On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	41	.655	--
Indians	67	53	.558	11.5
Tigers	65	56	.537	14.0
White Sox	63	57	.525	15.5
Senators	62	59	.512	17.0
Red Sox	60	62	.492	19.5
Browns	44	76	.367	34.5
Athletics	43	78	.355	36.0

Games

Indians 4, Browns 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3

Senators 9, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	45	.615	--
Giants	72	46	.610	0.5
Cubs	68	50	.576	4.5
Pirates	61	58	.513	12.0
Reds	56	61	.479	16.0
Bees	53	64	.453	19.0
Dodgers	47	70	.402	25.0
Phillies	41	76	.350	31.0

Games

Giants 3, Bees 2

Cubs 7, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

Pirates 6, Cardinals 6

Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 6, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Almada	6
1	Jo-Jo Moore	6
3	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Joe Medwick	5
3	Terry Moore	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cecil Travis	5
2	John Kroner	4
2	Paul Waner	4
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.50
2	Jim Weaver	0.86
3	Van Mungo	0.77
4	Bump Hadley	0.73
5	Fred Frankhouse	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	15
2	Van Mungo	10
3	Bump Hadley	8
4	Jim Weaver	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Pat Malone	1
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.385
2	Lou Gehrig	.379
3	Luke Appling	.369
4	Joe Medwick	.367
5	Bill Dickey	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	34
4	Mel Ott	27
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	122
2	Lou Gehrig	120
3	Joe Medwick	116
4	Goose Goslin	114
5	Jimmie Foxx	113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.37
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Larry French	2.93
4	Lefty Grove	2.98
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
3	Red Ruffing	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	178
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	Pat Malone	7
2	Bob Smith	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Beau Bell	.459
2	Ernie Lombardi	.450
3	Lou Chiozza	.442
4	Joe Medwick	.421
5	Paul Waner	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Moose Solters	4
3	Hal Trosky	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Moose Solters	17
3	Bob Johnson	16
4	Johnny Mize	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	4
1	Carl Reynolds	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	Lyn Lary	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	0.00
2	Monte Pearson	1.00
3	Johnny Murphy	1.26
4	Lefty Grove	1.47
5	Carl Hubbell	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	27
2	Johnny Allen	22
2	Bill Lee	22
4	Jim Weaver	18
5	Bob Feller	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Thornton Lee	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.441
2	Johnny Mize	.435
3	Al Simmons	.433
4	Gee Walker	.424
5	Ernie Lombardi	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Moose Solters	35
4	Zeke Bonura	33
4	Bob Johnson	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.70
2	Carl Hubbell	2.10
3	Pat Malone	2.12
4	Lefty Grove	2.13
5	Danny MacFayden	2.20

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	56
2	Dizzy Dean	36
3	Johnny Allen	33
3	Bill Lee	33
5	Schoolboy Rowe	32

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
2	Lou Gehrig	.369
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Earl Averill	.364
5	Charlie Gehringer	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	152
2	Lou Gehrig	144
2	Joe Medwick	144
4	Goose Goslin	138
5	Moose Solters	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Roy Hughes	26
3	Jake Powell	25
4	Pepper Martin	24
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.66
2	Carl Hubbell	2.70
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	Paul Derringer	21
3	Wes Ferrell	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	222
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	2 tied	7