On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	36	.664	--
Indians	62	48	.564	10.5
White Sox	58	51	.532	14.0
Tigers	57	51	.528	14.5
Red Sox	56	53	.514	16.0
Senators	54	54	.500	17.5
Browns	39	69	.361	32.5
Athletics	36	71	.336	35.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 1

Browns 7, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Senators 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	64	42	.604	--
Cardinals	65	43	.602	0.0
Giants	61	46	.570	3.5
Pirates	54	53	.505	10.5
Reds	52	54	.491	12.0
Bees	50	57	.467	14.5
Dodgers	42	65	.393	22.5
Phillies	39	67	.368	25.0

Games

Giants 8, Dodgers 3

Bees 5, Phillies 4

Reds 7, Pirates 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Pirates 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Waner	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	Les Scarsella	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Babe Herman	3
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	Paul Waner	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Leo Norris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Marcum	0.33
2	Bucky Walters	0.31
3	Tex Carleton	0.27
3	Paul Derringer	0.27
3	Herman Fink	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mace Brown	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Tex Carleton	3
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Thornton Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.383
2	Lou Gehrig	.379
3	Luke Appling	.376
4	Bill Dickey	.365
5	Paul Waner	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Hal Trosky	33
3	Jimmie Foxx	32
4	Mel Ott	25
5	5 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	111
2	Joe Medwick	108
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
3	Lou Gehrig	106
5	Goose Goslin	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	27
2	Pepper Martin	19
3	Billy Werber	18
4	Stu Martin	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.45
2	Larry French	2.61
3	Ben Cantwell	2.82
4	Red Lucas	2.95
5	Tex Carleton	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	19
2	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Vern Kennedy	15
3	Red Ruffing	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	153
2	Dizzy Dean	124
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
2	Bob Smith	7
5	Pat Malone	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.488
2	Ernie Lombardi	.477
3	Eddie Wilson	.460
4	Paul Waner	.458
5	Johnny Mize	.450

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	24
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Joe Medwick	19
4	Jackie Hayes	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Ethan Allen	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.00
2	Bill Hallahan	1.09
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.13
4	Tex Carleton	1.20
5	Pat Malone	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sugar Cain	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	26
2	Tommy Bridges	20
3	Tex Carleton	19
4	Dizzy Dean	18
4	Al Smith	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	2
2	Tom Baker	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.495
2	Earl Averill	.444
3	Roy Weatherly	.415
4	Ernie Lombardi	.405
5	Joe Vosmik	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Hal Trosky	11
3	Mel Ott	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Zeke Bonura	36
3	Hal Trosky	35
4	Luke Appling	34
4	Mel Ott	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	15
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Roy Hughes	7
2	Gee Walker	7
5	Lou Chiozza	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	1.09
2	Pat Malone	1.50
3	Carl Hubbell	1.68
4	Tex Carleton	1.69
5	Peaches Davis	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
4	Dizzy Dean	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	49
2	Dizzy Dean	41
3	Johnny Allen	39
4	Tommy Bridges	34
5	Cy Blanton	32

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	.376
2	Lou Gehrig	.368
3	Paul Waner	.367
4	Billy Herman	.356
5	Jimmie Foxx	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hal Trosky	42
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Wally Berger	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	155
2	Jimmie Foxx	148
3	Lou Gehrig	146
4	Joe Medwick	145
5	Goose Goslin	135

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	2.55
2	Carl Hubbell	2.89
3	Lefty Grove	2.98
4	Red Lucas	3.01
5	Dizzy Dean	3.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	198
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	168
4	Bobo Newsom	148
5	Cy Blanton	138

Saves

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