Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 2, 1936

On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	34	.660	--
Indians	57	44	.564	9.5
White Sox	54	46	.540	12.0
Tigers	53	47	.530	13.0
Red Sox	54	49	.524	13.5
Senators	50	51	.495	16.5
Browns	35	65	.350	31.0
Athletics	34	67	.337	32.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 1

White Sox 12, Red Sox 11

Yankees 4, Indians 4

Senators 5, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	38	.608	--
Cardinals	60	39	.606	0.0
Giants	55	45	.550	5.5
Pirates	51	48	.515	9.0
Reds	48	50	.490	11.5
Bees	47	53	.470	13.5
Phillies	39	60	.394	21.0
Dodgers	37	63	.370	23.5

Games

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 13, Phillies 4

Cardinals 11, Phillies 8

Bees 4, Cubs 3

Bees 3, Cubs 2

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	6
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Art Garibaldi	6
1	Jackie Hayes	6
1	Jimmy Jordan	6

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Tom Carey	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pepper Martin	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	John Kroner	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Stine	999.00
2	Van Mungo	0.73
3	Bill Hallahan	0.71
4	Lon Warneke	0.50
5	Chief Hogsett	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	8
2	Chief Hogsett	6
3	Bill Hallahan	5
3	Pat Malone	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.382
2	Earl Averill	.377
3	Luke Appling	.374
4	Rip Radcliff	.366
5	Joe Medwick	.362

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	101
2	Joe Medwick	101
4	Lou Gehrig	100
5	2 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	23
2	Pepper Martin	17
2	Stu Martin	17
2	Billy Werber	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.46
2	Larry French	2.65
3	Ben Cantwell	2.83
4	Red Ruffing	3.12
5	Tex Carleton	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	17
2	Carl Hubbell	15
3	Wes Ferrell	14
3	Mel Harder	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	142
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	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Syl Johnson	7
4	Pat Malone	6
4	Bob Smith	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.500
2	Joe Vosmik	.463
3	Al Simmons	.444
4	Roy Weatherly	.443
5	Earl Averill	.440

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	25
2	Zeke Bonura	22
2	John Kroner	22
4	Earl Averill	21
4	Hal Trosky	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Roy Hughes	5
4	Zeke Bonura	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	0.93
2	Johnny Lanning	1.08
3	Jim Winford	1.38
4	Bill Hallahan	1.90
5	Carl Hubbell	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Sugar Cain	3
3	Harry Kelley	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	27
2	Dizzy Dean	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	Cy Blanton	18
4	Al Smith	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	2
2	Tom Baker	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Don Brennan	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.441
2	Joe Medwick	.439
3	Roy Weatherly	.425
4	Rick Ferrell	.413
5	Frank Demaree	.407

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	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Hal Trosky	39
3	Earl Averill	37
4	Zeke Bonura	36
5	Luke Appling	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	12
2	Gee Walker	9
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Lou Chiozza	7
5	Ben Chapman	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.07
2	Johnny Lanning	1.23
3	Denny Galehouse	1.67
4	Tex Carleton	1.85
5	Carl Hubbell	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
3	Sugar Cain	5
3	Larry French	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	52
2	Dizzy Dean	36
3	Cy Blanton	32
4	Chief Hogsett	30
5	Johnny Allen	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	3
2	Tom Baker	2
2	Don Brennan	2
2	Peaches Davis	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.366
2	Luke Appling	.360
3	Paul Waner	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.346
5	Joe Medwick	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hal Trosky	42
4	Wally Berger	31
5	Earl Averill	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	165
2	Lou Gehrig	157
3	Jimmie Foxx	150
4	Joe Medwick	143
5	George Selkirk	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	42
2	Jake Powell	25
3	Roy Hughes	24
3	Billy Werber	24
5	Pepper Martin	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.62
2	Lefty Grove	2.92
3	Carl Hubbell	2.94
4	Red Ruffing	3.02
5	Schoolboy Rowe	3.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Wes Ferrell	22
3	Mel Harder	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	196
2	Van Mungo	187
3	Tommy Bridges	163
4	Bobo Newsom	150
5	Cy Blanton	143

Saves

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