On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 32 .652 --
Indians 52 41 .559 8.5
Red Sox 51 43 .543 10.0
White Sox 48 42 .533 11.0
Tigers 49 43 .533 11.0
Senators 48 44 .522 12.0
Athletics 30 61 .330 29.5
Browns 29 61 .322 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 32 .636 --
Cardinals 54 36 .600 3.0
Pirates 47 42 .528 9.5
Giants 48 43 .527 9.5
Reds 44 43 .506 11.5
Bees 43 48 .473 14.5
Phillies 34 55 .382 22.5
Dodgers 31 58 .348 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 4
1 Frankie Hayes 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Billy Sullivan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 5
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Augie Galan 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Winford 0.71
2 Jimmie DeShong 0.43
3 Ted Lyons 0.36
4 Lefty Grove 0.29
5 Danny MacFayden 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Jim Winford 5
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Syl Johnson 4
3 Jack Knott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .379
2 Rip Radcliff .375
3 Earl Averill .374
4 Lou Gehrig .371
5 Charlie Gehringer .368

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 85

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 Lefty Grove 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 15
2 Mel Harder 14
3 Wes Ferrell 13
3 Carl Hubbell 13
3 3 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 Earl Averill .493
2 Lonny Frey .488
3 Joe Vosmik .459
4 Joe Medwick .456
5 Roy Weatherly .453

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 22
2 Earl Averill 21
3 Hal Trosky 20
4 Luke Appling 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Roy Hughes 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
4 Ben Chapman 4
4 Lou Chiozza 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.43
2 Carl Hubbell 0.65
3 Clay Bryant 0.71
4 Frank Gabler 0.78
5 Denny Galehouse 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 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 .462
2 Joe Medwick .417
3 Roy Weatherly .403
4 Hal Trosky .398
5 Luke Appling .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Hal Trosky 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Earl Averill 32
2 Goose Goslin 32
4 Luke Appling 31
5 Moose Solters 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Gabler 1.21
2 Larry French 1.26
3 Monte Weaver 1.59
4 Cy Blanton 1.84
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Larry French 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 Vern Kennedy 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Cy Blanton 36
3 Johnny Allen 34
4 Red Ruffing 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 .357
4 Charlie Gehringer .350
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 137
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 Roy Hughes 23

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 2 tied 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