On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	41	.658	--
Indians	67	54	.554	12.5
Tigers	66	57	.537	14.5
White Sox	64	58	.525	16.0
Senators	63	59	.516	17.0
Red Sox	60	63	.488	20.5
Browns	44	77	.364	35.5
Athletics	44	78	.361	36.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 13, Browns 1

Athletics 13, White Sox 11

Senators 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	46	.613	--
Cardinals	72	48	.600	1.5
Cubs	69	50	.580	4.0
Pirates	62	59	.512	12.0
Reds	56	63	.471	17.0
Bees	55	64	.462	18.0
Dodgers	48	70	.407	24.5
Phillies	41	76	.350	31.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

Bees 20, Cardinals 3

Bees 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Jordan	8
2	Gene Moore	7
3	Tony Cuccinello	6
4	Ripper Collins	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Alex Kampouris	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Jordan	6
1	Gene Moore	6
3	Frankie Hayes	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	Bill Dickey	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Gene Moore	1
1	Billy Rogell	1
1	Luke Sewell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.88
3	Max Butcher	0.80
3	Dizzy Dean	0.80
5	Tiny Chaplin	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Lefty Gomez	7
3	Max Butcher	4
3	Tiny Chaplin	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.385
2	Lou Gehrig	.382
3	Joe Medwick	.371
4	Luke Appling	.367
5	Bill Dickey	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	34
4	Mel Ott	27
5	Joe DiMaggio	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	123
2	Joe Medwick	121
3	Lou Gehrig	120
4	Goose Goslin	115
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	3.14

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	143
3	Johnny Allen	128
4	Tommy Bridges	127
5	Bobo Newsom	121

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	Ernie Lombardi	.465
2	Joe Medwick	.455
3	Gee Walker	.447
4	Beau Bell	.433
5	Lou Chiozza	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Moose Solters	4
3	Gee Walker	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	17
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Luke Appling	15
3	Bob Johnson	15
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	4
1	Carl Reynolds	4
1	Billy Rogell	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Kelley	1.00
2	Bobby Reis	1.23
3	Johnny Murphy	1.42
4	Lefty Grove	1.47
5	Monte Pearson	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Harry Kelley	3
5	31 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	25
2	Bill Lee	21
3	Dizzy Dean	19
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Thornton Lee	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.442
2	Bill Dickey	.442
3	Beau Bell	.434
4	Gee Walker	.432
5	Earl Averill	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Zeke Bonura	34
3	Joe Medwick	34
3	Moose Solters	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	11
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.70
2	Lefty Grove	1.99
3	Carl Hubbell	2.10
4	Pat Malone	2.12
5	Danny MacFayden	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Harry Kelley	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	44
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.373
2	Lou Gehrig	.371
3	Paul Waner	.367
4	Earl Averill	.365
5	Bill Dickey	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	29
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	151
2	Joe Medwick	143
3	Lou Gehrig	141
4	Goose Goslin	138
5	2 tied	133

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	2.67
2	Carl Hubbell	2.70
3	Lefty Grove	2.99
4	Bill Lee	3.14
5	Curt Davis	3.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	22
3	Wes Ferrell	21
3	Mel Harder	21
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	221
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	171
4	Bobo Newsom	158
5	Johnny Allen	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