On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 37 .664 --
Indians 64 50 .561 11.0
Tigers 60 52 .536 14.0
White Sox 59 54 .522 15.5
Red Sox 58 55 .513 16.5
Senators 55 56 .495 18.5
Browns 41 71 .366 33.0
Athletics 38 73 .342 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 44 .600 --
Cubs 65 44 .596 0.5
Giants 65 46 .586 1.5
Pirates 57 53 .518 9.0
Reds 53 57 .482 13.0
Bees 51 59 .464 15.0
Dodgers 44 66 .400 22.0
Phillies 39 71 .355 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Joe Stripp 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Red Rolfe 3
3 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Weaver 1.00
2 Bill Lee 0.43
3 Max Butcher 0.38
3 Earl Caldwell 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Weaver 9
2 Jake Wade 4
3 Elden Auker 3
3 Max Butcher 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .381
2 Lou Gehrig .378
3 Luke Appling .375
4 Paul Waner .366
5 Frank Demaree .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 36
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 Lou Gehrig 111
3 Joe Medwick 110
4 Jimmie Foxx 107
4 Goose Goslin 107

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 2.38
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 17
3 Vern Kennedy 16
4 Tommy Bridges 15
4 3 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 .500
1 Frankie Frisch .500
1 Paul Waner .500
4 Eddie Wilson .481
5 Al Simmons .464

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
1 Sam West 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 18
2 Zeke Bonura 17
3 Moose Solters 16
3 Joe Vosmik 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
2 4 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 Benny Frey 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Harry Kelley 3
1 Al Smith 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Johnny Allen 22
3 Tex Carleton 19
4 Max Butcher 17
4 Bill Lee 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Herman Fink 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Thornton Lee 2
5 8 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .505
2 Al Simmons .447
3 Eddie Wilson .438
4 Earl Averill .430
5 Roy Weatherly .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
1 Hal Trosky 12
3 Johnny Mize 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 Jimmie Foxx 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 13
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Roy Hughes 6
4 Lou Chiozza 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 1.48
2 Carl Hubbell 1.58
3 Red Lucas 1.78
4 Bill Hallahan 1.93
5 Tex Carleton 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Larry French 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 55
2 Dizzy Dean 41
3 Johnny Allen 36
4 Tommy Bridges 33
5 Schoolboy Rowe 29

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 .377
2 Lou Gehrig .371
3 Paul Waner .369
4 Frank Demaree .359
5 Earl Averill .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Hal Trosky 43
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 157
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Joe Medwick 145
4 Jimmie Foxx 142
5 2 tied 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 2.79
3 Lefty Grove 2.95
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 167
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