On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 40 .652 --
Indians 64 53 .547 12.0
Tigers 64 54 .542 12.5
White Sox 61 56 .521 15.0
Senators 59 57 .509 16.5
Red Sox 59 59 .500 17.5
Browns 44 73 .376 32.0
Athletics 41 75 .353 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 44 .614 --
Giants 69 46 .600 1.5
Cubs 66 49 .574 4.5
Pirates 60 56 .517 11.0
Reds 55 59 .482 15.0
Bees 53 61 .465 17.0
Dodgers 45 69 .395 25.0
Phillies 40 74 .351 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Bill Atwood 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Bill Brubaker 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Tom Padden 3
1 Moose Solters 3
4 Jack Burns 2
4 Billy Herman 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.56
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.43
4 Bill Weir 0.38
5 Joe Bowman 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Bobby Reis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Lon Warneke 4
4 Ralph Birkofer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .383
2 Lou Gehrig .381
3 Luke Appling .371
4 Charlie Gehringer .365
5 Joe Medwick .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Hal Trosky 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 32
4 Mel Ott 27
5 4 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 119
2 Lou Gehrig 117
3 Joe Medwick 113
4 Goose Goslin 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 29
2 Billy Werber 20
3 Pepper Martin 19
4 Roy Hughes 18
4 Jake Powell 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.37
2 Ben Cantwell 2.82
3 Lefty Grove 3.03
4 Larry French 3.07
5 Red Lucas 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Carl Hubbell 18
3 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Vern Kennedy 16
4 Red Ruffing 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 168
2 Dizzy Dean 135
3 Tommy Bridges 125
4 Johnny Allen 124
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 Ernie Lombardi .474
2 Beau Bell .470
3 Lou Chiozza .469
4 Earl Averill .453
5 Frank Demaree .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Beau Bell 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 20
2 Gee Walker 18
3 Beau Bell 17
3 Joe Vosmik 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Billy Rogell 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.00
3 Lefty Grove 1.09
4 Bob Smith 1.23
5 Johnny Murphy 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Larry French 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Bill Lee 20
4 Johnny Allen 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Thornton Lee 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .465
2 Al Simmons .449
3 Earl Averill .435
4 Frank Demaree .419
5 Beau Bell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Jim Bottomley 37
3 Moose Solters 36
4 Zeke Bonura 33
5 Marv Owen 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 14
2 Roy Hughes 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Goose Goslin 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.78
2 Carl Hubbell 1.92
3 Danny MacFayden 2.00
4 Red Lucas 2.02
5 Bill Hallahan 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Kelley 7
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 52
2 Dizzy Dean 43
3 Tommy Bridges 35
4 Johnny Allen 33
5 Schoolboy Rowe 31

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 .375
2 Luke Appling .372
3 Paul Waner .365
4 Earl Averill .359
5 Charlie Gehringer .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Hal Trosky 43
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 156
2 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Joe Medwick 143
4 Moose Solters 138
5 Goose Goslin 137

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.71
2 Larry French 2.81
3 Lefty Grove 2.95
4 Al Smith 3.13
5 Dizzy Dean 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Mel Harder 21
3 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 212
2 Dizzy Dean 202
3 Tommy Bridges 175
4 Bobo Newsom 147
5 Cy Blanton 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 10
2 Dizzy Dean 9
2 Bob Smith 9
4 Oral Hildebrand 8
5 2 tied 7