Feller 2
3 Jack Wilson 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 Hal Trosky 25
4 Mel Ott 19
5 Bill Dickey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 94
2 Jimmie Foxx 93
3 Goose Goslin 91
4 Joe Medwick 87
5 Earl Averill 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 18
2 Stu Martin 17
2 Billy Werber 17
4 Pepper Martin 16
4 Jake Powell 16

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 .483
2 Earl Averill .471
3 Joe Vosmik .450
4 Odell Hale .435
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 22
2 Earl Averill 20
2 Hal Trosky 20
4 Jimmie Foxx 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Lyn Lary 6
3 Roy Hughes 5
4 Lou Chiozza 4
4 Billy Werber 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.43
2 Clay Bryant 0.71
3 Frank Gabler 0.78
4 Denny Galehouse 1.47
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Baker 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .451
2 Joe Medwick .429
3 Hal Trosky .401
4 Charlie Gehringer .398
5 Luke Appling .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Earl Averill 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Hal Trosky 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 39
2 Earl Averill 35
3 Luke Appling 33
4 Goose Goslin 32
4 Moose Solters 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 11
2 Gee Walker 9
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Lou Chiozza 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Gabler 1.12
2 Larry French 1.26
3 Monte Weaver 1.59
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.95
5 Cy Blanton 2.04

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 Cy Blanton 38
3 Johnny Allen 34
4 Bobo Newsom 33
5 Dizzy Dean 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .360
2 Luke Appling .359
3 Paul Waner .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .351
5 Joe Medwick .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Wally Berger 28
4 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 142
3 Lou Gehrig 140
4 George Selkirk 136
5 Goose Goslin 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 39
2 Billy Werber 27
3 Jake Powell 26
4 Pepper Martin 25
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.60
2 Carl Hubbell 2.93
3 Lefty Grove 2.96
4 Cy Blanton 2.99
5 Red Ruffing 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 23
2 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Mel Harder 22
5 Paul Derringer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Van Mungo 167
3 Tommy Bridges 165
4 Bobo Newsom 152
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