On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	43	.667	--
Indians	70	59	.543	16.0
Tigers	70	62	.530	17.5
White Sox	67	62	.519	19.0
Senators	67	63	.515	19.5
Red Sox	65	65	.500	21.5
Browns	47	82	.364	39.0
Athletics	47	83	.362	39.5

Games

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Browns 13, Athletics 11

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	49	.614	--
Cardinals	75	52	.591	3.0
Cubs	75	54	.581	4.0
Pirates	67	61	.523	11.5
Reds	61	65	.484	16.5
Bees	58	68	.460	19.5
Dodgers	51	75	.405	26.5
Phillies	42	83	.336	35.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Beau Bell	3
2	Frankie Hayes	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Moose Solters	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Hayes	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Wally Moses	3
4	Beau Bell	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Jake Powell	1
1	Bob Seeds	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	1.12
2	Red Ruffing	0.75
3	Tex Carleton	0.43
4	Jake Wade	0.25
5	Max Butcher	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Jake Wade	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	9
1	Red Ruffing	9
3	Gordon Rhodes	6
4	Tex Carleton	3
4	Jake Wade	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Sorrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.379
2	Lou Gehrig	.372
3	Luke Appling	.370
4	Joe Medwick	.369
5	Bill Dickey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	28
5	Joe DiMaggio	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	131
2	Lou Gehrig	127
3	Joe Medwick	126
4	Jimmie Foxx	118
4	Moose Solters	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	30
2	Jake Powell	23
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Billy Werber	20
5	Roy Hughes	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.41
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Lefty Grove	2.91
4	Danny MacFayden	3.10
5	Larry French	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Carl Hubbell	20
3	Tommy Bridges	19
4	Johnny Allen	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	192
2	Johnny Allen	150
2	Dizzy Dean	150
4	Tommy Bridges	141
5	Bobo Newsom	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
2	Pat Malone	8
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Syl Johnson	7
3	Bob Smith	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.476
2	Joe Medwick	.419
3	Gee Walker	.416
4	Cecil Travis	.412
5	Bob Johnson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Bob Johnson	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Moose Solters	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	17
2	Pinky Higgins	16
2	Bob Johnson	16
2	Cecil Travis	16
5	Moose Solters	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	6
1	Jake Powell	6
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
3	Ben Chapman	2
3	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	0.55
2	Lon Warneke	0.73
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.78
4	Johnny Allen	0.90
5	Johnny Broaca	1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	26
2	Van Mungo	24
3	Dizzy Dean	22
3	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
1	Vic Sorrell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.474
2	Gee Walker	.413
3	Jake Powell	.402
4	Paul Waner	.402
5	Bill Dickey	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Mel Ott	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Beau Bell	28
3	Bob Johnson	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
1	Skeeter Newsome	7
1	Jake Powell	7
4	Billy Rogell	6
5	Carl Reynolds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.52
2	Johnny Allen	1.74
3	Johnny Broaca	1.87
4	Monte Pearson	1.93
5	Lefty Grove	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	7
2	Tommy Bridges	6
3	Johnny Broaca	5
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	50
2	Johnny Allen	47
3	Tommy Bridges	39
4	Dizzy Dean	35
5	Bill Lee	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.381
2	Paul Waner	.366
3	Earl Averill	.362
4	Bill Dickey	.362
5	Lou Gehrig	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Wally Berger	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	156
2	Joe Medwick	145
3	Moose Solters	136
4	Lou Gehrig	135
5	Jimmie Foxx	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Jake Powell	28
3	Roy Hughes	25
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.64
2	Larry French	2.87
3	Ben Cantwell	2.98
4	Lefty Grove	3.03
5	Tex Carleton	3.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	230
2	Dizzy Dean	197
3	Tommy Bridges	174
4	Johnny Allen	160
5	Bobo Newsom	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
1	Dizzy Dean	9
1	Bob Smith	9
4	Oral Hildebrand	8
4	Pat Malone	8