On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 34 .657 --
Indians 57 43 .570 8.5
Red Sox 54 46 .540 11.5
Tigers 52 46 .531 12.5
White Sox 51 46 .526 13.0
Senators 49 50 .495 16.0
Browns 34 63 .351 30.0
Athletics 32 66 .327 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 36 .617 --
Cardinals 58 38 .604 1.0
Giants 53 45 .541 7.0
Pirates 51 46 .526 8.5
Reds 47 48 .495 11.5
Bees 45 52 .464 14.5
Phillies 38 58 .396 21.0
Dodgers 35 62 .361 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
4 Beau Bell 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
1 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Ival Goodman 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Les Scarsella 1
2 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.70
2 Dizzy Dean 0.69
3 Peaches Davis 0.43
4 Lefty Grove 0.40
5 Orville Jorgens 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Larry French 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 9
2 Tommy Bridges 7
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Jack Knott 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .381
2 Earl Averill .381
3 Luke Appling .375
3 Rip Radcliff .375
5 Joe Medwick .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Hal Trosky 30
4 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 107
2 Jimmie Foxx 100
3 Joe Medwick 98
4 Lou Gehrig 97
5 Earl Averill 96

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 2.65
3 Ben Cantwell 2.98
4 Red Ruffing 3.12
5 Red Lucas 3.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 17
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 115
3 Bobo Newsom 103
4 Tommy Bridges 102
5 Johnny Allen 99

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 .579
2 Joe Vosmik .487
3 Earl Averill .472
4 Frank Demaree .444
5 John Kroner .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Hal Trosky 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
4 Earl Averill 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 25
1 Hal Trosky 25
3 Luke Appling 22
4 Earl Averill 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Roy Hughes 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Winford 1.38
2 Carl Hubbell 1.43
3 Red Lucas 2.08
4 Frank Gabler 2.12
5 Bob Smith 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Lloyd Brown 3
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Van Mungo 27
3 Schoolboy Rowe 19
4 Monte Pearson 16
4 Red Ruffing 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Baker 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .451
2 Joe Medwick .431
3 John Kroner .429
4 Frank Demaree .413
5 Hal Trosky .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Hal Trosky 11
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Chuck Klein 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 45
2 Earl Averill 38
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Luke Appling 35
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 5 tied 5

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 50
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Tommy Bridges 31
3 Red Ruffing 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 3
2 Tom Baker 2
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Larry French 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .366
2 Paul Waner .358
3 Luke Appling .356
4 Charlie Gehringer .348
5 Earl Averill .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hal Trosky 41
4 Earl Averill 30
4 Wally Berger 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 164
2 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Jimmie Foxx 149
4 Joe Medwick 142
5 George Selkirk 139

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 2.62
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Carl Hubbell 2.97
4 Red Ruffing 3.02
5 Cy Blanton 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Wes Ferrell 22
3 Mel Harder 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Van Mungo 179
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Bobo Newsom 150
5 Cy Blanton 140

Saves

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