On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	34	.653	--
Indians	57	42	.576	7.5
Red Sox	53	46	.535	11.5
White Sox	51	45	.531	12.0
Tigers	51	46	.526	12.5
Senators	49	49	.500	15.0
Browns	33	63	.344	30.0
Athletics	32	65	.330	31.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Indians 11, Senators 8

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	57	36	.613	--
Cardinals	57	38	.600	1.0
Giants	53	44	.546	6.0
Pirates	50	46	.521	8.5
Reds	46	47	.495	11.0
Bees	45	51	.469	13.5
Phillies	37	57	.394	20.5
Dodgers	35	61	.365	23.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 0

Pirates 5, Bees 3

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Pinky Whitney	5
3	Les Scarsella	4
4	Jack Burns	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	2
2	Lloyd Brown	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Dusty Cooke	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Hayes	3
1	Lew Riggs	3
1	Les Scarsella	3
1	John Stone	3
1	Hal Trosky	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Blanton	0.60
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.57
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.33
3	Carl Hubbell	0.33
5	Guy Bush	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Mace Brown	4
3	Cy Blanton	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.381
2	Rip Radcliff	.377
3	Luke Appling	.377
4	Earl Averill	.375
5	Joe Medwick	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
2	Hal Trosky	29
4	Mel Ott	21
5	Earl Averill	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	104
2	Jimmie Foxx	97
3	Earl Averill	96
4	Joe Medwick	95
5	Lou Gehrig	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	21
2	Stu Martin	17
2	Billy Werber	17
4	Pepper Martin	16
4	Jake Powell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.48
2	Larry French	2.75
3	Ben Cantwell	2.98
4	Red Ruffing	3.12
5	Red Lucas	3.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	134
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	Pat Malone	6
3	Bob Smith	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.571
2	Al Simmons	.471
3	Joe Vosmik	.465
4	John Kroner	.447
5	Earl Averill	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Hal Trosky	7
3	Earl Averill	6
3	Dolph Camilli	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	24
2	Earl Averill	23
3	Lou Gehrig	22
4	Luke Appling	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
2	Roy Hughes	5
3	Ben Chapman	4
4	Zeke Bonura	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.00
2	Jim Winford	1.38
3	Carl Hubbell	1.43
4	Frank Gabler	2.08
4	Red Lucas	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Lloyd Brown	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	27
2	Dizzy Dean	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	Cy Blanton	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Baker	1
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.434
2	John Kroner	.431
3	Joe Medwick	.415
4	Frank Demaree	.415
5	Luke Appling	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Earl Averill	8
3	Dolph Camilli	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	42
2	Earl Averill	38
2	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Luke Appling	34
5	Bob Johnson	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	11
2	Gee Walker	9
3	Lou Chiozza	7
3	Roy Hughes	7
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Gabler	2.09
2	Schoolboy Rowe	2.23
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.32
4	Van Mungo	2.48
5	Claude Passeau	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Claude Passeau	5
3	Red Ruffing	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	50
2	Cy Blanton	34
2	Dizzy Dean	34
4	Red Ruffing	31
5	Schoolboy Rowe	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	3
2	Tom Baker	2
2	Don Brennan	2
2	Dizzy Dean	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.365
2	Luke Appling	.356
3	Paul Waner	.352
4	Frank Demaree	.349
5	Charlie Gehringer	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Earl Averill	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	161
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Jimmie Foxx	146
4	Joe Medwick	139
5	George Selkirk	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	40
2	Jake Powell	25
3	Billy Werber	24
4	Roy Hughes	23
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.65
2	Lefty Grove	2.95
3	Carl Hubbell	3.01
4	Red Ruffing	3.02
5	Cy Blanton	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Wes Ferrell	23
2	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Mel Harder	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	188
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Tommy Bridges	161
4	Bobo Newsom	149
5	Cy Blanton	145

Saves

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