Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 18, 1936

On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	40	.649	--
Indians	64	53	.547	11.5
Tigers	63	53	.543	12.0
White Sox	61	56	.521	14.5
Senators	59	56	.513	15.5
Red Sox	59	57	.509	16.0
Browns	43	72	.374	31.5
Athletics	39	75	.342	35.0

Games

White Sox 11, Indians 10

Red Sox 6, Athletics 2

Browns 10, Tigers 7

Tigers 15, Browns 3

Senators 9, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	44	.611	--
Giants	68	46	.596	1.5
Cubs	66	47	.584	3.0
Pirates	58	56	.509	11.5
Reds	55	58	.487	14.0
Bees	51	61	.455	17.5
Dodgers	45	68	.398	24.0
Phillies	40	72	.357	28.5

Games

Phillies 7, Bees 0

Cardinals 4, Reds 1

Giants 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 11, Dodgers 5

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	7
1	Burgess Whitehead	7
3	Beau Bell	6
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Ray Berres	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Suhr	5
2	Ray Hayworth	4
2	Mel Ott	4
2	Eddie Wilson	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hughes	2
2	Beau Bell	1
2	Mike Kreevich	1
2	Red Kress	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	0.64
2	Waite Hoyt	0.50
2	Van Mungo	0.50
4	Larry French	0.43
4	Johnny Lanning	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	7
2	Larry French	6
2	Van Mungo	6
4	Elden Auker	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Van Atta	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.383
2	Lou Gehrig	.380
3	Luke Appling	.371
4	Frank Demaree	.365
5	Paul Waner	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	32
4	Mel Ott	26
5	Goose Goslin	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	119
2	Lou Gehrig	115
3	Joe Medwick	112
4	Goose Goslin	111
5	Zeke Bonura	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	28
2	Billy Werber	20
3	Pepper Martin	19
4	Roy Hughes	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.38
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Larry French	2.93
4	Lefty Grove	3.03
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	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	168
2	Dizzy Dean	128
3	Johnny Allen	124
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	.479
2	Ernie Lombardi	.471
3	Paul Waner	.469
4	Al Simmons	.452
5	Beau Bell	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Mel Ott	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	18
2	Luke Appling	17
2	Joe Vosmik	17
2	Gee Walker	17
5	Beau Bell	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	0.00
2	Monte Pearson	1.00
3	Bob Smith	1.23
4	Johnny Murphy	1.35
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	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	26
2	Johnny Allen	21
3	Bill Lee	20
4	Tommy Bridges	18
5	Tex Carleton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	3
2	Herman Fink	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
2	Thornton Lee	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.469
2	Al Simmons	.450
3	Lou Chiozza	.444
4	Earl Averill	.429
5	Frank Demaree	.427

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Hal Trosky	11
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Zeke Bonura	37
3	Jim Bottomley	32
3	Hal Trosky	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	13
2	Roy Hughes	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
4	Lou Chiozza	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.78
2	Carl Hubbell	1.82
3	Red Lucas	2.02
4	Bill Hallahan	2.06
5	Al Smith	2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	53
2	Dizzy Dean	36
3	Johnny Allen	34
4	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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.376
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Luke Appling	.371
4	Frank Demaree	.359
5	Earl Averill	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Jimmie Foxx	46
3	Hal Trosky	44
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	161
2	Lou Gehrig	152
3	Joe Medwick	145
4	Jimmie Foxx	143
5	Goose Goslin	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Roy Hughes	26
3	Jake Powell	25
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.70
2	Carl Hubbell	2.75
3	Lefty Grove	2.92
4	Al Smith	3.13
5	Curt Davis	3.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Wes Ferrell	21
3	Mel Harder	21
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	212
2	Dizzy Dean	195
3	Tommy Bridges	170
4	Bobo Newsom	149
5	2 tied	139

Saves

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