Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 28, 1936

On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	33	.656	--
Indians	54	42	.563	9.0
Red Sox	53	44	.546	10.5
Tigers	50	45	.526	12.5
White Sox	49	45	.521	13.0
Senators	49	46	.516	13.5
Athletics	32	63	.337	30.5
Browns	31	63	.330	31.0

Games

White Sox 19, Athletics 6

Indians 6, Senators 3

Yankees 16, Tigers 6

Red Sox 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	57	34	.626	--
Cardinals	55	37	.598	2.5
Giants	51	44	.537	8.0
Pirates	48	45	.516	10.0
Reds	45	46	.495	12.0
Bees	44	49	.473	14.0
Phillies	36	56	.391	21.5
Dodgers	34	59	.366	24.0

Games

Pirates 9, Dodgers 8

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Reds 1

Giants 11, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Burgess Whitehead	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Bill Dietrich	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	Mel Ott	2
4	Lou Gehrig	1
4	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Luke Sewell	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	1.00
2	Bill Dietrich	0.33
3	Roy Henshaw	0.31
4	Gene Schott	0.30
5	2 tied	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Smith	9
2	Bill Dietrich	4
2	Roy Henshaw	4
4	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Gene Schott	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.379
2	Luke Appling	.377
3	Rip Radcliff	.376
4	Lou Gehrig	.376
5	Joe Medwick	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Hal Trosky	26
4	Mel Ott	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	97
1	Hal Trosky	97
3	Goose Goslin	93
4	Earl Averill	90
4	Lou Gehrig	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	19
2	Stu Martin	17
2	Billy Werber	17
4	Pepper Martin	16
4	Jake Powell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.55
2	Larry French	2.75
3	Ben Cantwell	3.06
4	Red Ruffing	3.15
5	Red Lucas	3.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	16
2	Wes Ferrell	14
2	Mel Harder	14
4	Carl Hubbell	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	127
2	Dizzy Dean	106
3	Bobo Newsom	101
4	Johnny Allen	99
5	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	.486
2	Roy Weatherly	.469
3	Lonny Frey	.467
4	John Kroner	.462
5	Frankie Pytlak	.457

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Mel Ott	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	22
2	Bob Johnson	21
2	George Selkirk	21
4	Luke Appling	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
2	Roy Hughes	6
3	Gee Walker	4
4	Zeke Bonura	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.50
2	Pat Malone	1.26
3	Dick Coffman	1.35
4	Denny Galehouse	1.47
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Carl Hubbell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	23
2	Van Mungo	20
3	Ed Brandt	19
3	Al Smith	19
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.455
2	Joe Medwick	.422
3	Roy Weatherly	.402
4	Luke Appling	.400
5	Hal Trosky	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Dolph Camilli	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Chuck Klein	8
2	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	35
1	Hal Trosky	35
3	Earl Averill	34
3	Lou Gehrig	34
5	Goose Goslin	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monte Weaver	1.59
2	Schoolboy Rowe	1.95
3	Frank Gabler	2.11
4	Van Mungo	2.11
5	Larry French	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Vern Kennedy	5
1	Claude Passeau	5
1	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	43
2	Cy Blanton	37
3	Dizzy Dean	36
4	Johnny Allen	28
4	Red Ruffing	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Larry French	2
1	Oral Hildebrand	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.362
2	Luke Appling	.357
3	Paul Waner	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.347
5	Joe Medwick	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Lou Gehrig	44
3	Hal Trosky	38
4	Earl Averill	29
4	2 others tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	158
2	Lou Gehrig	147
3	Jimmie Foxx	146
4	George Selkirk	139
5	Joe Medwick	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	39
2	Jake Powell	25
3	Billy Werber	24
4	Roy Hughes	23
4	Pepper Martin	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.80
2	Lefty Grove	2.95
3	Carl Hubbell	3.07
4	Red Lucas	3.07
5	Red Ruffing	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Wes Ferrell	23
3	Mel Harder	22
3	Carl Hubbell	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	188
2	Van Mungo	172
3	Tommy Bridges	161
4	Bobo Newsom	149
5	Cy Blanton	142

Saves

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