On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 39 .655 --
Indians 64 52 .552 11.5
Tigers 62 52 .544 12.5
White Sox 60 56 .517 15.5
Senators 58 56 .509 16.5
Red Sox 58 57 .504 17.0
Browns 42 71 .372 32.0
Athletics 39 74 .345 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 44 .607 --
Giants 66 46 .589 2.0
Cubs 65 46 .586 2.5
Pirates 57 55 .509 11.0
Reds 55 57 .491 13.0
Bees 51 60 .459 16.5
Dodgers 45 66 .405 22.5
Phillies 39 72 .351 28.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Odell Hale 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Rip Radcliff 2
1 Carl Reynolds 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rip Radcliff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.30
2 Lefty Gomez 0.17
3 Johnny Allen 0.09
4 Earl Whitehill 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Kemp Wicker 3
3 Thornton Lee 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syd Cohen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .383
2 Lou Gehrig .381
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Frank Demaree .369
5 Joe Medwick .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Hal Trosky 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 32
4 Mel Ott 25
5 7 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 116
2 Lou Gehrig 115
3 Joe Medwick 112
4 Goose Goslin 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 28
2 Pepper Martin 19
2 Billy Werber 19
4 Stu Martin 17
4 Jake Powell 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.38
2 Ben Cantwell 2.82
3 Larry French 2.87
4 Lefty Grove 3.08
5 Tex Carleton 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Carl Hubbell 17
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 Vern Kennedy 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 162
2 Dizzy Dean 128
3 Johnny Allen 122
4 Tommy Bridges 120
5 Bobo Newsom 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
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 Lou Chiozza .489
2 Ernie Lombardi .485
3 Frank Demaree .481
4 Paul Waner .475
5 Johnny Mize .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Hal Trosky 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 16
1 Moose Solters 16
3 Beau Bell 15
3 Jim Bottomley 15
3 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Billy Rogell 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.00
4 Bob Smith 1.23
5 Carl Hubbell 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Ivy Andrews 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Harry Kelley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Johnny Allen 19
3 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Tex Carleton 17
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
2 Herman Fink 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Thornton Lee 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .474
2 Frank Demaree .451
3 Earl Averill .440
4 Lou Chiozza .430
5 Al Simmons .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
1 Hal Trosky 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Johnny Mize 8
3 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Luke Appling 37
2 Zeke Bonura 37
4 Jim Bottomley 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 1.48
2 Pat Malone 1.78
3 Carl Hubbell 1.82
4 Bill Hallahan 2.05
5 Frank Gabler 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Harry Kelley 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Johnny Allen 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 47
2 Dizzy Dean 39
3 Johnny Allen 32
3 Schoolboy Rowe 32
5 Tommy Bridges 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Herman Fink 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .374
2 Luke Appling .372
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Frank Demaree .362
5 Earl Averill .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Hal Trosky 44
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 158
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Joe Medwick 146
4 Jimmie Foxx 143
5 Goose Goslin 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 44
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Roy Hughes 24
4 Pepper Martin 23
5 Billy Werber 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.69
2 Carl Hubbell 2.79
3 Lefty Grove 2.95
4 Al Smith 3.20
5 Tex Carleton 3.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Mel Harder 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 206
2 Dizzy Dean 195
3 Tommy Bridges 170
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 2 tied 138

Saves

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