Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 22, 1936

On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	40	.658	--
Indians	66	53	.555	12.0
Tigers	65	55	.542	13.5
White Sox	62	57	.521	16.0
Senators	60	59	.504	18.0
Red Sox	59	61	.492	19.5
Browns	44	75	.370	34.0
Athletics	43	76	.361	35.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 0

White Sox 9, Tigers 3

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Senators 12, Athletics 8

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	45	.612	--
Giants	70	46	.603	1.0
Cubs	67	50	.573	4.5
Pirates	61	57	.517	11.0
Reds	56	60	.483	15.0
Bees	53	62	.461	17.5
Dodgers	46	69	.400	24.5
Phillies	40	75	.348	30.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Cubs 4

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Stone	5
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
2	Carl Reynolds	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kuhel	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Jimmie Foxx	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Carl Reynolds	4
2	George Watkins	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	2
1	Carl Reynolds	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Johnny Cooney	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	0.67
2	Bill Swift	0.60
3	Johnny Broaca	0.56
4	Tex Carleton	0.50
4	Lefty Grove	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Johnny Broaca	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.385
2	Lou Gehrig	.383
3	Luke Appling	.370
4	Bill Dickey	.364
5	Joe Medwick	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	33
4	Mel Ott	27
5	Goose Goslin	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	120
2	Lou Gehrig	118
3	Joe Medwick	114
4	Goose Goslin	113
5	2 tied	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	2.98
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
3	Vern Kennedy	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	168
2	Dizzy Dean	135
3	Johnny Allen	128
4	Tommy Bridges	125
5	Bobo Newsom	119

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	.490
2	Ernie Lombardi	.475
3	Earl Averill	.453
4	Jake Powell	.444
5	Beau Bell	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	23
2	Moose Solters	20
3	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Babe Herman	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Reynolds	5
2	Lyn Lary	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	Bob Smith	1.23
4	Johnny Murphy	1.35
5	Lefty Grove	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Larry French	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	26
2	Johnny Allen	22
2	Bill Lee	22
4	Tommy Bridges	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Thornton Lee	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.462
2	Ernie Lombardi	.442
3	Earl Averill	.434
4	Eddie Wilson	.433
5	Gee Walker	.427

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Jim Bottomley	36
2	Moose Solters	36
4	Zeke Bonura	34
5	Bob Johnson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	13
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.63
2	Danny MacFayden	2.00
3	Carl Hubbell	2.10
4	Lefty Grove	2.11
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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	46
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	Clint Brown	2
3	Peaches Davis	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.375
1	Lou Gehrig	.375
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Earl Averill	.365
5	Charlie Gehringer	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Hal Trosky	41
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	152
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Joe Medwick	143
4	Goose Goslin	137
5	Moose Solters	136

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	2.70
2	Larry French	2.81
3	Lefty Grove	2.91
4	Al Smith	3.14
5	Bill Lee	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Mel Harder	22
4	Paul Derringer	21
4	Wes Ferrell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	212
2	Dizzy Dean	198
3	Tommy Bridges	169
4	Bobo Newsom	158
5	Johnny Allen	141

Saves

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