On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 40 .655 --
Indians 65 53 .551 12.0
Tigers 65 54 .546 12.5
White Sox 61 57 .517 16.0
Senators 59 58 .504 17.5
Red Sox 59 60 .496 18.5
Browns 44 74 .373 33.0
Athletics 42 75 .359 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 45 .609 --
Giants 70 46 .603 0.5
Cubs 67 49 .578 3.5
Pirates 61 56 .521 10.0
Reds 55 60 .478 15.0
Bees 53 62 .461 17.0
Dodgers 45 69 .395 24.5
Phillies 40 74 .351 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Gee Walker 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 27 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Weatherly 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Rick Ferrell 1
2 Ival Goodman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Brubaker 2
1 Harlond Clift 2
1 Augie Galan 2
1 Odell Hale 2
1 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.89
1 Bobo Newsom 0.89
3 Frank Gabler 0.57
4 Wes Ferrell 0.42
5 Red Lucas 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Gabler 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 8
1 Bobo Newsom 8
3 Wes Ferrell 5
4 Frank Gabler 4
4 Mel Harder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .382
2 Lou Gehrig .381
3 Luke Appling .370
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Joe Medwick .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Hal Trosky 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 32
4 Mel Ott 27
5 Goose Goslin 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 119
2 Lou Gehrig 117
3 Joe Medwick 114
4 Goose Goslin 113
5 Zeke Bonura 110

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 3.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 168
2 Dizzy Dean 135
3 Tommy Bridges 125
4 Johnny Allen 124
5 Bobo Newsom 116

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 .488
2 Lou Chiozza .469
3 Jake Powell .469
4 Beau Bell .468
5 Frank Demaree .431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 20
1 Gee Walker 20
3 Joe Vosmik 17
4 Lou Gehrig 16
5 Babe Herman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Carl Reynolds 3
2 2 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 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Bill Lee 22
3 Johnny Allen 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Wes Ferrell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Thornton Lee 3
3 Carl Hubbell 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .457
2 Earl Averill .438
3 Lou Chiozza .436
4 Ernie Lombardi .436
5 Al Simmons .433

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Jim Bottomley 37
3 Moose Solters 36
4 Zeke Bonura 34
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.78
2 Danny MacFayden 2.00
3 Carl Hubbell 2.10
4 Lefty Grove 2.10
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Kelley 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 52
2 Dizzy Dean 37
3 Schoolboy Rowe 34
4 Johnny Allen 33
4 Bill Lee 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
2 Thornton Lee 3
3 Don Brennan 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .374
2 Luke Appling .373
3 Paul Waner .367
4 Earl Averill .362
5 Charlie Gehringer .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Hal Trosky 41
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 151
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Joe Medwick 143
4 Goose Goslin 137
4 Moose Solters 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 Carl Hubbell 2.71
2 Larry French 2.81
3 Lefty Grove 2.95
4 Al Smith 3.13
5 Bill Lee 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Mel Harder 22
4 Wes Ferrell 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 212
2 Dizzy Dean 198
3 Tommy Bridges 175
4 Bobo Newsom 155
5 Cy Blanton 138

Saves

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