On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	36	.667	--
Indians	62	49	.559	11.5
White Sox	59	51	.536	14.0
Tigers	58	51	.532	14.5
Red Sox	57	54	.514	16.5
Senators	54	55	.495	18.5
Browns	39	70	.358	33.5
Athletics	37	72	.339	35.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 6, Red Sox 0

White Sox 8, Browns 3

Tigers 7, Indians 4

Yankees 11, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	43	.606	--
Cubs	64	43	.598	1.0
Giants	62	46	.574	3.5
Pirates	55	53	.509	10.5
Reds	52	55	.486	13.0
Bees	51	57	.472	14.5
Dodgers	42	66	.389	23.5
Phillies	39	68	.364	26.0

Games

Giants 2, Dodgers 1

Bees 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
1	Frank Demaree	4
1	Wally Moses	4
1	Eddie Wilson	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Ferrell	2
2	Ollie Bejma	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Marv Owen	4
4	Chubby Dean	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dusty Cooke	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	Wally Moses	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.90
2	Harry Kelley	0.75
3	Wes Ferrell	0.67
4	Larry French	0.50
5	Frank Gabler	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Frank Gabler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	9
2	Wes Ferrell	8
3	Syd Cohen	4
3	Frank Gabler	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Hal Trosky	34
3	Jimmie Foxx	32
4	Mel Ott	25
5	5 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	112
2	Joe Medwick	109
3	Jimmie Foxx	106
3	Lou Gehrig	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.44
2	Larry French	2.79
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
2	Vern Kennedy	16
4	Tommy Bridges	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	162
2	Dizzy Dean	124
3	Tommy Bridges	117
4	Johnny Allen	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	Eddie Wilson	.509
2	Bill Dickey	.488
3	Gee Walker	.462
4	Johnny Mize	.460
5	Paul Waner	.456

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	8
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	25
2	Joe Medwick	20
3	Zeke Bonura	19
4	Jackie Hayes	17
4	Moose Solters	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Wally Moses	4
3	Ethan Allen	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	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	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Sugar Cain	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Frank Gabler	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	35
2	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Tex Carleton	19
4	Dizzy Dean	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
3	Tom Baker	1
3	Joe Bowman	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.505
2	Earl Averill	.441
3	Roy Weatherly	.425
4	Ernie Lombardi	.417
5	Eddie Wilson	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
1	Hal Trosky	12
3	Mel Ott	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Johnny Mize	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	39
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Luke Appling	34
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.72
2	Pat Malone	1.50
3	Carl Hubbell	1.65
4	Tex Carleton	1.69
5	Peaches Davis	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Harry Kelley	6
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	55
2	Dizzy Dean	41
3	Tommy Bridges	33
4	Schoolboy Rowe	31
5	Johnny Allen	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Peaches Davis	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Oral Hildebrand	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.376
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Frank Demaree	.355
5	Billy Herman	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hal Trosky	43
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Wally Berger	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	156
2	Jimmie Foxx	148
3	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Joe Medwick	146
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	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.67
2	Carl Hubbell	2.88
3	Lefty Grove	2.98
4	Red Lucas	3.05
5	Dizzy Dean	3.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	207
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	170
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