On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 37 .661 --
Indians 64 49 .566 10.0
White Sox 59 52 .532 14.0
Tigers 58 52 .527 14.5
Red Sox 58 54 .518 15.5
Senators 54 56 .491 18.5
Browns 40 71 .360 33.0
Athletics 38 72 .345 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 43 .606 --
Cubs 65 43 .602 0.5
Giants 64 46 .582 2.5
Pirates 56 53 .514 10.0
Reds 52 57 .477 14.0
Bees 51 58 .468 15.0
Dodgers 43 66 .394 23.0
Phillies 39 70 .358 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Chiozza 4
1 Babe Phelps 4
3 Beau Bell 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.80
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.27
3 Buck Ross 0.25
4 Peaches Davis 0.17
4 Claude Passeau 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Buck Ross 3
5 Herman Fink 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Fink 1
1 Thornton Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .382
2 Luke Appling .375
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Bill Dickey .367
5 Frank Demaree .366

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 114
2 Joe Medwick 109
3 Jimmie Foxx 107
3 Lou Gehrig 107
5 Zeke Bonura 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 Ben Cantwell 2.82
3 Larry French 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 .543
2 Paul Waner .522
3 Johnny Mize .481
4 Ernie Lombardi .476
5 Gee Walker .475

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 22
2 Zeke Bonura 18
2 Moose Solters 18
4 Chuck Klein 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.08
3 Tex Carleton 1.20
4 Johnny Lanning 1.29
5 Pat Malone 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Larry French 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Herman Fink 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Thornton Lee 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .522
2 Earl Averill .441
3 Ernie Lombardi .429
4 Roy Weatherly .422
5 2 tied .421

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 36
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Luke Appling 34
5 Bob Johnson 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.65
2 Pat Malone 1.24
3 Johnny Lanning 1.48
4 Carl Hubbell 1.67
5 Tex Carleton 1.69

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 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 Herman Fink 2
1 Oral Hildebrand 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .378
2 Lou Gehrig .367
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Frank Demaree .361
5 Billy Herman .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 157
2 Jimmie Foxx 145
2 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Joe Medwick 145
5 Moose Solters 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 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.66
2 Carl Hubbell 2.84
3 Lefty Grove 2.88
4 Red Lucas 3.05
5 Dizzy Dean 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 23
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 147
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