On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 34 .660 --
Indians 57 44 .564 9.5
Tigers 53 46 .535 12.5
Red Sox 54 47 .535 12.5
White Sox 52 46 .531 13.0
Senators 49 51 .490 17.0
Browns 34 64 .347 31.0
Athletics 33 66 .333 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 36 .621 --
Cardinals 58 39 .598 2.0
Giants 54 45 .545 7.0
Pirates 51 47 .520 9.5
Reds 47 49 .490 12.5
Bees 45 53 .459 15.5
Phillies 39 58 .402 21.0
Dodgers 36 62 .367 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Eddie Wilson 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 Ray Hayworth 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Phelps 5
1 Al Simmons 5
3 Lou Chiozza 3
3 Ray Hayworth 3
3 Johnny Moore 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dietrich 2.50
2 Max Butcher 1.60
3 Claude Passeau 0.62
4 Tex Carleton 0.57
5 Cy Blanton 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Butcher 8
2 Bill Dietrich 5
2 Claude Passeau 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .380
2 Earl Averill .379
3 Rip Radcliff .375
4 Luke Appling .371
5 Charlie Gehringer .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Hal Trosky 31
3 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 108
2 Jimmie Foxx 100
3 Joe Medwick 99
4 Lou Gehrig 98
5 Earl Averill 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 22
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 Tex Carleton 3.20

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 Johnny Allen 103
3 Bobo Newsom 103
5 Tommy Bridges 102

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 .512
2 Joe Vosmik .500
3 Earl Averill .472
4 Al Simmons .465
5 2 tied .455

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 26
2 Lou Gehrig 24
3 Frankie Hayes 22
4 Earl Averill 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 0.93
2 Jim Winford 1.38
3 Carl Hubbell 1.88
4 Al Smith 2.01
5 Red Lucas 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Larry French 3
2 Frank Gabler 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Van Mungo 19
2 Schoolboy Rowe 19
4 Cy Blanton 18
4 Al Smith 18

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 .446
2 Joe Medwick .440
3 Rick Ferrell .413
3 John Kroner .413
5 Frank Demaree .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Hal Trosky 12
3 Dolph Camilli 9
4 Earl Averill 8
4 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 33
4 Zeke Bonura 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 12
2 Gee Walker 9
3 Lou Chiozza 7
3 Roy Hughes 7
5 Ben Chapman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 1.23
2 Denny Galehouse 2.00
3 Frank Gabler 2.14
4 Bob Smith 2.22
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Johnny Allen 5
4 Larry French 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 44
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Johnny Allen 32
3 Cy Blanton 32
5 Schoolboy Rowe 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 3
2 Tom Baker 2
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Larry French 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .365
2 Luke Appling .357
3 Paul Waner .356
4 Charlie Gehringer .349
5 Earl Averill .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hal Trosky 42
4 Earl Averill 30
4 Wally Berger 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 165
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Jimmie Foxx 149
4 Joe Medwick 141
5 George Selkirk 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 41
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 Schoolboy Rowe 3.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Van Mungo 179
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Bobo Newsom 150
5 Cy Blanton 143

Saves

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