On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 34 .667 --
Indians 59 47 .557 11.0
White Sox 57 48 .543 12.5
Tigers 56 48 .538 13.0
Red Sox 54 52 .509 16.0
Senators 51 53 .490 18.0
Athletics 36 67 .350 32.5
Browns 36 68 .346 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 40 .612 --
Cubs 60 41 .594 2.0
Giants 58 45 .563 5.0
Pirates 53 49 .520 9.5
Reds 49 52 .485 13.0
Bees 47 55 .461 15.5
Phillies 39 63 .382 23.5
Dodgers 39 63 .382 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody Jensen 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Tom Padden 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Becker 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
3 Tom Padden 3
4 Tex Carleton 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Calvin Chapman 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.80
2 Cy Blanton 0.50
2 Al Smith 0.50
4 Lon Warneke 0.25
5 Italo Chelini 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 5
1 Al Smith 5
3 Cy Blanton 4
3 Italo Chelini 4
3 Red Lucas 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .384
2 Earl Averill .377
3 Luke Appling .375
4 Joe Medwick .364
5 Rip Radcliff .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Hal Trosky 31
4 Mel Ott 25
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 109
2 Joe Medwick 105
3 Jimmie Foxx 103
4 Lou Gehrig 101
5 Goose Goslin 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 25
2 Pepper Martin 19
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 Tex Carleton 3.04
5 Red Lucas 3.04

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 Al Simmons .519
2 Johnny Mize .490
3 Eddie Wilson .488
4 Lou Gehrig .469
5 Lou Finney .462

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 22
2 Zeke Bonura 21
2 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Jackie Hayes 20
5 Joe Medwick 18

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 0.75
3 Red Lucas 0.89
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
5 Buck Ross 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Kelley 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Sugar Cain 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Van Mungo 20
2 Al Smith 20
4 Chief Hogsett 18
5 Schoolboy Rowe 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
2 Tom Baker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .480
2 Earl Averill .449
3 Roy Weatherly .417
4 Joe Medwick .411
5 Lou Finney .408

Home Runs

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

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 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.08
2 Johnny Lanning 1.32
3 Denny Galehouse 1.50
4 Tex Carleton 1.80
5 Carl Hubbell 1.95

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 Tex Carleton 33
4 Cy Blanton 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 3
2 Tom Baker 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .370
2 Luke Appling .370
3 Paul Waner .359
4 Billy Herman .354
5 Earl Averill .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
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 161
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Jimmie Foxx 149
4 Joe Medwick 143
5 Goose Goslin 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 43
2 Pepper Martin 25
3 Roy Hughes 24
3 Jake Powell 24
5 Billy Werber 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.54
2 Lefty Grove 2.95
3 Red Ruffing 2.97
4 Carl Hubbell 3.00
5 Tex Carleton 3.09

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