On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	42	.653	--
Indians	67	55	.549	12.5
Tigers	66	58	.532	14.5
White Sox	65	58	.528	15.0
Senators	64	59	.520	16.0
Red Sox	61	63	.492	19.5
Browns	45	77	.369	34.5
Athletics	44	79	.358	36.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 0

Browns 5, Yankees 2

White Sox 6, Athletics 3

Senators 14, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	46	.617	--
Cardinals	72	49	.595	2.5
Cubs	71	50	.587	3.5
Pirates	62	60	.508	13.0
Reds	56	64	.467	18.0
Bees	56	64	.467	18.0
Dodgers	49	70	.412	24.5
Phillies	41	78	.345	32.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 7, Phillies 4

Dodgers 10, Pirates 3

Bees 10, Cardinals 4

Giants 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Frank Demaree	4
1	Billy Jurges	4
1	Rip Radcliff	4
1	Cecil Travis	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Hayes	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monte Pearson	0.44
2	Bill Lee	0.42
3	Guy Bush	0.38
4	Larry French	0.33
5	Paul Derringer	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	5
2	Larry French	4
2	Monte Pearson	4
4	Guy Bush	3
4	Milt Galatzer	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.384
2	Lou Gehrig	.379
3	Joe Medwick	.370
4	Bill Dickey	.366
5	Luke Appling	.365

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	122
3	Lou Gehrig	120
4	Goose Goslin	115
5	Zeke Bonura	114

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	2.46
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Larry French	2.98
4	Lefty Grove	2.98
5	Red Lucas	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Vern Kennedy	18
4	Tommy Bridges	17
4	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	Beau Bell	.458
2	Joe Medwick	.455
3	Cecil Travis	.436
4	Gee Walker	.421
5	Joe Kuhel	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Gene Moore	4
3	Gee Walker	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cecil Travis	17
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Beau Bell	15
3	Bob Johnson	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Marv Owen	3
2	Carl Reynolds	3
2	Billy Rogell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Kelley	1.00
2	Johnny Murphy	1.42
3	Lefty Grove	1.47
4	Johnny Broaca	1.64
5	Gene Schott	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Harry Kelley	3
2	Vern Kennedy	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	25
2	Bill Lee	23
3	Dizzy Dean	19
4	Wes Ferrell	18
4	Bobo Newsom	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Thornton Lee	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.438
2	Ernie Lombardi	.437
3	Beau Bell	.433
4	Gee Walker	.428
5	Earl Averill	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Mel Ott	8
4	Wally Berger	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Jim Bottomley	34
2	Moose Solters	34
4	Joe Medwick	33
5	Zeke Bonura	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	10
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Carl Reynolds	5
2	Billy Rogell	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.70
2	Lefty Grove	1.99
3	Pat Malone	2.10
4	Carl Hubbell	2.18
5	Danny MacFayden	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Harry Kelley	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	51
2	Bill Lee	38
3	Dizzy Dean	37
4	Schoolboy Rowe	34
5	Tommy Bridges	32

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	.367
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Lou Gehrig	.365
4	Earl Averill	.365
5	Bill Dickey	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Hal Trosky	39
4	Wally Berger	29
4	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	150
2	Joe Medwick	143
3	Lou Gehrig	136
3	Goose Goslin	136
5	Moose Solters	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	2.72
2	Carl Hubbell	2.77
3	Lefty Grove	2.99
4	Al Smith	3.03
5	Bill Lee	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Wes Ferrell	22
4	Larry French	21
4	Mel Harder	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	221
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	163
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