Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 9, 1936

On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	34	.676	--
Indians	61	48	.560	12.0
White Sox	58	50	.537	14.5
Tigers	57	50	.533	15.0
Red Sox	55	53	.509	17.5
Senators	52	54	.491	19.5
Browns	38	69	.355	34.0
Athletics	36	70	.340	35.5

Games

Indians 9, White Sox 1

Indians 5, White Sox 2

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Red Sox 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	63	41	.606	--
Cardinals	64	42	.604	0.0
Giants	60	45	.571	3.5
Pirates	53	52	.505	10.5
Reds	51	53	.490	12.0
Bees	48	57	.457	15.5
Dodgers	41	64	.390	22.5
Phillies	39	65	.375	24.0

Games

Cubs 9, Pirates 2

Cubs 10, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Reds 10, Cardinals 2

Reds 12, Cardinals 5

Dodgers 4, Bees 0

Dodgers 5, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	5
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Calvin Chapman	5
1	Bill Dickey	5
1	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Weatherly	2
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Ival Goodman	4
1	Billy Herman	4
1	Roy Weatherly	4
5	12 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	2
2	Lou Chiozza	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	3.00
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.88
3	Curt Davis	0.57
4	Russ Van Atta	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	9
1	Slick Castleman	9
3	Fred Frankhouse	7
4	Russ Van Atta	6
5	Lefty Gomez	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.382
2	Lou Gehrig	.378
3	Luke Appling	.377
4	Bill Dickey	.365
5	Joe Medwick	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Hal Trosky	32
4	Mel Ott	25
5	4 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	110
2	Joe Medwick	107
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
4	Lou Gehrig	105
5	Goose Goslin	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	26
2	Pepper Martin	19
3	Billy Werber	18
4	Stu Martin	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.44
2	Larry French	2.61
3	Ben Cantwell	2.82
4	Tex Carleton	3.04
5	Red Lucas	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	18
2	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Vern Kennedy	15
3	Red Ruffing	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	151
2	Dizzy Dean	122
3	Johnny Allen	115
3	Tommy Bridges	115
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	Eddie Wilson	.491
2	Bill Dickey	.488
3	Al Simmons	.475
4	Johnny Mize	.450
5	Lou Finney	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Wally Berger	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	27
2	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Zeke Bonura	24
4	Jackie Hayes	20
4	Joe Medwick	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Wally Moses	4
2	Luke Sewell	4
4	Ethan Allen	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Hallahan	0.38
2	Johnny Lanning	0.54
2	Pat Malone	0.54
4	Tex Carleton	0.75
5	Red Lucas	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Ed Brandt	3
1	Sugar Cain	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	29
2	Dizzy Dean	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	22
4	Johnny Allen	20
4	Tommy Bridges	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	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	.477
2	Earl Averill	.449
3	Lou Finney	.416
4	Roy Weatherly	.414
5	Joe Vosmik	.406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Zeke Bonura	40
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Goose Goslin	35
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	14
2	Gee Walker	8
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Roy Hughes	7
5	Lou Chiozza	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.08
2	Johnny Lanning	1.09
3	Tex Carleton	1.50
4	Denny Galehouse	1.74
5	Carl Hubbell	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	47
2	Dizzy Dean	41
3	Johnny Allen	39
4	Tommy Bridges	34
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Baker	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Peaches Davis	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.372
2	Lou Gehrig	.369
3	Paul Waner	.362
4	Billy Herman	.357
5	Earl Averill	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hal Trosky	42
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Wally Berger	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	159
2	Lou Gehrig	154
3	Jimmie Foxx	151
4	Joe Medwick	144
5	Goose Goslin	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Pepper Martin	25
3	Roy Hughes	24
3	Jake Powell	24
5	Billy Werber	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.52
2	Carl Hubbell	2.87
3	Lefty Grove	2.92
4	Red Ruffing	3.04
5	Dizzy Dean	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Wes Ferrell	21
3	Mel Harder	21
3	Red Ruffing	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	199
2	Van Mungo	196
3	Tommy Bridges	172
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