On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 34 .667 --
Indians 58 47 .552 11.5
White Sox 57 47 .548 12.0
Tigers 56 48 .538 13.0
Red Sox 54 51 .514 15.5
Senators 50 53 .485 18.5
Athletics 36 67 .350 32.5
Browns 36 68 .346 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 39 .618 --
Cubs 59 41 .590 3.0
Giants 57 45 .559 6.0
Pirates 51 49 .510 11.0
Reds 49 50 .495 12.5
Bees 47 55 .461 16.0
Phillies 39 62 .386 23.5
Dodgers 39 63 .382 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Moose Solters 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Jackie Hayes 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Hayes 4
2 Beau Bell 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Marv Owen 3
2 Al Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 2
1 Luke Sewell 2
3 Art Garibaldi 1
3 Mike Kreevich 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.64
2 Bill Lee 0.60
3 Chief Hogsett 0.50
4 Sugar Cain 0.31
5 Bill Dietrich 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Jake Wade 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Bill Lee 6
3 Chief Hogsett 5
4 Sugar Cain 4
5 Willis Hudlin 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .384
2 Earl Averill .377
3 Luke Appling .376
4 Joe Medwick .363
5 Rip Radcliff .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Hal Trosky 31
4 Mel Ott 25
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 109
2 Joe Medwick 104
3 Jimmie Foxx 102
4 Lou Gehrig 101
5 Goose Goslin 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 25
2 Pepper Martin 18
3 Stu Martin 17
3 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 3.07
5 Tex Carleton 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Carl Hubbell 15
2 Red Ruffing 15
4 Tommy Bridges 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 142
2 Dizzy Dean 122
3 Tommy Bridges 108
4 Johnny Allen 106
5 Bobo Newsom 103

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 .509
2 Al Simmons .509
3 Eddie Wilson .489
4 Zeke Bonura .456
5 Lou Finney .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Mel Ott 6
2 Hal Trosky 6
4 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 22
1 Jim Bottomley 22
1 Lou Gehrig 22
4 Jackie Hayes 21
5 John Kroner 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 9
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Luke Sewell 4
4 Roy Hughes 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.54
2 Tex Carleton 1.35
3 Buck Ross 1.50
4 Jim Winford 1.57
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Kelley 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 Sugar Cain 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Schoolboy Rowe 21
3 Van Mungo 20
4 Chief Hogsett 19
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Tom Baker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .479
2 Earl Averill .452
3 Zeke Bonura .417
4 Roy Weatherly .409
5 Lou Finney .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Hal Trosky 11
3 Chuck Klein 10
3 Mel Ott 10
5 Jimmie Foxx 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Hal Trosky 38
3 Zeke Bonura 37
4 Earl Averill 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 13
2 Gee Walker 10
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Ben Chapman 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.08
2 Johnny Lanning 1.32
3 Denny Galehouse 1.62
4 Carl Hubbell 1.95
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Kelley 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Sugar Cain 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Johnny Allen 30
3 Chief Hogsett 30
5 Ed Brandt 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 3
2 Tom Baker 2
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .368
2 Luke Appling .368
3 Paul Waner .360
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Billy Herman .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hal Trosky 42
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 163
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Joe Medwick 142
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 43
2 Roy Hughes 24
2 Pepper Martin 24
2 Jake Powell 24
5 Billy Werber 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.60
2 Red Ruffing 2.97
3 Lefty Grove 2.99
4 Carl Hubbell 3.00
5 Dizzy Dean 3.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Tommy Bridges 165
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 Cy Blanton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Don Brennan 9
3 Oral Hildebrand 8
3 Jack Knott 8
3 Bob Smith 8