On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	42	.661	--
Indians	68	55	.553	13.5
White Sox	66	59	.528	16.5
Tigers	67	60	.528	16.5
Senators	64	61	.512	18.5
Red Sox	62	65	.488	21.5
Browns	46	79	.368	36.5
Athletics	45	79	.363	37.0

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Yankees 14, Tigers 5

Yankees 19, Tigers 4

White Sox 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	46	.620	--
Cubs	73	50	.593	3.0
Cardinals	72	51	.585	4.0
Pirates	63	61	.508	13.5
Reds	57	65	.467	18.5
Bees	57	65	.467	18.5
Dodgers	50	72	.410	25.5
Phillies	42	79	.347	33.0

Games

Cubs 18, Bees 3

Dodgers 8, Reds 1

Giants 7, Pirates 2

Phillies 8, Cardinals 0

Reds 6, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	5
1	Lyn Lary	5
1	Johnny Murphy	5
1	Red Rolfe	5
1	Moose Solters	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Tex Carleton	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Rolfe	8
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Frank Demaree	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Paul Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Caldwell	0.62
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.57
3	Tex Carleton	0.45
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.44
5	Jack Knott	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Caldwell	5
1	Tex Carleton	5
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
3	Fred Frankhouse	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Frank Gabler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.384
2	Lou Gehrig	.381
3	Luke Appling	.368
4	Joe Medwick	.366
5	Bill Dickey	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	27
5	Joe DiMaggio	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	126
1	Hal Trosky	126
3	Joe Medwick	122
4	Zeke Bonura	116
5	2 tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	29
2	Jake Powell	21
3	Pepper Martin	20
3	Billy Werber	20
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.46
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Larry French	2.98
4	Lefty Grove	3.02
5	Danny MacFayden	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Vern Kennedy	18
3	Red Ruffing	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	181
2	Dizzy Dean	143
3	Tommy Bridges	132
4	Johnny Allen	130
5	Bobo Newsom	122

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	Babe Phelps	.521
2	Cecil Travis	.432
3	Beau Bell	.426
4	Ernie Lombardi	.419
5	Lou Gehrig	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Gee Walker	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Cecil Travis	18
3	Augie Galan	17
3	Joe Kuhel	17
3	Gee Walker	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
1	Jake Powell	5
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Marv Owen	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.42
2	Johnny Broaca	1.45
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.45
4	Harry Kelley	1.50
5	Roy Parmelee	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	23
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Van Mungo	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Thornton Lee	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Powell	.437
2	Bill Dickey	.427
3	Ernie Lombardi	.424
4	Gee Walker	.417
5	Beau Bell	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Wally Berger	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	36
1	Moose Solters	36
3	Joe Medwick	33
4	Jim Bottomley	32
5	Gee Walker	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	10
2	Skeeter Newsome	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Jake Powell	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.55
2	Danny MacFayden	1.76
3	Max Butcher	1.95
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.02
5	Johnny Murphy	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Larry French	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Johnny Allen	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	54
2	Bill Lee	38
3	Tommy Bridges	37
3	Dizzy Dean	37
5	Tex Carleton	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
4	Peaches Davis	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.374
2	Earl Averill	.365
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Frank Demaree	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	29
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	153
2	Joe Medwick	143
3	Lou Gehrig	138
4	Moose Solters	134
5	Goose Goslin	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	43
2	Jake Powell	27
3	Roy Hughes	26
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.69
2	Larry French	2.72
3	Al Smith	3.01
4	Lefty Grove	3.05
5	Bill Lee	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Wes Ferrell	22
4	Tommy Bridges	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	221
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	168
4	Bobo Newsom	156
5	Johnny Allen	140

Saves

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