On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 36 .667 --
Indians 63 49 .563 11.0
White Sox 59 52 .532 14.5
Tigers 58 52 .527 15.0
Red Sox 57 54 .514 16.5
Senators 54 55 .495 18.5
Browns 40 70 .364 33.0
Athletics 37 72 .339 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 43 .606 --
Cubs 64 43 .598 1.0
Giants 63 46 .578 3.0
Pirates 56 53 .514 10.0
Reds 52 56 .481 13.5
Bees 51 57 .472 14.5
Dodgers 42 66 .389 23.5
Phillies 39 69 .361 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Lou Chiozza 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Atwood 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Jimmy Ripple 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3
3 Odell Hale 2
3 Travis Jackson 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 1.00
2 John Whitehead 0.50
3 Waite Hoyt 0.38
4 Al Smith 0.33
5 3 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 6
2 Al Smith 5
2 John Whitehead 5
4 Waite Hoyt 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .382
2 Lou Gehrig .376
3 Luke Appling .375
4 Paul Waner .366
5 Bill Dickey .365

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 Zeke Bonura 106
3 Jimmie Foxx 106
3 Lou Gehrig 106

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 Johnny Allen 121
4 Tommy Bridges 117
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 .526
2 Johnny Mize .482
3 Paul Waner .480
4 Gee Walker .453
5 Frankie Frisch .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
4 Mel Ott 4
4 Sam West 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 24
2 Zeke Bonura 18
3 Moose Solters 17
4 Jackie Hayes 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
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 Pete Appleton 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Bump Hadley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Johnny Allen 22
2 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Tex Carleton 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .505
2 Earl Averill .441
3 Roy Weatherly .425
4 Frank Demaree .421
5 Ernie Lombardi .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Mel Ott 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Johnny Mize 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 40
2 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Hal Trosky 35
4 Luke Appling 34
5 Mel Ott 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 0.72
2 Pat Malone 1.24
3 Carl Hubbell 1.67
4 Tex Carleton 1.69
5 Bob Smith 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Harry Kelley 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 55
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Johnny Allen 36
4 Tommy Bridges 33
4 2 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Oral Hildebrand 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Roxie Lawson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .375
2 Paul Waner .369
3 Lou Gehrig .368
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 146
2 Lou Gehrig 146
2 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 22

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 Bill Lee 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